MYOCARDIAL PROTECTION DURING OFF PUMP CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY: A COMPARISON OF INHALATIONAL ANESTHESIA WITH SEVOFLURANE OR DESFLURANE AND TOTAL INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA

Myocardial protection during off pump coronary artery bypass surgery: A comparison of inhalational anesthesia with sevoflurane or desflurane and total intravenous anesthesia

Aims and Objectives: The objective of the study was to evaluate the myocardial protective effect of volatile agents-sevoflurane and desflurane versus total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) with propofol in offpump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB) by measuring cardiac troponin-T (cTnT) as a marker of myocardial cell death.Materials and Methods: T

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Russian Military Thinking – A New Generation of Warfare

This article deals with how Russian warfighting is described and discussed in contemporary Russian military theory.The approach teal horse blanket has been studies, analyses and interpretations of primarily Russian sources as prominent Russian journals, but also Western analyses and interpretations of contemporary Russian warfighting discussions.Th

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