Del Nido Cardioplegia in Adults: a Retrospective Observational Study in Comparison to Modified St. Thomas Cardioplegia in Cardiac Surgery

Overview

Journal J Cardiothorac Surg

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialties Cardiology & Vascular Diseases
General Surgery
Pulmonary Medicine

Date 2024 Apr 25

PMID 38664851

Authors

Sanjeeve Kumar Garg

Rajinder Singh Rawat

Dina Afifi Saad

Ihab Omar

Affiliations

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Abstract

Background: St. Thomas cardioplegia is commonly administered to adults, yet repeated dosing at brief intervals is required. Del Nido's cardioplegic solution provides a prolonged duration of safe myocardial arrest, yet it was primarily intended for pediatric cardiac surgery. Recently, there has been an increasing interest in using Del Nido's in adults; this might be due to its ease of administration and extended re-dosing intervals. This study contrasted Del Nido's to modified St. Thomas cardioplegia in adults.

Methods: This study was conducted on 200 patients. Troponin-T was the primary outcome within the first 24 and 48 h post-surgery. Cardiopulmonary bypass time, cross-clamp time, intraoperative use of inotropic support, defibrillator and/or intra-aortic balloon were the secondary outcomes of the study.

Results: There was a significant reduction in post-operative Troponin-T levels in the first 24 and 48 h within Del Nido's group compared to the modified St. Thomas group. The cross-clamp and cardiopulmonary bypass times were also found to be lower within Del Nido's group.

Conclusion: This study has demonstrated a significant reduction in early postoperative Troponin-T levels as well as operative times favoring Del Nido's in adults.

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