Rationale for Propofol Use in Cardiac Surgery

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 878-885

  Krzych, Lukasz J ^a   Szurlej, Dariusz ^a   Bochenek, Andrzej ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

cardiac surgery; coronary artery bypass graft surgery; propofol

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; DESFLURANE; ETOMIDATE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; OPIATE; PROPOFOL; SEVOFLURANE; SUFENTANIL;

APNEA; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ASYSTOLE; BLOOD; BLOOD VESSEL; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN PROTECTION; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG USE; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART PROTECTION; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART SURGERY; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; INFLAMMATION; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; INJECTION PAIN; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PHLEBITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPOFOL INFUSION SYNDROME; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SIDE EFFECT; VASODILATATION; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; BRAIN; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HEART; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PROPOFOL;

EID: 70450224481     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2009.05.001     Document Type: Review

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