A 72-year-old female with diabetes underwent coronary angiography revealing multi-vessel disease. She underwent CABG with complications during protamine administration including pulmonary hypertension, RV failure, and cardiac arrest. Maximum inotropes and vasopressors were used to support blood pressure until protamine was finished, after which the patient developed ventricular arrhythmias and acidosis but ultimately survived after intensive care. The case highlights the complex hemodynamic effects of protamine and importance of strict protocols to manage complications.
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3. Name: Al SUFIANY RUZAIGAH
Date of birth: 25/7/1941
Gender: Female
Word: FS 434B
4. A 72-year-old female, with a history
of diabetes mellitus, with no allergy.
Coronary angiography revealed:
LAD: tight lesion at the bifurcation
with D1& D2 has tight ostial lesion.
LCX: Diffusely disease.
OM: Diffusely disease.
5. LV: Normal size and wall thickness
Moderately impaired LV systolic
function.
Moderate global hypokinesia.
EF= 40%.
Other chambers and valves were
normal.
6. Premedication: Pt was pre medicatated
by P.O. valium 5 mg at midnight and 6 Am,
plus 10 mg morphine on calling to OR.
Arterial cannulation was done before
induction of GA, while venous CVP and
large bore cannula were inserted
after smooth un eventual induction of
7. Maintenance of anesthesia was
carried by Propofol, nimbex infusion,
and supplemental titrated doses of
midazolam, Fentanyl, and Morphine
guided by BSI, and the operative steps.
Heparin achieved satisfactory ACT
result.
9. Ventilator was kept on with
- A low tidal volume 150 ML
- FI02 50%
- Frequency 12/min.
Maintenance of Anesthesia by
Propofol, Nimbex infusion, and
supplemental of midazolam, Fentanyl,
10. Preparing adequate equivalent
Protamine dose ready for infusion
Preparing blood and its product.
Adrenaline 50 n g started during the
second proximal anastomosis.
Reassume normal mechanical
ventilation.
Achieving HR. 108 and BP 130/ 80
CVP reading had a mean of 10. It was
temporally elevated with the filling
12. Insulin infusion together with K
correction was the second natural
inotropic to be administrated.
Drop by drop Protamine started very
slowly while Bp was 156/90.
According to protocol; Platelets
infusion started, and were to be
followed by blood and FFP according
to CVP reading guide and surgeon
advice.
13. Blood pressure was gradually
dropping and accordingly inotropic
adrenaline does was increased to
maximum 200 ng ,
Noradrenalin was administrated and
also reached maximum 200 ng in order
to keep the systolic Bp in the range of
14. When 遜 Protamine had been given,
Anesthetist requested to discontinue
protamine infusion, Surgeon insisted
to finish Protamine before removing
the aortic cannula.
Maximum doses of nor and adrenaline
infusion were able to maintain a
16. Increasing insulin infusion to 6U/H
Running maximum K infusion 40 MEq/hr
Protamine was finished
Considering NaHC03 for correction of
acidosis.
Discussing nitroglycerin infusion with
the surgeon to lower the CVP reading,
18. Despite Maximum inotrope and
vasopressors
Systolic BP started rapid dropping
120- 100- 80- till 67 mmHg
RV Distension
40 mmHg reading of CVP
Sluggish myocardial contractility
Ventricular arrhythmia
Bradycardia
19. Hyperventilation
Inotropic and vasopressors kept
maximum
Bolus Adrenaline 1 mg
Surgeon regretted, & incriminated
nitroglycerine to be the cause of the
catastrophe, and requested to
administrate bolus 1 g Calcium
chloride.
Internal cardiac massage for less
than 遜 min was effective to over come
20. Bp restored to 240/130
Development of ventricular
arrhythmia necessitate bolus
lidocaine followed by 2 mg /kg / hr
infusion
Marked acidosis necessitated
administration of a total dose of 200
22. Pt was weaned form IABP and
Pacemaker and extubated
successfully within 24 hr.
