title: Con: Barbiturates for brain protection during cardiopulmonary bypass: fact or fantasy?
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Stevenson
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Rogers
mesh_terms: D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001463:Barbiturates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013874:Thiopental / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D001463:Barbiturates; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D013874:Thiopental