Esmolol attenuates hemodynamic responses during fentanyl-pancuronium anesthesia for aortocoronary bypass surgery.
Anesth Analg
; 65(5): 451-6, 1986 May.
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ABSTRACT
We evaluated the effects of esmolol, a short acting (t1/2 beta = 9 min) beta-blocker on hemodynamics during noxious stimulation associated with aortocoronary bypass surgery. Group E (n = 10) and P (n = 10) patients had their morning dose of beta- or calcium blockers withheld except for nifedipine, and were given infusions of esmolol (E) or placebo (P) beginning prior to anesthetic induction and continuing until mediastinal dissection. Group S (n = 10) patients received their usual medication the morning of surgery and received neither esmolol nor placebo. All patients received fentanyl infusions for anesthesia and pancuronium for relaxation. Esmolol patients had no changes in heart rate throughout the study. In contrast, significant increases in heart rate occurred during induction, intubation, and surgical stimulation in Groups P and S. Esmolol patients had a statistically significant but transient increase in pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) after intubation, which did not require treatment. There were no significant changes in PCWP in Group S and a decrease in PCWP in Group P patients. We conclude that esmolol was effective in attenuating potentially deleterious responses to noxious stimulation during fentanyl-pancuronium anesthesia.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pancuronium
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Propanolamines
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Fentanyl
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Coronary Artery Bypass
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Hemodynamics
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Anesth Analg
Year:
1986
Document type:
Article