Cardiovascular responses to calcium administered intravenously to man during halothane anesthesia

J. K. Denlinger, J. A. Kaplan, J. H. Lecky, H. Wollman

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Abstract

Calcium chloride (7 mg/kg) was administered intravenously to 6 healthy volunteers anesthetized with halothane. Cardiovascular changes were measured during constant ventilation and anesthetic depth under 3 conditions: respiratory alkalosis, normocarbia, and respiratory acidosis. At each Pa(CO2), calcium infusion significantly increased cardiac index, left ventricular minute work index, and stroke index. Heart rate, total peripheral resistance, and cardiac pre ejection period decreased. No significant change in mean arterial blood pressure or central venous pressure followed calcium administration, and no arrhythmias occurred. It is concluded that calcium administration increases myocardial performance, presumably by increasing the availability of intracellular calcium ion for actomyosin interaction.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)390-397
Number of pages8
JournalAnesthesiology
Volume42
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1975
Externally publishedYes

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