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== <span style="font-size: 140%;">Preconditioning with hyperbaric oxygen reduced the ICU length of stay and inotrope requirements for patients having on-pump coronary bypass grafting.</span> ==
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<span style="line-height:normal">'''<span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="font-family:">Preconditioning with hyperbaric oxygen reduced the ICU length of stay and inotrope requirements for patients having on-pump coronary bypass grafting.</span></span>'''</span>
  
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| '''<span>1. ICU time was reduced following preconditioning with HBO for those patients requiring on-pump CABG</span>'''<br/> <br/> **<span>2. The requirement for inotropes post-operatively was reduced in the same group following preconditioning.</span><br/> <br/> '''**<span style="font-size: 130%;">3. No differences were note for those having off-pump surgery.</span>'''
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<span style="line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:">1. ICU time was reduced following preconditioning with HBO for those patients requiring on-pump CABG</span></span><br/> <br/> <span style="font-size:14.0pt"><span style="font-family:">2. The requirement for inotropes post-operatively was reduced in the same group following preconditioning.<br/> <br/> 3. No differences were note for those having off-pump surgery.</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: 110%;">'''Citation/s:''' 1. Li Y, Dong H, Chen M, Liu J, Yang L, Chen S, Xiong L. Preconditioning with repeated hyperbaric oxygen induces myocardial and cerebral protection in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial. Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia. 2011 Dec 31;25(6):908-16.</span>
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<span style="line-height:normal">'''<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:">Citation/s:</span></span>'''<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:">1. Li Y, Dong H, Chen M, Liu J, Yang L, Chen S, Xiong L. Preconditioning with repeated hyperbaric oxygen induces myocardial and cerebral protection in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial. Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia. 2011 Dec 31;25(6):908-16.</span></span></span>
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**<span style="font-size: 110%;">Lead author's name and fax:</span>'''<span style="font-size: 110%;">Lize Yiong lxiong@fmmu.edu.cn</span>'''  
 
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**<span style="font-size: 110%;">Three-part Clinical Question:</span>'''For patients requiring coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) (on or off-pump), does preconditioning with hyperbaric oxygen result in protective cerebral or myocardial effects?''' 
 
  
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<span style="line-height:normal">'''<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:">Lead author's name and email:</span></span>'''<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:">Lize Yiong, lxiong@fmmu.edu.cn</span></span></span>
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**<span style="font-size: 110%;">Search Terms:</span>'''<span style="font-size: 110%;">coronary artery bypass grafts; preconditioning, brain injury</span>''' 
 
  
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<span style="line-height:normal">'''<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:">Three-part Clinical Question:</span></span>'''<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:">For patients requiring coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) (on or off-pump), does preconditioning with hyperbaric oxygen result in protective cerebral or myocardial effects?</span></span></span>
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**<span style="font-size: 110%;">The Study: </span>'''<span style="font-size: 110%;">Single-blinded concealed randomised controlled trial with intention-to-treat.</span>''' 
 
  
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<span style="font-size: 110%;">'''The Study Patients:''' Adult male patients for first time coronary arterial bypass grafting.</span>
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<span style="line-height:normal">'''<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:">Search Terms:</span></span>'''<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:">coronary artery bypass grafts; preconditioning, brain injury</span></span></span>
  
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<span style="line-height:normal">'''<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:">The Study:</span></span>'''<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:">Single-blinded concealed randomised controlled trial with intention-to-treat.</span></span></span>
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**<span style="font-size: 110%;">Control group (N = 16; 15 analysed): </span>'''<span style="font-size: 110%;">Standard surgical procedures for on-pump CABGs. Anaesthesia with propofol infusion and no volatile agents or steroids. ACT maintained at >480 sec with heparin.</span>''' 
 
  
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<span style="font-size: 110%;">'''Experimental group (N = 15; 14 analysed):''' As above, plus HBO at 2.0 ATA for 70 minutes daily for five days prior to operation.</span>
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<span style="line-height:normal">'''<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:">The Study Patients:</span></span>'''<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:">Adult male patients for first time coronary arterial bypass grafting.</span></span></span>
  
