Volatile anaesthesia during cardiopulmonary bypass

Since its inception, administering and ensuring anaesthesia during cardiopulmonary bypass has been challenging. Partly because of the difficulty of administering volatile agents during cardiopulmonary bypass, total intravenous anaesthesia has been a popular technique used by cardiac anaesthetists in...

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Published in:Perfusion 2015-01, Vol.30 (1), p.6-16
Main Authors: McMullan, V, Alston, RP, Tyrrell, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia
Anesthetics, Inhalation - therapeutic use
Cardiopulmonary Bypass - methods
Heart Diseases - prevention & control
Humans
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Summary:Since its inception, administering and ensuring anaesthesia during cardiopulmonary bypass has been challenging. Partly because of the difficulty of administering volatile agents during cardiopulmonary bypass, total intravenous anaesthesia has been a popular technique used by cardiac anaesthetists in the last two decades. However, the possibility that volatile agents reduce mortality and the incidence of myocardial infarction by preconditioning the myocardium has stimulated a resurgence of interest in their use for cardiac anaesthesia. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the administration of volatile anaesthetic agents during cardiopulmonary bypass for the maintenance of anaesthesia and to address some of the practical issues that are involved in doing so.
ISSN:0267-6591
1477-111X
DOI:10.1177/0267659114531314