The effect on the hemodynamic stability of varying calcium chloride administration during protamine infusion in pediatric open-heart patients.

Muangmingsuk, V; Tremback, T F; Muangmingsuk, S; Roberson, D A; Cipparrone, N E · Anesth Analg · 2001

rct · Level II

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Abstract

We conducted a randomized study in 147 pediatric patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass to determine when there are any differences in hemodynamic effects if CaCl(2) 20 mg/kg and protamine 5mg/kg are mixed together and infused over 10 min versus administering half of the calcium dose (10 mg/kg) as a bolus followed by a 10-min infusion of protamine 5 mg/kg and CaCl(2) 10mg/kg.

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