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Xenon Compared to Sevoflurane and Total Intravenous Anaesthesia for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Xenon is a gaseous anaesthetic agent registered in several European countries. It has been administered safely during cardiac surgery in pilot studies. In animal studies, xenon decreases the size of experimental myocardial infarction. This 3-arm study will compare xenon, sevoflurane and a propofol-based total intravenous anaesthesia for maintenance of anaesthesia during coronary artery bypass graft surgery conducted with extra-corporeal circulation. Xenon and sevoflurane will be administered before and after extracorporeal circulation. Propofol will be administered during extracorporeal circulation in the three groups of patients. The study will compare the postoperative myocardial damage observed 24 hours after surgery from blood levels of troponin I, a largely accepted biomarker of myocardial necrosis. The main hypothesis is that the myocardial damage observed after xenon administration will not be superior to the damage observed after sevoflurane administration (non-inferiority). The second hypothesis is that the myocardial damage observed after xenon administration will be inferior to the damage observed after total intravenous anaesthesia.

Development of an Arterial Pressure Monitoring Set Fixation Apparatus

This study aims to develop an arterial pressure monitoring set fixation device and evaluate its effectiveness in clinical settings. The device is designed to increase the stability and comfort of arterial pressure monitoring during patient care. An experimental study will be conducted with patients requiring arterial pressure monitoring. The device's effectiveness will be evaluated by measuring fixation stability and postoperative arterial blood pressure-CVP parameters over 48 hours. The study aims to demonstrate that the new fixation device can improve patient safety and monitoring accuracy compared to the standard method using adhesive tape, thereby contributing to better clinical outcomes.

The Effect of Listening to Holy Quran Recital on the Incidence of Delirium Post-CABG

This study is planned to check the effect of holy Quran recital on the development of delirium after conronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). Different studies have been done before about the effects of non-pharmacological intervention on delirium after CABG, howvere, none was designed specifically to check the effect of Holy Qoyran on this outcome.