THE SAFETY OF IMMEDIATE EXTUBATION, AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DELAYED EXTUBATION, IN CARDIAC SURGICAL PATIENTS RECEIVING FAST-TRACK CARDIAC ANESTHESIA: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW

The safety of immediate extubation, and factors associated with delayed extubation, in cardiac surgical patients receiving fast-track cardiac anesthesia: An integrative review

Background: Early extubation (EE), within 8 h of cardiac surgery, is associated with improved resource utilization.Studies have demonstrated that for patients receiving low-dose, fast-track opioid cardiac anesthesia (FTCA) protocols, EE is as safe as conventional care.To date, it is unclear when the earliest timepoints for safe extubation might be.

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Combined aliskiren and L-arginine treatment has antihypertensive effects and prevents vascular endothelial dysfunction in a model of renovascular hypertension

Angiotensin II is a key player in the pathogenesis Stainless Steel Cleaner of renovascular hypertension, a condition associated with endothelial dysfunction.We investigated aliskiren (ALSK) and L-arginine treatment both alone and in combination on blood pressure (BP), and vascular reactivity in aortic rings.Hypertension was induced in 40 male Wista

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