Several studies have described the use of alternative drugs as methylene blue (MB) (3) other than the standard limited options of the use of vasopressors and systemic corticosteroids (4) especially in the face of increasing incidence of vasoplegic syndrome. Hydroxycobolamin (HCO) has been used for treating cyanide poisoning for more than 40 years. Persistant and significant hypertension occurred as a result of the ability of (HCO) to bind nitric oxide (NO) to form nitrocobalamin. In this prospective randomized controlled trial, we hypothesized that the prophylactic use of HCO in high risk patients after CPB may decrease the incidence of vasoplegia.
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change in systemic vascular resistance
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