The hemodynamic effects of rapacuronium in patients with coronary artery disease: succinylcholine and vecuronium compared.

Unlabelled: Rapacuronium is a nondepolarizing muscle relaxant similar in structure to pancuronium, rocuronium, and vecuronium. Rapacuronium has a mild to moderate effect on heart rate and arterial blood pressure in ASA physical status I and II patients. However, rapacuronium was often administered after, e.

Transesophageal atrial pacing (TAP) for sinus bradycardia during coronary artery bypass grafting: comparison of TAP to intermittent bolus gallamine.

Objective: To assess the relative efficacy of a pacing esophageal stethoscope and intermittent boluses (40 mg) of gallamine in correcting sinus bradycardia (SB) during coronary artery surgery.

Design: The study was prospective, randomized, and controlled.

Setting: A community hospital.

Prophylaxis of atrial fibrillation with magnesium sulfate after coronary artery bypass grafting.

Ninety-nine consecutive consenting patients were prospectively entered into a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to determine the efficacy of postoperative magnesium therapy on the incidence of cardiac arrhythmias after elective coronary artery bypass grafting. No patient had documented or suspected arrhythmias preoperatively. Forty-nine patients received 178 mEq of magnesium given over the first 4 postoperative days, and 50 patients received only placebo.

Haemodynamic effects of bolus injections of atracurium in patients with coronary artery disease.

Atracurium has been reported to have minimal haemodynamic effects in healthy patients. The purpose of this study was to determine its effects in patients with coronary artery disease. Sixteen patients scheduled for elective coronary artery surgery were studied in two equal groups.