Lidocaine for prevention of reperfusion ventricular fibrillation after release of aortic cross-clamping

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 531-533

  Baraka, Anis ^a   Kawkabani, Nadine ^a   Dabbous, Aliya ^a   Nawfal, Maud ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Coronary artery bypass graft surgery; Lidocaine; Reperfusion ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; PROMETHAZINE; SCOPOLAMINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUFENTANIL; THIOPENTAL; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA CLAMPING; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART OUTPUT; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0033787634     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jcan.2000.9484     Document Type: Article

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