Abstract:Objective To observe the effect of different fluid volume on hemodynamics and tissue oxygenation in the early stage of off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG). Methods Patients with OPCABG were randomly divided into groups A and B with 20 cases in each group. Anesthesia induction and maintenance were conducted routinely. Patients were infused with normal saline at the speed of 2-3 ml/(kg·h) in the group A and 5-7 ml/(kg·h) in the group B from the time of entering the operation room to the free of internal mammary artery. Patients' mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), cardiac output (CO), stroke volume variation (SVV) and central venous pressure (CVP) were recorded at six time points including the time of entering the operation room (T0), before the free of internal mammary artery (T1), at the anastomosis of anterior descending branch (T2), the anastomosis of the distal end of right coronary artery (T3) and distal end of circumflex coronary artery (T4), and immediatly after anastomosis of all the arteries (T5). Central venous oxygen saturation (ScvO2) and arterial lactate were recorded at T1 and T4. The urine volume and the total amount of norepinephrine (NE) and epinephrine (E) used from T0 to T5 were summarized. The peak values of arterial lactate and creatinine on the first day in the Intensive Care Unit were also recorded. Results There were no significant differences between both groups in age, sex, body weight, left ventricular ejection fraction, the case number of preoperative myocardial infarction, operation time or the hemodynamic indexs at T0 and T1. MAP at T2, T4 and T5 was significantly lower than that at T0 in the group A. Athough MAP of the group A at T4 and T5 was lower than that of the group B, there was no statistical difference. From T2 to T5, HR in the group A was significantly lower than that in the group B (P < 0.05). CO of the patients in both groups during bypass grafting was significantly lower than the preoperative level (P < 0.05); while CO decreased gradually from T2 to T4 in the group A, but had no significant fluctuation in the group B. CO in the group B from T3 to T5 was significantly higher than that in the group A (P < 0.05). CVP of both groups increased gradually from T2 to T4, and was significantly higher than the preoperative level (P < 0.05); while CVP of the group A at T2 was significantly higher than that in the group B. The changes of SVV in both groups had no obvious rule. The total amount of vasoactive drugs (T0-T5), lactate level at T4 and the peak values of arterial lactate in the group A were much higher than those in the group B (P < 0.05). ScvO2 at T4 in the group A was lower than that in the group B (P < 0.05). The urine volume (T0-T5) was significantly smaller and the peak value of creatinine on the first postoperative day was significantly higher in the group A than those in the group B (P < 0.05). Conclusions Mild restriction of fluid input before OPCABG can basically achieve the goals of early directed fluid therapy, and has significant advantages in the maintenance of stable hemodynamics, tissue oxygen supply, and reduction of vasoactive drugs during coronary bypass grafting.