Abstract
To determine the effect of chronic magnesium (Mg2+) deficiency on the relative arrhythmogenicity of halothane and sevoflurane in the rat. Prospective, randomized, nonblinded study. University laboratory. Male Sprague-Dawley rats (n = 48). Rats were maintained on a Mg2+-deficient or control diet for 14 days, at which time they were anesthetized with halothane or sevoflurane, a tracheostomy was performed, and the lungs were ventilated to maintain normocapnia. Catheters were inserted into a femoral vein and carotid artery. Lead II of the electrocardiogram was monitored to determine the threshold for epinephrine-induced arrhythmias. Chronic Mg2+ deficiency significantly decreased the dose of epinephrine required for arrhythmias (ADE). The reduction in the ADE was approximately one third during halothane anesthesia (p < 0.05) and one fifth during sevoflurane anesthesia (p < 0.001). Infusion of magnesium sulphate completely reversed the reduction in ADE. In normomagnesemic rats, the halothane ADE was significantly less than the sevoflurane ADE (mean difference = 6.0 microg/kg, 95% confidence interval of the difference = 3.6 to 8.4 microg/kg) (p < 0.005). Mg2+ deficiency significantly attenuated the difference between the halothane AD...Continue Reading
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