Subarachnoid clonidine and trauma response in cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass

Background and objectives: The intense trauma response triggered by cardiopulmonary bypass can lead to increased morbidity and mortality. The present study evaluated whether clonidine, a drug of the class of α-2 agonists, administered by spinal route, without association with local anesthetics or op...

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Main Authors: Claudia Gissi da Rocha Ferreira, Sérgio Bernardo Tenório
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia 2014-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-70942014000600395&lng=en&tlng=en