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Ketamine As An Adjunct For The Long-Term Sedation And Analgesia Of A Patient With A Left Ventricular Assist Device (Lvad) And An Open Chest, Avni Gupta, Charles S. Kato, Eugene R. Viscusi

Department of Anesthesiology Faculty Papers

Conclusion:

A multimodal sedative and analgesic regimen that incorporates ketamine offers important therapeutic advantages in select patients who require very high doses of opioids and benzodiazepines, but warrants futher study.

Commentary: Sense And Sensibility: The Role Of Specialists In Health Care Reform, Nanette M. Schwann Md, Brian A. Nester Do, Thomas M. Mcloughlin Jr, Md

Nanette M Schwann MD

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Preoperative Aspirin On Cardiocerebral And Renal Complications In Non-Emergent Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Sub-Group And Cohort Study., Longhui Cao, Scott Silvestry, Ning Zhao, James Diehl, Jianzhong Sun

Department of Anesthesiology Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Postoperative cardiocerebral and renal complications are a major threat for patients undergoing cardiac surgery. This study was aimed to examine the effect of preoperative aspirin use on patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

METHODS: An observational cohort study was performed on consecutive patients (n = 1879) receiving cardiac surgery at this institution. The patients excluded from the study were those with preoperative anticoagulants, unknown aspirin use, or underwent emergent cardiac surgery. Outcome events included were 30-day mortality, renal failure, readmission and a composite outcome - major adverse cardiocerebral events (MACE) that include permanent or transient stroke, coma, perioperative myocardial …