Unstable angina does not increase mortality in coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Introduction: Coronary artery bypass graft is often the treatment of choice for patients who suffer from unstable angina. We do not know whether this condition adds morbidity in this scenario.

Objective: To compare the outcomes of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft with unstable angina framework with patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft showed no unstable angina.

Oxygenation and static compliance is improved immediately after early manual hyperinflation following myocardial revascularisation: a randomised controlled trial.

Question: Are oxygenation and static compliance improved immediately after manual hyperinflation following myocardial revascularisation? Does this lead to earlier extubation and shorter hospital stay? Does it reduce postoperative pulmonary complications?

Design: Randomised controlled trial with concealed allocation, blinded assessment and intention-to-treat analysis.

Participants: Fifty-five patients who underwent myocardial revascularisation.

Intervention: After an hour in recovery, the experimental group received manual hyperinflation with positive end expiratory pressure followed by suction while the control group received suction only.

High dose of amiodarone in a short-term period reduces the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter.

Objective: To investigate whether oral amiodarone administered before surgery for a short period in high dose would reduce the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter and reduces the length of hospital stay.

Methods: In the double-blind, randomized study, 93 patients were given either oral amiodarone (46 patients) or placebo (47 patients). Therapy consisted of 600 mg of amiodarone three times a day, started at minimum 30 hours and at maximum 56 hours before surgery.