Why the study?
Do volatile anaesthetic agents provide cardiac protection and improve outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac and non-cardiac surgery?
Population
Patients undergoing cardiac and non-cardiac surgery, including those at risk for myocardial infarction
Design
Review
Authors
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Supports volatiles in cardiac surgery; leaves open non-cardiac role and requires RCTs before practice change.
Do volatile anaesthetic agents provide cardiac protection and improve outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac and non-cardiac surgery?
Volatile anaesthetics offer cardioprotective benefits during cardiac surgery, but their role in non-cardiac surgery requires further clarification despite current guideline recommendations.
Landoni et al. (2009) studied this question.
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