Opioids have played in a key role in cardiac anesthesia and analgesia since the early years
of cardiac surgery. Today, opioids continue to be the primary mode for analgesia in cardiac …

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 31 (2017) 777–790 a prominent role in
the conduct of the procedure in both Europe and the United States. 1–3 The adoption of …

Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery (ERAS Cardiac) Recommendations: An
Important First Step—But There Is Much Work to Be Done - Journal of Cardiothoracic and …

OBJECTIVES Analyses of fast-track (FT) processes demonstrated that low-risk cardiac
surgical patients require minimal intensive care, with a low incidence of mortality or …

Background Tremendous changes have occurred in enhanced recovery after surgery
(ERAS) since Danish surgeon Dr Kehlet published his landmark article in 1997 …

Objective The primary objective of this study was to compare the association between
cardiac surgical approach (thoracotomy vs. sternotomy) and incidence of persistent …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of sugammadex
for fast-track surgery in children undergoing cardiac surgery. Design: This was a …

OBJECTIVES The Bentall procedure is the gold standard for patients with combined aortic
root dilation and valve dysfunction. Over the past decade, fast-track (FT) perioperative …

Intensive care unit (ICU) costs comprise a significant proportion of the total inpatient charges
for cardiac surgery. No reliable method for predicting intensive care unit length of stay …

Objective The purpose of the study was to evaluate the association between motor subtypes
of postoperative delirium in the intensive care unit and fast-track failure (a composite …