Prophylactic lidocaine for postoperative coronary artery bypass patients, a double-blind, randomized trial

This double-blind controlled study examined the frequency of ventricular arrhythmias (premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) > 5 · min− 1, bigeminy, couplets, ventricular tachycardia, and ventricular fibrillation) in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients during the first 24 hr postoperatively to determine the effect of prophylactic lidocaine on reducing the frequency of ventricular arrhythmias. Patients were included in the study if …