Is magnesium sulfate friend or foe of off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery?
Magnesium sulfate is often used empirically in cardiac surgical settings. Magnesium sulfate may cause platelet dysfunction leading to bleeding complication. This editorial commentary discusses the published study of intra-operative use of magnesium sulfate during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting published in this issue of Indian Heart Journal.
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D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000187:drug effects*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000009:adverse effects; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump / Q000379:methods*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008278:Magnesium Sulfate / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects*; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000453:epidemiology
D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D008278:Magnesium Sulfate
Magnesium sulfate and platelet dysfunction; Magnesium sulfate during off-pump CABG; Off-pump CABG