Following signed informed consent, patients scheduled for elective cardiac surgery were randomly assigned to one of 3 groups to be given acetaminophen, Indomethacin or a combination of both immediately following induction and then at 6, 12, 18 \& 24 hours following surgery. Our primary outcome measure was the amount of blood drained from the mediastinal tubes and chest drains. Secondary outcome measures included conventional blood coagulation indices as well as other measures of clotting as indicated by thromboelastography (TEG). Other secondary outcome measures included consumption of morphine equivalents and pain scores.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
82
Indomethacin was given via suppository at time of induction for anesthesia (2 x 50 mg) followed by one 50 mg suppository at 6, 12, 18 and 24 hours following cardiac bypass surgery.
Subjects were given a loading dose of acetaminophen (1300 mg) and indomethacin (50 mg)by suppository at the time of induction for anesthesia and then given 650mg acetaminophen + 25 mg indomethacin at 6, 12, 18 and 24 hours following cardiac bypass surgery.
Subjects were given a loading dose of 2600 mg of acetaminophen (via suppository) at time of induction for anesthesia then given 1300mg at 6, 12, 18 and 24 hours following cardiac bypass surgery.
Kingston General Hospital
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
amount of blood lost via chest drains during and following cardiac bypass surgery
Time frame: during surgery and then until chest drains removed (< 24 hours)
blood clotting indices (i.e., conventional and using thromboelastography)
Time frame: perioperative period until 24 hours post-operative
Morphine equivalents required to provide effective analgesia
The milligram quantities of morphine or the equivalents of morphine administered (in addition to the acetaminophen, indomethacin or combination therapy) were recorded and compared between groups. This provided an indication of how effective each of our interventions were at providing pain relief.
Time frame: perioperative period until 24 hours post-operative
pain scores
Resting pain scores were recorded for all subjects at 6, 12 18 and 24 hours following surgery and compared between groups. These scores provided an indication as to the efficacy of each of our interventions at providing pain relief.
Time frame: perioperative period until 24 hours post-operative
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