The purpose of this study is the comparing the effect of lidocaine - magnesium sulfate with Amiodarone - Magnesium sulfate in preventing ventricular fibrillation after aortic cross clamp removal in coronary artery graft surgery
Design: A prospective double blinded block randomized study
Inclusion criteria: coronary artery atherosclerosis, ASA class 3-4, negative history of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, patients with a no history of intake drugs (digoxin, amiodarone, lidocaine, magnesium).
Exclusion criteria: contraindication for drug intake or allergy to drugs, history of previous cardiac surgery, emergency surgery.
Method: Midazolam, fentanyl, etomidate and cis-atracurium were applied for induction of anesthesia. Continuous infusion of sufentanil, midazolam and atracurium were applied for anesthesia maintenance. All patients received a 10 minutes infusion of magnesium sulfate (30mg/kg) before releasing the aortic cross clamp.
Group A: A1 syringe pump (normal saline) and A2 syringe pump (100 mg lidocaine) are applied.
Group B: B1 syringe pump (amiodarone 300 mg) and B2 syringe pump (normal saline) are applied.
Syringes no. 1 and 2 in equal volumes of 10 cc which are applied 10 and 2 minutes before clamp removal respectively.
Outcome measurements: Demographic values, ejection fraction, valvular indices, type of arrhythmia, defibrillation, drug therapy, central venous and mean arterial pressures, heart rate, blood gas indices, plasma concentrations (sodium, potassium, glucose and hematocrite), duration of cardiopulmonary pump, temperature at clamp release time, hemofilterate and cardioplegic volume.