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European Heart Journal 1993 14(5):701-704;
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© 1993 The Europen Society of Cardiology

The use of esmolol to attenuate the haemodynamic response when extubating patients following cardiac surgery — a double-blind controlled study

J. P. O'DWYER, D. YORUKOGLU and M. N. E. HARRIS

Department of Anaesthetics, St Thomas' Hospital Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7 EH, U.K.

Received 5 May 1992; revised 23 September 1992; .

Correspondence Dr M. N. E. Harris, Consultant Anaesthetist, 17 Wimpole Street. London W1.U.K

Abstract

We have assessed the cardiovascular changes associated with emergence from anaesthesia, reversal of neuromuscular blockade and extubation in a group of 14 patients immediately after coronary artery bypass graft surgery had been completed. Patients were randomly allocated to receive either esmolol 500µg. kg–1 over 1 min followed by 100 µg . kg–1. min–1 or placebo starting prior to reversal. Significant hypertension and tachycardia occurred in the placebo group, whilst these changes were prevented by the administration of esmolol.

Key Words: Esmolol • extubation • hypertension • tachycardia


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