Teijo I. Saari

Population pharmacokinetics of methylprednisolone in neonates and paediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass

<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Purpose</bold> Methylprednisolone is commonly used during paediatric cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass to attenuate the systemic inflammatory response. However, developmental differences in drug disposition and procedural factors such as ci...

The Effect of Repeated Bilateral Deep Parasternal Intercostal Plane Catheter Boluses on Analgesia After Cardiac Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

BACKGROUND: Median sternotomy for cardiac surgery is associated with significant postoperative pain. We evaluated whether repeated ropivacaine boluses via bilateral deep parasternal intercostal plane (DPIP) catheters improve analgesia after cardiac surgery. METHODS: In this rando...