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Sand CA, Starr A, Wilder CDE, Rudyk O, Spina D, Thiemermann C, Treacher DF, Nandi M. Quantification of microcirculatory blood flow: a sensitive and clinically relevant prognostic marker in murine models of sepsis. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2014; 118:344-54. [PMID: 25477352 PMCID: PMC4312846 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00793.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Sepsis and sepsis-associated multiorgan failure represent the major cause of mortality in intensive care units worldwide. Cardiovascular dysfunction, a key component of sepsis pathogenesis, has received much research interest, although research translatability remains severely limited. There is a critical need for more comprehensive preclinical sepsis models, with more clinically relevant end points, such as microvascular perfusion. The purpose of this study was to compare microcirculatory blood flow measurements, using a novel application of laser speckle contrast imaging technology, with more traditional hemodynamic end points, as part of a multiparameter monitoring system in preclinical models of sepsis. Our aim, in measuring mesenteric blood flow, was to increase the prognostic sensitivity of preclinical studies. In two commonly used sepsis models (cecal ligation and puncture, and lipopolysaccharide), we demonstrate that blood pressure and cardiac output are compromised postsepsis, but subsequently stabilize over the 24-h recording period. In contrast, mesenteric blood flow continuously declines in a time-dependent manner and in parallel with the development of metabolic acidosis and organ dysfunction. Importantly, these microcirculatory perturbations are reversed by fluid resuscitation, a mainstay intervention associated with improved outcome in patients. These data suggest that global hemodynamics are maintained at the expense of the microcirculation and are, therefore, not sufficiently predictive of outcome. We demonstrate that microcirculatory blood flow is a more sensitive biomarker of sepsis syndrome progression and believe that incorporation of this biomarker into preclinical models will facilitate sophisticated proof-of-concept studies for novel sepsis interventions, providing more robust data on which to base future clinical trials.
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- Claire A Sand
- British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Research, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Research, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Research, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Intensive Care, Guy's & St. Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- The William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine & Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom; and
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- British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Research, King's College London, London, United Kingdom; Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, United Kingdom;
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Sepsis is among the most common reasons for admission to ICUs throughout the world, and it is believed to be the third most common cause of death in the United States. The pathogenetic mechanism and physiologic changes associated with sepsis are exceedingly complex, but our understanding is evolving rapidly. The major pathophysiologic changes in patients with septic shock include vasoplegic shock (distributive shock), myocardial depression, altered microvascular flow, and a diffuse endothelial injury. These pathophysiologic changes play a central role in the management of sepsis. The early management of patients with severe sepsis and septic shock centers on the administration of antibiotics, IV fluids, and vasoactive agents, followed by source control. However, the specific approach to the resuscitation of patients with septic shock remains highly controversial. This review provides a practical and physiologic-based approach to the early management of sepsis and explores the controversies surrounding the management of this complex condition.
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- Paul E Marik
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA.
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den Uil CA, Lagrand WK, van der Ent M, Nieman K, Struijs A, Jewbali LSD, Constantinescu AA, Spronk PE, Simoons ML. Conventional hemodynamic resuscitation may fail to optimize tissue perfusion: an observational study on the effects of dobutamine, enoximone, and norepinephrine in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock. PLoS One 2014; 9:e103978. [PMID: 25084171 PMCID: PMC4118994 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2014] [Accepted: 07/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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AIM To investigate the effects of inotropic agents on parameters of tissue perfusion in patients with cardiogenic shock. METHODS AND RESULTS Thirty patients with cardiogenic shock were included. Patients received dobutamine, enoximone, or norepinephrine. We performed hemodynamic measurements at baseline and after titration of the inotropic agent until cardiac index (CI) ≥ 2.5 L.min-1.m(-2) or mixed-venous oxygen saturation (SvO2) ≥ 70% (dobutamine or enoximone), and mean arterial pressure (MAP) ≥ 70 mmHg (norepinephrine). As parameters of tissue perfusion, we measured central-peripheral temperature gradient (delta-T) and sublingual perfused capillary density (PCD). All patients reached predefined therapeutic targets. The inotropes did not significantly change delta-T. Dobutamine did not change PCD. Enoximone increased PCD (9.1 [8.9-10.2] vs. 11.4 [8.4-13.9] mm.mm(-2); p<0.05), and norepinephrine tended to decrease PCD (9.8 [8.5-11.9] vs. 8.8 [8.2-9.6] mm.mm-2, p = 0.08). Fifteen patients (50%) died within 30 days after admission. Patients who had low final PCD (≤ 10.3 mm.mm-2; 64%) were more likely to die than patients who had preserved PCD (>10.3 mm.mm(-2); mortality 72% vs. 17%, p = 0.003). CONCLUSION This study demonstrates the effects of commonly used inotropic agents on parameters of tissue perfusion in patients with cardiogenic shock. Despite hemodynamic optimization, tissue perfusion was not sufficiently restored in most patients. In these patients, mortality was high. Interventions directed at improving microcirculation may eventually help bridging the gap between improved hemodynamics and dismal patient outcome in cardiogenic shock.
