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SUBMITTER: Steurer MP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3682293 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Steurer Marc P MP Steurer Martina A MA Baulig Werner W Piegeler Tobias T Schläpfer Martin M Spahn Donat R DR Falk Volkmar V Dreessen Pamela P Theusinger Oliver M OM Schmid Edith R ER Schwartz David D Neff Thomas A TA Beck-Schimmer Beatrice B
Critical care (London, England) 20121014 5
<h4>Introduction</h4>The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to investigate whether volatile anesthetics used for postoperative sedation have any beneficial effects on myocardial injury in cardiac surgery patients after on-pump valve replacement.<h4>Methods</h4>Anesthesia was performed with propofol. After arrival in the intensive care unit (ICU), 117 patients were randomized to be sedated for at least 4 hours with either propofol or sevoflurane. Sevoflurane was administered by using the ...[more]