Use of cisatracurium during fast-track cardiac surgery

Cisatracurium in Cardiac Surgery

The aim of this study was the comparison of infusion vs. intermittent bolus administration of cisatracurium (CA) following cardiac surgery with regard to total intraoperative dose and time of recovery from neuromuscular blockade. From June 2005 to April 2006 sixty ASA II-III patients who were undergoing coronary bypass graft and valve replacement surgery, were equally divided and randomized to ...

Fast Track Cardiac Surgery and Anesthesia

The Use of a Fast-Track Protocol for Perioperative Management of Cardiac Surgery Patients

1Assistant Director of ICU at Naval and Veterans Hospital of Athens, Former Director of Intensive Care Unit (CS-ICU) of Joint Corps Armed Forces Cardiac Surgery Department, 401 General Military Hospital of Athens, Greece 2Consultant Cardiac Surgeon of Cardiac Surgery Department, Joint Corps Armed Forces Cardiac Surgery Department, 401 General Military Hospital of Athens, Greece 3Consultant Inte...

Randomized assessment of resource use in fast-track cardiac surgery 1-year after hospital discharge.

BACKGROUND The authors assessed the safety and resource use associated with fast-track cardiac anesthesia (FTCA) after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) over a 1-yr period. METHODS One hundred twenty patients were initially randomized to FTCA (n = 60) or conventional anesthetic (n = 60) for primary elective CABG surgery. Patients were followed for 1-yr after index surgery through li...

Fast-track recovery in noncoronary cardiac surgery patients.

OBJECTIVE Fast-track recovery protocols result in shorter hospital stays and decreased costs in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. However, data based on an objective scoring system are lacking for the impact of these protocols on patients undergoing cardiac surgery other than isolated CABG. METHODS Between March 1999 and March 2003, 299 consecutive patients who underwent open ca...