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Effects of Dexamethason on the Early Postoperative Course after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

1982; Georg Thieme Verlag; Volume: 30; Issue: 01 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1055/s-2007-1022200

1439-1902

Diana Miranda, C. P. Stoutenbeek, G. Karliczek, W. Rating,

Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy

The effects of dexamethason (DM) on the postoperative course of coronary artery bypass have been investigated in a double blind study. Twenty patients receiving dexamethason 1 mg/kg body weight intravenously (IV) before cardiopulmonary bypass are compared with a control group of 20 patients receiving placebo. In the treated group core temperature remained normal (maximum 37.6 ± 0.5 °C) while in the control group the patients regularly developed fever (39.0 ± 0.7 °C; p < 0.01).