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<span style="line-height:normal">'''<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:">Control group (N = 16; 15 analysed):</span></span>'''<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:">Standard surgical procedures for on-pump CABGs. Anaesthesia with propofol infusion and no volatile agents or steroids. ACT maintained at >480 sec with heparin.</span></span></span>
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**<span style="font-size: 110%;">The Evidence:</span>  
 
  
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<span style="line-height:normal">'''<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:">Experimental group (N = 15; 14 analysed):</span></span>'''<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:">As above, plus HBO at 2.0 ATA for 70 minutes daily for five days prior to operation.</span></span></span>
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| '''<span>Length of stay in ICU (hours)</span>'''
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<span style="line-height:normal">'''<span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:">1.</span></span>''' <span style="font-size:13.0pt"><span style="font-family:">Results indicate some clinical benefit with preconditioning and these findings are supported by differences in a marker of cerebral injury (S100B) and a number of others in the paper.</span></span></span>
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<span style="line-height:normal">'''<span style="font-size:13.0pt"><span style="font-family:">Appraised by:</span></span>'''<span style="font-size:13.0pt"><span style="font-family:">Mike Bennett, POWH m.bennett@unsw.edu.au; Monday, 13 November 2017</span></span></span>
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Latest revision as of 04:07, 27 September 2021

Preconditioning with hyperbaric oxygen reduced the ICU length of stay and inotrope requirements for patients having on-pump coronary bypass grafting.

Clinical Bottom Line:

1. ICU time was reduced following preconditioning with HBO for those patients requiring on-pump CABG

2. The requirement for inotropes post-operatively was reduced in the same group following preconditioning.

3. No differences were note for those having off-pump surgery.


Citation/s:1. Li Y, Dong H, Chen M, Liu J, Yang L, Chen S, Xiong L. Preconditioning with repeated hyperbaric oxygen induces myocardial and cerebral protection in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial. Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia. 2011 Dec 31;25(6):908-16.

Lead author's name and email:Lize Yiong, lxiong@fmmu.edu.cn

Three-part Clinical Question:For patients requiring coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) (on or off-pump), does preconditioning with hyperbaric oxygen result in protective cerebral or myocardial effects?

Search Terms:coronary artery bypass grafts; preconditioning, brain injury

The Study:Single-blinded concealed randomised controlled trial with intention-to-treat.

The Study Patients:Adult male patients for first time coronary arterial bypass grafting.

Control group (N = 16; 15 analysed):Standard surgical procedures for on-pump CABGs. Anaesthesia with propofol infusion and no volatile agents or steroids. ACT maintained at >480 sec with heparin.

Experimental group (N = 15; 14 analysed):As above, plus HBO at 2.0 ATA for 70 minutes daily for five days prior to operation.

The Evidence:

Measure

Control Group

HBO Group

Difference

95% CI

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Length of stay in ICU (hours)

85.9

41.8

59.4

21.7

26.5

0.8 to 52.2

Inotrope at 36 hours (microg/kg/min)

9.6

4.3

6.7

3.0

2.9

0.1 to 5.8

Serum S100B after 1 hr crossclamp time (pg/ml)

138.2

37.4

82.2

42.8

56.0

25.4 to 86.6

Serum catalase activity at 24 hours (U/ml)

3.73

1.78

6.1

1.53

2.27

1.00 to 3.54

Comments:

1. Results indicate some clinical benefit with preconditioning and these findings are supported by differences in a marker of cerebral injury (S100B) and a number of others in the paper.

2. Any benefit of HBO may reflect a combination of anti-inflammatory and/or antioxidant actions.

3.There were no differences shown on the same analysis of off-pump CABG implying the crucial exposure is to CPB.

4.A small study with wide 95% CIs and no longer-term follow-up means we should interpret cautiously.

Appraised by:Mike Bennett, POWH m.bennett@unsw.edu.au; Monday, 13 November 2017

Kill or Update By:November 2022

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