Abstract | PURPOSE:
Trauma dogma dictates that the physiologic response to injury is blunted by beta-blockers and other cardiac medications. We sought to determine how the pre-injury cardiac medication profile influences admission physiology and post-injury outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: RESULTS: Records of 645 patients were reviewed (mean age 62.9 years, Injury Severity Score >10, 23%). Our analysis demonstrated no effect on systolic and diastolic blood pressures from beta-blocker, ACE-I/ARB, calcium channel blocker, and amiodarone use. The triple therapy (combined beta- blocker, calcium channel blocker, and ACE-I/ARB) patient group had significantly lower heart rate than the no cardiac medication group. No other groups were statistically different for heart rate, systolic, and diastolic blood pressure. CONCLUSIONS: Pre-injury use of cardiac medication lowered heart rate in the triple-agent group (beta- blocker, calcium channel blocker, and ACEi/ARB) when compared the no cardiac medication group. While most combinations of cardiac medications do not blunt the hyperdynamic response in trauma cases, patients on combined beta- blocker, calcium channel blocker, and ACE-I/ARB therapy had higher mortality and more in-hospital complications despite only mild attenuation of the hyperdynamic response.
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Authors | David C Evans, Kendrick M Khoo, Andrei Radulescu, Charles H Cook, Anthony T Gerlach, Thomas J Papadimos, Steven M Steinberg, Stanislaw Pa Stawicki, Daniel S Eiferman |
Journal | Journal of emergencies, trauma, and shock
(J Emerg Trauma Shock)
Vol. 7
Issue 4
Pg. 305-9
(Oct 2014)
ISSN: 0974-2700 [Print] India |
PMID | 25400393
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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