CAN ALFENTANIL OR DILTIAZEM PREVENT MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA DUE TO TRACHEAL INTUBATION?
Binnaz Ay1, Zeynep Eti1, Abdurrahman Yayc1, Hakan Tezcan2, Nural Bekirolu3, F. Ylmaz G1 1Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, School of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey 2Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey 3Department of Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey Keywords: Myocardial ischemia, alfentanil, diltiazem. Tracheal intubation, hemodynamic response Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of alfentanil and diltiazem to attenuate the cardiovascular responses to laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation and their effects on the occurrance of myocardial ischemia in patients with coronary artery disease. Methods: Twenty eight patients ASA II-III, 40-80 years old, scheduled for elective abdominal surgery were randomly assigned into three groups. Anesthesia was induced with 0.2 mg/kg etomidate and 1.5 mg/kg succinylcholine i.v. in all patients. In group I (n=10) 15 m µg/
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