Patients undergoing multivessel off-pump coronary bypass surgery (OPCAB) inevitably experience cumulative ischemia-reperfusion injury at myocardium. Glucose-insulin-potassium (GIK) is a potentially useful adjunct to myocardial protection. This study was designed to evaluate the effects of GIK infusion on myocardium in patients undergoing OPCAB. Patients undergoing OPCAB with acute coronary syndrome are randomly assigned to GIK or Control group. The trial is double-blind and conducted at a single center.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
66
Patients receive 0.3 ml/kg/hr GIK solution or the same volume of normal saline depending on the group during off-pump coronary bypass surgery. GIK solution consist of 50% glucose, potassium 80 mEq, and regular insulin 325 IU/500ml.
Severance Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
CK-MB(creatinine kinase-MB) mass
Comparison of cardiac enzyme elevation after surgery between GIK and Control group.
Time frame: 12 hours after the surgery
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