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Total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) in pediatric cardiac anesthesia
Author(s) -
Wong Grace L. S.,
Morton Neil S.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2011.03565.x
Subject(s) - medicine , anesthesia , cardiac surgery , perfusion , pharmacokinetics , surgery , cardiology
Summary Although inhalational anesthesia with moderate‐ to high‐dose opioid analgesia has been the mainstay of pediatric cardiac anesthesia, the availability of new short‐acting drugs, new concepts in pharmacokinetic modeling and computer technology, and advances in surgery and perfusion have made total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) an attractive option. In this article, we review some of the TIVA techniques used in pediatric cardiac anesthesia.