Table 3 Intraoperative course of heart rate and blood pressure
Study group | Control group | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 32 | n = 30 | ||
Systolic arterial pressure (mmHg) | |||
before intubation | 108 ± 26 | 114 ± 19 | 0.17 |
after intubation | 108 ± 27 | 115 ± 22 | 0.25 |
During surgery before sternotomy | 100 ± 17 | 100 ± 14 | 0.99 |
during sternotomy | 102 ± 13 | 115 ± 25 † | 0.01 |
Mean arterial pressure (mmHg) | |||
before intubation | 72 ± 15 | 78 ± 14 | 0.15 |
after intubation | 74 ± 16 | 77 ± 14 | 0.35 |
During surgery before sternotomy | 72 ± 9 | 76 ± 14 | 0.2 |
during sternotomy | 70 ± 8 | 79 ± 13 | 0.001 |
Heart rate (min-1) | |||
Before Intubation | 61 ± 15 | 60 ± 14 | 0.6 |
After Intubation | 61 ± 12 | 61 ± 13 | 0.9 |
During surgery before sternotomy | 54 ± 10 | 53 ± 8 | 0.9 |
during sternotomy | 54 ± 10 | 54 ± 10 | 0.8 |
Hemodynamic response to sternotomy and sternal spread | |||
Patients with >15% increase in systolic pressure (n [%]) | 1 [3%] | 6 [20%] | 0.035 |
Average systolic blood pressure change | -3.4 ± 8.9 | 7.5 ± 19 | 0.005 |
Average mean arterial pressure change | -2.8 ± 8.2 | 5.9 ± 18 | 0.02 |