About this trial
This work aims to investigate the diuretic effect of Aminophylline in comparison to Furosemide in adult patients undergoing cardiac surgical procedures.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age from 18-65 years.
Both sexes.
All adult patients presenting for elective cardiac surgical procedures performed on cardiopulmonary bypass (Coronary artery bypass surgery, Cardiac valve repair and/or replacement, Repair of large septal defects, Repair and/or palliation of congenital heart defects, Transplantation, surgery of thoracic aneurysms.).
Body mass index (BMI) ranged between 20 and 40 kg/m2.
Disqualifiers
Sensitivity or contraindication to Aminophylline or furosemide
Stage-5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) [Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of less than 15 mL/min].
The presence of both factors (GFR less than 60 mL/min and albumin greater than 30 mg per gram of creatinine) along with abnormalities of kidney structure or function for greater than three months signifies chronic kidney disease.
Recipients of dialysis before surgery.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Aminophylline
- Furosemide