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- Corstiaan A. den Uil
- Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Departments of Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Academic Medical Center, Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Departments of Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Departments of Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Departments of Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Departments of Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Gelre Hospitals, Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Apeldoorn, the Netherlands
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- Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Departments of Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Impact of rapid ventricular pacing during TAVI on microvascular tissue perfusion. Clin Res Cardiol 2014; 103:902-11. [PMID: 24898704 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-014-0728-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2014] [Accepted: 05/15/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Rapid ventricular pacing (RVP) is an established technique to temporarily reduce left ventricular output during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of RVP on microvascular tissue perfusion (MTP) in patients undergoing TAVI. METHODS AND RESULTS We studied 42 patients (mean age 81.8 ± 6.9 years, n = 18 females. EuroSCORE 33 ± 12 %) during TAVI. MTP was analyzed using Sidestream-Darkfield imaging, of the sublingual microvasculature. Microvascular flow index (MFI) was continuously measured in small (10-25 μm)- and medium (26-50 μm)-sized vessels, starting 10 s before and ending 12 s after RVP. Further, perfused capillary density, total vessel density and the proportion of perfused vessels were assessed. After a mean RVP duration of 14.3 s (range 6-29), mean arterial pressure decreased from 68 ± 05 to 40 ± 7 mmHg (p < 0.001). This was associated with a significant decrease of MFI in small- and medium-sized vessels from 2.29 ± 0.64 and 2.36 ± 0.6 to 0.87 ± 0.66 (p < 0.001) and 1.0 ± 0.83 (p < 0.001), respectively. MFI remained significantly below baseline values (small: 1.75 ± 0.8, p = 0.001 vs. baseline; medium: 1.77 ± 0.85; p = 0.005 vs. baseline) at 12 s after end of RVP. CONCLUSIONS The study demonstrates a time-dependent effect of RVP on microflow, leading to 50 and 25 % of baseline at 8 and 18 s of RVP, respectively. In a substantial proportion of patients, RVP is associated with microcirculatory arrest and a delayed recovery of microflow. Although the impact of these findings on outcome is yet unclear, TAVI operators should be aware of the potentially adverse effects of even short periods of RVP.
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Piva J, Alquati T, Garcia PC, Fiori H, Einloft P, Bruno F. Norepinephrine infusion increases urine output in children under sedative and analgesic infusion. Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992) 2014; 60:208-15. [DOI: 10.1590/1806-9282.60.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2013] [Accepted: 01/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Objective: to evaluate the effects of early norepinephrine (NE) infusion in children submitted to mechanical ventilation (MV) requiring continuous sedative and analgesic infusion. Methods: double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial enrolling children (1 month to 12 years of age) admitted to a Brazilian PICU and expected to require MV and continuous sedative and analgesic drug infusions for at least five days. Children were randomized to receive either norepinephrine (NE) (0.15 mcg/kg/min) or normal saline infusion, started in the first 24 hours of MV, and maintained for 72 hours. We compared hemodynamic variables, fluid intake, renal function and urine output between groups. Results: forty children were equally allocated to the NE or placebo groups, with no differences in baseline characteristics, laboratorial findings, PRISM II score, length of MV, or mortality between groups. The average norepinephrine infusion was 0.143 mcg/kg/min. The NE group showed higher urine output (p = 0.016) and continuous increment in the mean arterial pressure compared to the baseline (p = 0.043). There were no differences in the remaining hemodynamic variables, fluid requirements, or furosemide administration. Conclusion: early norepinephrine infusion in children submitted to MV improves mean arterial pressure and increases urine output. These effects were attributed to reversion of vasoplegia induced by the sedative and analgesic drugs.
