Electrocardiographic studies during hypotensive anaesthesia using sodium nitroprusside
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- 1 November 1976
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Anaesthesia
- Vol. 31 (9) , 1172-1178
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.1976.tb11968.x
Abstract
Multiple lead electrocardiographic recordings from 20 patients were studied before, during and after a period of induced hypotension with sodium nitroprusside. Although small changes in ST segment and T wave were observed in 9 patients, none of these persisted into the postoperative period. Other significant changes were confined to a temporary disturbances of cardiac rhythm in 2 patients, both of whom spontaneously reverted to sinus rhythm during the anaesthetic. Our findings indicate that there are no permanent ischaemic myocardial changes associated with induced hypotension using sodium nitroprusside.Keywords
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