Abstract:Background: We sought to explore the relationship between dexmedetomidine as an anesthetic adjuvant in cardiac surgery and postoperative complications and length of stay (LOS) in the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU).
Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of patients aged 18 years and older who underwent heart valve surgery between October 2020 and June 2022. The study endpoints were a combination of adverse outcomes, which included major postoperative complications (cardiac arrest, atrial fibrillation,… Show more
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