Anesthetic Preferences for Cardiac Anesthesia: A Survey of the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Volatile anesthetics have been historically preferred for cardiac anesthesia, but the evidence for their superiority to intravenous agents is mixed. We conducted a survey to better understand the current state of practice and the rationale behind provider preferences for anesthesia for cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. We hypothesized that anesthetic preference would vary considerably among surveyed providers without a clear majority, as would the rationale behind those preferences.

Methods

Email invitations were sent to members of the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, who were asked to identify the anesthetics or sedatives they typically prefer to administer during induction, prebypass, bypass, postbypass, and postoperative periods and why t

SUBMITTER: O'Gara BP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9771889 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature