Does the use of thiopental provide added cerebral protection during deep hypothermic circulatory arrest?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 392-397

  Al Hashimi, Sara ^a   Zaman, Mahvash ^b   Waterworth, Paul ^c   Bilal, Haris ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b STEPPING HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barbiturate; Cerebral protection; Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest; Thiopental

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CREATINE PHOSPHATE; ETOMIDATE; LIDOCAINE; MANNITOL; NICARDIPINE; OXYGEN; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

AORTA RECONSTRUCTION; AORTIC ARCH SURGERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; BRAIN PROTECTION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CRYOTHERAPY; DEEP HYPOTHERMIC CIRCULATORY ARREST; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84880738707     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivt184     Document Type: Article

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