Elevated Renal function tests were
returned to normal with in 5 days.
24. Protamine remains the mainstay drug
for heparin
neutralization during cardiac
surgery. Frequently, protamine
causes transient hypotension from
histamine release, which is more
apparent if rapidly injected
25. The systemic hypotension typically
occurs secondary to poor LV filling
associated with the severe RV
dysfunction.
In our case maximum inotropes and
vasopressors were able to maintain
BP and coronary perfusion till the
26. Protamine systemic hypotension
mediated by:
1- Histamine release
2- Endothelium derived relaxing
factor, i.e., NO
This vasodilating effect is not
observed in the presence of a heparin-
protamine complex.
Protamine-induced severe pulmonary
27. During CPB, complement activation
takes place.
The production of prostacyclin, a
potent vasodilating prostaglandin,
increases during the early stages of
CPB, but decreases progressively
during re warming and reperfusion of
the lungs.
The production vasoconstricting
thromboxane A2 and B2 follows an
opposite pattern, reaching the
28. Thromboxane are at their highest
levels at the time of Protamine
administration
Acid-base interaction between
protamine and heparin polyanionic
polycationic interaction further more
activate complement and potentiate
the pulmonary vasoconstricting effect
of thromboxane possibly aggravated
by concomitant platelets
administration.
29. Inotropic support of the failing
myocardium may combine calcium with
adrenaline in an attempt to augment
the haemodynamic actions of each
drug.
Calcium blunts adrenaline induced
increases in blood pressure and
cardiac output in animals and human.
Ca blunts epinephrine's beta-
adrenergic actions in postoperative
cardiac surgery patients.
30. During myocardial ischemia there
is a Membrane
depolarization
Fall in ATP and loss of
Rise in lactate excitability
Decrease in intracellular pH
Increase in the intracellular
Ca which further consumes ATP.
Membrane ionic pumps and Ventricular
channels are disrupted fibrillation
31. The main causes of reperfusion
injury following prolonged ischemia
Cytosolic Ca2+ loading Exacerbate
Generation of mitochondrial
reactive oxygen species dysfunction
32. Ventricular fibrillation
Myocardial stunning
Loss of intracellular proteins
Further
Promoting an compromise
inflammatory response the cardiac
function
Cytokine release
Complement activation
33. 1- Stop Protamine administration if it
was not finished.
2- Re heparinization to decrease
heparin-protamine complexes and
stopping thromboxane release from
macrophages
3- Hyper ventilation with 100% FI02
4- Maximum inotropic and vasopressors
given through a left atrial
catheter Why?
34. 1- Inhaled: prostacyclin, nitric oxide.
2- Nitroglycerin, but it increases
pulmonary shunt
3- Cyclic AMP-specific
phosphodiesterase inhibitors
e.g. milrinone amrinone, enoximone,
but they
result in systemic hypotension
4- Ketanserin
35. Nitroglycerine exerts a direct effect
on the pulmonary circulation in doses
that do not affect systemic
resistance vessels or the myocardium
and do not activate neurohumoral
reflexes
Uniquely it reduces pulmonary artery
pressures in addition to pulmonary
vascular resistance due to its ability
to dilate venous capacitance vessels.
36. Ketanserin is a quinazoline
derivative that selectively blocks
S2-serotonergic receptors. it has 留1
receptor blocking and H1
histaminergic antagonistic
properties.
Unlike Nitroglycerine the use of I.V
ketanserin 1.0 to 2.0 mg, over a period
of 10 minutes, does not change, shunt
fraction, does not block hypoxic
37. The fear of postoperative bleeding,
the urge to transfuse blood products
for haemostatic purposes, the over
looking of the developing clinical
status; were the reasons beyond all
of these catastrophes happened in
this case.
Settled appropriate protocols for
management of possible complications
and sticking to it is much more prudent