Open AccessRemifentanil provides better protection against noxious stimuli during cardiac surgery than alfentanil
Author(s) -
John Heijmans,
Jos G. Maessen,
P. M. H. J. Roekaerts
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
european journal of anaesthesiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.445
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2346
pISSN - 0265-0215
DOI - 10.1017/s0265021504008051
Subject(s) - remifentanil , medicine , alfentanil , anesthesia , propofol , hemodynamics , heart rate , blood pressure , sedative , mean arterial pressure , bolus (digestion) , opioid , surgery , receptor
We hypothesized that remifentanil-propofol cardiac anaesthesia, plus administration of pirinitramide (piritramide) upon cessation of the remifentanil infusion, would be associated with a shorter time to tracheal extubation than alfentanil-propofol anaesthesia, without the occurrence of major haemodynamic instability.