Xenon in Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Summary

Purpose of this study is to test whether xenon application during off-pump-coronary artery bypass (OPCAB)-surgery is safe and feasible.

Timeline

Start

2012-12

Primary completion

2013-07

Completion

2014-01

Publications

• Al Tmimi L, Van Hemelrijck J, Van de Velde M, Sergeant P, Meyns B, Missant C, Jochmans I, Poesen K, Coburn M, Rex S. Xenon anaesthesia for patients undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a prospective randomized controlled pilot trial. Br J Anaesth. 2015 Oct;115(4):550-9. doi: 10.1093/bja/aev303.

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