Why the study?
Does halothane versus morphine-d-tubocurarine anesthesia differentially affect systolic time intervals and blood pressure in patients with varying severities of heart disease?
Population
72 patients undergoing anesthesia, stratified by cardiac status: 24 with severe heart disease, 24 with…
Comparison
Halothane-N2O-O2 anesthesia. vs Morphine-d-tubocurarine-N2O-O2 anesthesia.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
During anesthesia
Authors
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PEP/LVET changes may discriminate heart disease severity under halothane better than SBP; leaves open its utility for perioperative risk stratification.
Does halothane versus morphine-d-tubocurarine anesthesia differentially affect systolic time intervals and blood pressure in patients with varying severities of heart disease?
Changes in the PEP/LVET ratio during halothane anesthesia serve as a better discriminator of underlying heart disease severity than changes in systolic blood pressure.
Dauchot et al. (1976) studied this question.
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