Postoperative Sedation After Cardiac Surgery

Summary

This pilot study evaluates the effectiveness of a closed-loop administration of propofol and remifentanil guided by the bispectral index for short-term sedation after cardiac surgery.

Timeline

Start

2015-05

Primary completion

2017-05

Completion

2017-05

Publications

• Background Le Guen M, Liu N, Bourgeois E, Chazot T, Sessler DI, Rouby JJ, Fischler M. Automated sedation outperforms manual administration of propofol and remifentanil in critically ill patients with deep sedation: a randomized phase II trial. Intensive Care Med. 2013 Mar;39(3):454-62. doi: 10.1007/s00134-012-2762-2. Epub 2012 Dec 6.

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