Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Apr 2002
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialAlfentanil and sufentanil in fast-track anesthesia for coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
To evaluate alfentanil, sufentanil, and the combination of both opioids in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. ⋯ Although the differences among groups regarding extubation time, intensive care unit length of stay, and some hemodynamic data were statistically significant, the differences were clinically small. All 3 anesthetic protocols were shown to be safe and appropriate for patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery and early postoperative tracheal extubation.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Apr 2002
Prediction of arterial oxygen tension during one-lung ventilation: analysis of preoperative and intraoperative variables.
To determine whether currently available preoperative and intraoperative variables related to arterial oxygen tension (PaO(2)) can be used as predictors for low PaO(2) during one-lung ventilation (OLV). ⋯ The PaO(2) during OLV can be predicted using routinely available preoperative and intraoperative data. From a clinical point of view, this study failed to identify patients at risk of arterial hypoxemia when OLV is instituted because mainly intraoperative independent variables are involved in the decrease of PaO(2) in this situation.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Apr 2002
A cadaver study to measure the adult glottis and subglottis: defining a problem associated with the use of double-lumen tubes.
To test the hypothesis that the adult cricoid diameter is the same or less than that of the glottis. ⋯ The ruling diameter of the adult larynx is not the glottis but the cricoid ring. Its correlation with height is extremely poor, and it averages 3.5 mm less in females than males of the same height. These findings are important for thoracic anesthesiologists.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Apr 2002
Comment Letter Comparative StudyIntraoperative aprotinin use in arterial switch operations.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Apr 2002
Retraction Of PublicationRetracted: Considerations in patients undergoing implantation of a biventricular pacemaker.
To compare hemodynamics and oxygenation in patients with congestive heart failure and broad QRS complexes before and with biventricular DDD pacing and to report experience with this new procedure. ⋯ There was no acute intraoperative improvement of hemodynamics except increased mean arterial pressure with biventricular pacing. Left ventricular performance seemed to improve with biventricular pacing in some patients. These results might be due to a nonoptimized atrioventricular delay. Postoperatively, atrioventricular delay was individually programmed for each patient by Doppler transmitral flow patterns.