title: [Preoperative measurement of blood volume in patients before undergoing an aortocoronary bypass].
abstract: Preoperative measurement of blood volume was performed in 35 patients undergoing coronary arterial bypass grafts. The patients were divided in two groups according to the preoperative blood volume measurement : normal (group I) and decreased (group II) blood volume. Cardiac filling pressures were measured with a Swan-Ganz catheter prior to induction of anaesthesia in all patients. Pulmonary capillary wedge pressure was significantly decreased in patients with diminished blood volume. Clinical data was compared between the two groups. No differences were found regarding preoperative cardiovascular drugs and severity of coronary arterial disease. The only differences between the two groups were : 1) the length of preoperative hospitalization was significantly longer for hypovolaemic patients (21 +/- 10 days) than for normovolaemic patients (3 +/- 6 days); 2) more group II patients (13 of 15) received a salt-restricted diet than group I patients (2 of 20). Diet induced hypovolaemia may increase the rate of large haemodynamic variations produced by induction of anaesthesia in patients with coronary arterial disease. Seeing the frequency of preoperative hypovolaemia in patients undergoing coronary arterial surgery, we recommend the preoperative measurement of blood volume in these patients and preanaesthetic fluid replacement when hypovolaemia is present.
mesh_terms: D001810:Blood Volume; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011300:Preoperative Care
vernacular_title: Mesure préopératoire de la volémie chez les patients devant subir un pontage aorto-coronarien.