April 1, 2004European Journal of Anaesthesiology
In off-pump cardiac surgery, neuromuscular monitoring should be mandatory and immediate extubation is feasible
Why the study?
Does neuromuscular monitoring improve the feasibility of immediate extubation in patients undergoing off-pump cardiac surgery?
Population
Patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery
Comparison
Neuromuscular transmission monitoring vs No neuromuscular monitoring
Design
Editorial
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Neuromuscular monitoring should be mandatory when using neuromuscular blocking drugs in cardiac surgery, and immediate extubation is feasible with appropriate analgesic strategies.
Structured PICO
Does neuromuscular monitoring improve the feasibility of immediate extubation in patients undergoing off-pump cardiac surgery?
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Population
Patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery
I
Intervention
Neuromuscular transmission monitoring
C
Comparator
No neuromuscular monitoring
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Outcome
Feasibility of immediate postoperative extubation
Neuromuscular monitoring should be mandatory when using neuromuscular blocking drugs in cardiac surgery, and immediate extubation is feasible with appropriate analgesic strategies.
Cite This Study
Olivier et al. (2004) studied this question.