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  • Title: Myocardial depressant effect of nitrous oxide after valve surgery.
    Author: Tempe D, Mohan JC, Cooper A, Tomar AS, Khanna SK, Satsangi DK, Sinha SK, Bajwa R, Lall NG.
    Journal: Eur J Anaesthesiol; 1994 Sep; 11(5):353-8. PubMed ID: 7988578.
    Abstract:
    We have studied the cardiovascular effects of 50% nitrous oxide after cardiopulmonary bypass in 14 patients undergoing valve surgery. All patients received morphine as the principal anaesthetic. Nitrous oxide administration for 5 min caused a decrease in mean arterial pressure from 82 +/- 10 to 71 +/- 12.7 mmHg (P < 0.001), cardiac index (2.8 +/- 0.5 to 2.4 +/- 0.5 litres min-1 m-2, P < 0.01), heart rate (104 +/- 17 to 99 +/- 18 beats min-1, P < 0.05), left ventricular stroke work index (29.4 +/- 8.1 to 22 +/- 8.7 gm-m beat-1 mm-1, P < 0.001), stroke volume (45.3 +/- 11.6 to 40 +/- 12.8 ml beat-1, P < 0.05) and an increase in pulmonary vascular resistance from 106.4 +/- 53.9 to 143.9 +/- 81.0 dynes s cm-5 (P < 0.01) and right atrial pressure (1.42 +/- 2.09 to 1.71 +/- 2.21 mmHg, P < 0.05). There was no change in systemic vascular resistance. When nitrous oxide was discontinued all the parameters started to recover within 3 min. Mean arterial pressure returned to control value in 5 min, but cardiac index and pulmonary vascular resistance returned to control value in 10 min. Our results suggest a direct myocardial depression and that the use of nitrous oxide is not recommended immediately after valve surgery and cardiopulmonary bypass.
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