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Plasma ionized calcium during open-heart surgery
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Plasma ionized calcium levels remained stable during cardiopulmonary bypass in open heart surgery patients. Post-bypass, ionized calcium varied but did not clearly impact heart function, with influencing factors discussed.
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Anesthesiology
- Clinical Chemistry
Background:
- Maintaining electrolyte balance is crucial during cardiac surgery.
- Ionized calcium plays a vital role in myocardial contractility and cardiac function.
- Cardiopulmonary bypass can alter various physiological parameters, including calcium levels.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate plasma ionized calcium concentrations in patients during and after open heart surgery.
- To assess the relationship between ionized calcium levels and myocardial performance in the post-bypass period.
- To explore factors that may influence ionized calcium levels in this surgical context.
Main Methods:
- Measurement of plasma ionized calcium in 18 patients undergoing open heart surgery.
- Monitoring ionized calcium levels during cardiopulmonary bypass.
- Assessing ionized calcium concentrations in the early post-bypass phase.
- Evaluating myocardial performance in relation to calcium levels.
Main Results:
- Plasma ionized calcium concentration showed no significant change during cardiopulmonary bypass.
- A broad spectrum of ionized calcium concentrations was observed in the early post-bypass period.
- These observed variations in ionized calcium did not appear to overtly affect myocardial performance.
Conclusions:
- Cardiopulmonary bypass itself does not significantly alter plasma ionized calcium levels.
- Post-cardiac surgery, ionized calcium levels can fluctuate widely without immediate detrimental effects on heart function.
- Further investigation is warranted into the specific factors influencing ionized calcium dynamics in the post-bypass surgical setting.
Abstract:
Plasma ionized calcium has been measured in eighteen patients undergoing open heart surgery. No change in ionized calcium concentration was found during the period of cardiopulmonary bypass. In the early postbypass period, a wide range of ionized calcium concentrations was found, but this did not obviously affect myocardial performance. Factors influencing the ionized calcium concentration under these circumstances are discussed.