Comparative analysis of efficacy of lignocaine 1.5 mg/kg and two different doses of dexmedetomidine (0.5 μg/kg and 1 μg/kg) in attenuating the hemodynamic …

M Gulabani, P Gurha, P Dass… - Anesthesia Essays and …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Aims: To the best of our knowledge there is no study comparing the efficacy of lignocaine
with two different doses of dexmedetomidine for attenuating the pressor response. With this …

Terlipressin Versus  Norepinephrine to Correct Refractory Arterial Hypotension after General Anesthesia in Patients Chronically Treated with Renin-Angiotensin …

G Boccara, A Ouattara, G Godet… - The Journal of the …, 2003 - pubs.asahq.org
Background Terlipressin, a precursor that is metabolized to lysine-vasopressin, has been
proposed as a drug for treatment of intraoperative arterial hypotension refractory to …

[PDF][PDF] Renin-angiotensin blockade is associated with increased mortality after vascular surgery

CJ Railton, J Wolpin, J Lam-McCulloch… - Canadian Journal of …, 2010 - researchgate.net
Conclusions Examination of 883 cases of AAA repair showed increased mortality associated
with preoperative RAS blockade. A better understanding of perioperative pharmacology and …

Discontinuation and reinstitution of medications during the perioperative period

SE Pass, RW Simpson - American journal of health-system …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Purpose. The issues regarding the discontinuation and reinstitution of long-term therapies,
including cardiovascular agents, anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents, central nervous …

The risk of hypertension after preoperative discontinuation of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin receptor antagonists in ambulatory and same …

RS Twersky, V Goel, P Narayan… - Anesthesia & …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: The continued use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs)
and angiotensin II subtype I receptor antagonists (ARBs) medications in the preoperative …

A comparison of intrathecal opioid and intravenous analgesia for the incidence of cardiovascular, respiratory, and renal complications after abdominal aortic surgery

MH Fléron, RB Weiskopf, M Bertrand… - Anesthesia & …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
IMPLICATIONS: Provision of intense analgesia for the initial postoperative period after major
abdominal vascular surgery, via the administration of neuraxial opioid, does not alter the …

Quality of postoperative care after major orthopedic surgery is correlated with both long-term cardiovascular outcome and troponin Ic elevation

S Ausset, Y Auroy, C Verret, D Benhamou… - The Journal of the …, 2010 - pubs.asahq.org
Background The aim of this study performed in patients undergoing major orthopedic
surgery was to assess the impact of changes in practice on both the incidence of …

Approach to managing children with heart disease for noncardiac surgery

MC White - Pediatric Anesthesia, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Congenital heart disease is the commonest birth defect, and advances in modern medicine
mean 90% of these children now survive to adulthood. Therefore, many children present to …

Perioperative management of chronic heart failure

L Groban, J Butterworth - Anesthesia & Analgesia, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Heart failure (HF) is one of the few cardiac conditions that is increasing. Despite a better
understanding of how hormones and other signaling systems underlie the pathophysiology …

Risks of noncardiac operations and other procedures in children with complex congenital heart disease

SC Watkins, BS McNew, BS Donahue - The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Children with complex congenital heart disease entail risk when
undergoing noncardiac operations and other procedures requiring general anesthesia. To …