HEIDARPOUR A, BAGHERI K, AZARSINA H, BORDBAR A, FATEH N. COMPARISON BETWEEN THE EFFECTS OF 5 PERCENT HYPERTONIC SODIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTION AND 0.9 PERCENT SODIUM CHLORIDE SOLUTION ON LEFT VENTRICUL AR CONTRACTION. Med J Islam Repub Iran 1998; 12 (3) :291-293
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From the Department of Anesthesiology, Baghiatallah (a.s.) University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Abstract: (4660 Views)
Hypertonic saline solution can absorb part of the intracellular fluid volume into
the extracellular space. The effects of this solution on the cardiovascular system are
increased coronary flow and increased left ventricular contraction, without sympathetic
system activation. This study was designed to assess the effects of hypertonic saline
solution in open heart surgery and to compare it with normal saline solution.
In a case control double-blind study, 46 patients (two groups of23 patients each)
were selected and treated with 2 different methods after open heart surgery. The
first group (case) received 5% hypertonic saline solution and the second group
(control) received 0.9 percent saline. Physical exam findings, left ventricular
pressure and urinary output were measured to compare the two groups.
2, 3, 5, 10 and 30 minutes after the injection of the solution, the indicators of the
study were measured. Left ventricular pressure and pulse rate were decreased and
mean arterial pressure was increased in the case group. Urinary output in the case
group was more than the control.
It therefore seems that hypertonic saline solution can increase cardiac contractility
without increasing sympathetic activity, and thus has positive inotropic effects. This
solution seems more useful regarding it's therapeutic effects in open heart surgery.