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Cigarette smoking and the haemodynamic response to tracheal intubation
Author(s) -
Cuvas O.,
Er A.,
Ikeda O. C.,
Dikmen B.,
Basar H.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2008.05451.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intubation , heart rate , rate pressure product , hemodynamics , tracheal intubation , anesthesia , blood pressure , haemodynamic response , cardiology
Summary This study investigated the effects of smoking and gender on the haemodynamic response after tracheal intubation. Patients were assigned to one of four groups: female non‐smokers, female smokers, male non‐smokers and male smokers. After tracheal intubation, the highest mean (SD) increase in heart rate (30 (18) %) and rate–pressure product (40 (29) %) was seen in male smokers. The increases in heart rate and rate–pressure product in male smokers were significantly greater than those in female non‐smokers, p < 0.05. The increase in rate–pressure product was significantly greater in male smokers than in male non‐smokers, p = 0.022.