Abstract
To compare the effects of nicorandil and nitroglycerin on arterial oxygenation during two-lung ventilation (TLV) and one-lung ventilation (OLV) in patients with risk factors for myocardial ischemia. A prospective, randomized, double-blind study. A tertiary care hospital. Fifty-six patients scheduled for elective video-assisted thoracic surgery were assigned randomly to either the nicorandil group or the nitroglycerin group. Patients in the nicorandil group received a bolus dose of nicorandil, 0.08 mg/kg during induction of anesthesia, followed by a continuous infusion at a rate of 0.08 mg/kg/h. Patients in the nitroglycerin group received a continuous infusion of nitroglycerin at a rate of 1 µg/kg/min from the induction of anesthesia. Arterial blood gas analysis was performed at the following points: before induction of anesthesia; during TLV; at 5, 10, 20, and 30 minutes after the initiation of OLV. PaO2 at TLV (479.7 ± 57.1 v 408.2 ± 70.9 mmHg, p < 0.001); and at 5 minutes (344.8 ± 85.1 v 282.6 ± 85.8 mmHg, p = 0.012), 20 minutes (215.7 ± 103.0 v 158.2 ± 74.5 mmHg, p = 0.027), and 30 minutes (198.8 ± 103.5 v 147.5 ± 64.1 mmHg, p = 0.039) after OLV was significantly higher in the nicorandil group than in the nitroglycerin group. This study demonstrated that oxygenation during TLV and OLV was significantly higher in patients receiving nicorandil than in those receiving nitroglycerin.
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