Subarachnoid clonidine and trauma response in cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass

Background and objectives: The intense trauma response triggered by cardiopulmonary bypass can lead to increased morbidity and mortality. The present study evaluated whether clonidine, a drug of the class of α-2 agonists, administered by spinal route, without association with local anesthetics or op...

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Main Authors: Claudia Gissi da Rocha Ferreira, Sérgio Bernardo Tenório
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001414000359