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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Vol 25, 462-467, Copyright © 1978 by Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

Anaesthetic Management for Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

EMERSON A. MOFFITT M.D., F.R.C.P(C)1

1 Department of Anaesthesia. Dalhousie University and Victoria General Hospital, Halifax. N.S.

The principles and practice of anaesthesia for patients having coronary bypass grafts are discussed. The essential basic principle is to restrict myocardial oxygen requirement while maintaining oxygen supply. The pathophysiology of coronary artery disease and the pharmacological principles for successful management of the cardiac patient through operation and whole body perfusion for coronary bypass grafts are summarized.






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