title: [Preoperative adrenergic beta receptor blockade and anesthesia. II. Effect on peroperative anxiety and cardiovascular response in epidural anesthesia].
abstract: The effects of a preoperative beta-adrenoceptor antagonist, metoprolol, on peroperative anxiety, relaxation, general feeling, blood pressures and heart rate, were studied in patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery during epidural anesthesia. The study was double-blind and placebo controlled. Twenty non-consecutive patients were randomized to receive either metoprolol 100 mg or placebo orally 1-2 hours before anaesthesia. Patients receiving metoprolol scored statistically significantly better on anxiety, and general feeling. The average height of the epidural block was ThVIII. The average blood pressure was reduced by 5% during the first 45 minutes in both groups. The average maximum falls in mean blood pressure from preanaesthetic to the lowest measured after the epidural were 14% (metoprolol) and 7% (placebo). The heart rates were significantly lower after metoprolol. In conclusion, the patients felt subjectively better after metoprolol and no significant differences were found in blood pressure after metoprolol compared to placebo.
authors.affiliation: Anaestesiologisk afdeling, Arhus.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Jakobsen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lenler-Petersen
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Blom
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D001007:Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008790:Metoprolol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009985:Orthopedics; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011229:Preanesthetic Medication; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D008790:Metoprolol
vernacular_title: Praeoperativ beta-adrenoceptorblokade og anaestesi II. Virkning på peroperativ angst og kardiovaskuloert respons ved epidural anoestesi.