Pro: Barbiturates should be used for brain protection during open heart surgery.
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Department of Anesthesia, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0648, USA.
D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D001463:Barbiturates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D013874:Thiopental / Q000627:therapeutic use
D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D001463:Barbiturates; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D013874:Thiopental