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Anesthesia Protocol for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Procedures: A Review | Chapter 13 | New Frontiers in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 14

Sugammadex has proven to be very useful in all those cases where a lack of or inadequate return of spontaneous ventilation is difficult to prove as a result of depth of anaesthesia and/or neuromuscular blockade, or as a result of causes related to the disease, surgical procedures, or the patients' cardiovascular conditions. Sugammadex is given in all cases of fast track anaesthetic for non-complex procedures, even if they are performed with the help of CEC, and in patients of this weight who are not TOF guided due to issues with the detected value in premature infants or those of low weight. In all situations of fast track anaesthetic for non-complex procedures, even if carried cuted employing CEC, administration of sugammadex is expected in the first four hours post-operative when there has not been a proper restoration of spontaneous breathing. Author (S) Details Leonardo Milella UOC Head of Anesthesia and Intensive Care TI-CCH Pediatric Hospital “John XXIII”, Italy. Vie...

Pulmonary Artery Catheter Versus Central Venous Catheter in Patients Undergoing Beating Heart Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Comparative Approach | Chapter 12 | New Frontiers in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 7

Background: Hemodynamic monitoring during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting surgery requires the use of a central venous and pulmonary artery catheter. Methods: In this prospective randomised experiment, sixty patients were randomly assigned to one of two groups: central venous or pulmonary artery catheters after anaesthesia induction with a high dosage of morphine and Inj pancuronium. Patients between the ages of 35 and 65 who were undergoing elective off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery with an ejection fraction of 40-60% were included, whereas those with left ventricular dysfunction were omitted. The same surgeons operated on all of the patients. Fluid volume expansion and inotropic support were used to keep systolic blood pressure (SBP) and/or mean arterial pressure (MAP) above 90 and 60 mm Hg, respectively, throughout the perioperative period. The substance nitroglycerine was employed. Results: A higher percentage of patients in the CVP group (66.6 percent vs 40 perc...