Montreal—Anesthetic requirements in patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass graft (OPCABG) surgery decrease linearly with simultaneous falls in core body temperature, a study has found.
The researchers concluded that clinicians who do not use sedation monitors to guide the depth of anesthesia may actually be oversedating these patients, potentially leading to discharge delays and adverse respiratory events.
“This study was done to try to improve on enhanced recovery from