A comparison of volatile anesthesia and total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) on outcome from cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Volatile anesthesia and total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) are the two main approaches that are taken to providing general anesthesia for patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Based on the findings of animal experimentation models, it has been proposed that volatile anesthesia has a cardioprotective effect as compared to TIVA, volatile anesthesia is associated with; higher left ventricular stroke volumes, reduced requirement for positive inotropes postoperatively, and lower postoperative levels of biomarkers of myocardial injury.
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research