Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Dec 2015
Continuous Intraoperative Cefazolin Infusion May Reduce Surgical Site Infections During Cardiac Surgical Procedures: A Propensity-Matched Analysis.
The authors sought to determine whether an institutional transition from intermittent to continuous dosing of intraoperative antibiotics in cardiac surgery affected surgical site infection (SSI) outcomes. ⋯ As compared to ID regimens, CI cefazolin infusion may reduce post-cardiac surgery infectious complications. Further study in larger patient populations is needed.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Dec 2015
Target-Controlled Infusion of Remifentanil Without Muscle Relaxants Allows Acceptable Surgical Conditions During Thoracotomy Performed Under Sevoflurane Anesthesia.
To test the hypothesis that the use of a nonmuscle relaxant anesthetic technique (NMRT) during thoracotomy would be associated with comparable surgical conditions with the standard use of neuromuscular blocking drugs. ⋯ The use of TCI of remifentanil with NMRT offers acceptable laryngoscopy, intubating, and surgical conditions during sevoflurane anesthesia for open thoracotomy, especially when. the anesthesiologists have more than 10 years' experience.