Remifentanil prevents increases of blood glucose and lactate levels during cardiopulmonary bypass in pediatric cardiac surgery

Remifentanil prevents increases of blood glucose and lactate levels during cardiopulmonary bypass in pediatric cardiac surgery

Introduction: Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) can cause stress response that increases levels of cytokine and catecholamine in plasma, resulting in hyperglycemia. In adults, it has been demonstrated that remifentanil infusion during CPB could prevent increases of cytokine, catecholamine, and blood gluc...

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Main Authors: Tomohiro Chaki, Yuko Nawa, Keishi Tamashiro, Eri Mizuno, Naoyuki Hirata, Michiaki Yamakage
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Cardiopulmonary bypass
children
hyperglycemia
hyperlactatemia
remifentanil
Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2017;volume=20;issue=1;spage=33;epage=37;aulast=Chaki

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