title: Effect of thiopentone, etomidate and propofol on systemic vascular resistance during cardiopulmonary bypass.
abstract: We have studied the effect of thiopentone, etomidate and propofol on systemic vascular resistance (SVR) during cardiopulmonary bypass with constant pump flow in 30 patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass surgery. SVR decreased to 78% of control values after thiopentone 4 mg kg-1, to 72% of control after etomidate 0.3 mg kg-1, and to 68% of control after propofol 2 mg kg-1; it returned to control values 10 min after administration of thiopentone and propofol and 7 min after administration of etomidate. Analysis of variance showed that there were no significant differences in the changes in SVR between the groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital Leiden, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Boer
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Bovill
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ros
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: van Ommen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D005045:Etomidate / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015742:Propofol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013874:Thiopental / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D013874:Thiopental; D015742:Propofol; D005045:Etomidate