Immediate extubation in cardiac surgery: evaluation using electroencephalogram Extubação imediata em cirurgia cardíaca: avaliação pelo eletroencefalograma

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The current techniques of anesthesia employed in cardiac surgery leading to immediate extubation depend on adequate analgesia and titration of anesthetic drugs. We sought to determine the best possible moment of extubation, using the bispectral index of the electroencephalo...

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Main Authors: Valdester Cavalcante Pinto Jr., Rogean Rodrigues Nunes, Claudia R. Carneiro Sardenberg, Klébia Castelo Branco, Maria Márcia Souto Maior, Marcos Antônio Gadelha Maia, Patrícia Lopes Souza, Fernando Antônio Mesquita, Haroldo Brasil Barroso, Juan Alberto Cosquillo Mejia, Jane Eyre Melo Moreira, Ítalo Martins de Oliveira, Waldemiro Carvalho Jr.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2003-10-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382003000100011