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Increasing mean arterial blood pressure and heart rate with catecholaminergic drugs does not improve the microcirculation in children with congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a prospective cohort study. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2014; 15:343-54. [PMID: 24622167 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000000105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study whether dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine improve not only mean arterial blood pressure and heart rate but also microcirculatory perfusion in children with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. DESIGN Prospective observational cohort study from November 2009 to July 2012. SETTING ICU of a level III university children's hospital. PATIENTS Twenty-eight consecutive congenital diaphragmatic hernia newborns of whom seven did not receive any catecholaminergic support and 21 received dopamine as the drug of first choice. Fourteen of the latter also received either norepinephrine or epinephrine in addition to dopamine. Twenty-eight healthy neonates, matched for gestational age, postnatal age, and gender, served as controls. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Data were obtained before and after dopamine start and before and after norepinephrine or epinephrine start in case it was given. For the congenital diaphragmatic hernia without catecholaminergic support, data were obtained at admission days 1 and 2 and for the controls on day 1 of life. The buccal microcirculation was studied using Sidestream Dark Field imaging. Also macrocirculatory, respiratory, and biochemical variables were collected. Mean arterial blood pressure had improved after dopamine start, whereas the microcirculation had not. After the start of either norepinephrine or epinephrine, both blood pressure and heart rate had increased. However, the microcirculation failed to improve again. The microcirculation in the healthy controls was better than that in the congenital diaphragmatic hernia patients with catecholaminergic support. After cutoff values for abnormal microcirculation had been defined, abnormal microcirculation after dopamine start predicted the need for additional catecholaminergic support (area under the curve, 0.74-0.88; sensitivity, 77-77%; specificity, 69-77%). Likewise, microcirculatory impairment was associated with the need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. CONCLUSIONS Catecholaminergic drug support with dopamine, norepinephrine, and/or epinephrine improved macrocirculatory function but did not improve the microcirculation in neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. The microcirculation was not only impaired but it also predicted poor outcome.
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Grabtchak S, Montgomery LG, Whelan WM. Optical absorption and scattering properties of bulk porcine muscle phantoms from interstitial radiance measurements in 650-900 nm range. Phys Med Biol 2014; 59:2431-44. [PMID: 24743553 DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/59/10/2431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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We demonstrated the application of relative radiance-based continuous wave (cw) measurements for recovering absorption and scattering properties (the effective attenuation coefficient, the diffusion coefficient, the absorption coefficient and the reduced scattering coefficient) of bulk porcine muscle phantoms in the 650-900 nm spectral range. Both the side-firing fiber (the detector) and the fiber with a spherical diffuser at the end (the source) were inserted interstitially at predetermined locations in the phantom. The porcine phantoms were prostate-shaped with ∼4 cm in diameter and ∼3 cm thickness and made from porcine loin or tenderloin muscles. The described method was previously validated using the diffusion approximation on simulated and experimental radiance data obtained for homogenous Intralipid-1% liquid phantom. The approach required performing measurements in two locations in the tissue with different distances to the source. Measurements were performed on 21 porcine phantoms. Spectral dependences of the effective attenuation and absorption coefficients for the loin phantom deviated from corresponding dependences for the tenderloin phantom for wavelengths <750 nm. The diffusion constant and the reduced scattering coefficient were very close for both phantom types. To quantify chromophore presence, the plot for the absorption coefficient was matched with a synthetic absorption spectrum constructed from deoxyhemoglobin, oxyhemoglobin and water. The closest match for the porcine loin spectrum was obtained with the following concentrations: 15.5 µM (±30% s.d.) Hb, 21 µM (±30% s.d.) HbO2 and 0.3 (±30% s.d.) fractional volume of water. The tenderloin absorption spectrum was best described by 30 µM Hb (±30% s.d), 19 µM (±30% s.d.) HbO2 and 0.3 (±30% s.d.) fractional volume of water. The higher concentration of Hb in tenderloin was consistent with a dark-red appearance of the tenderloin phantom. The method can be applied to a number of biological tissues and organs for interstitial optical interrogation.
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- Serge Grabtchak
- Department of Physics, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI C1A4P3, Canada. Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Physics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H3J5, Canada
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Aya HD, Cecconi M, Rhodes A. Perioperative Haemodynamic Optimisation. Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim 2014; 42:56-65. [PMID: 27366392 DOI: 10.5152/tjar.2014.2220141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2014] [Accepted: 01/15/2014] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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During the latest years, a number of studies have confirmed the benefits of perioperative haemodynamic optimisation on surgical mortality and postoperative complication rate. This process requires the use of advanced haemodynamic monitoring with the purpose of guiding therapies to reach predefined goals. This review aim to present recent evidence on perioperative goal directed therapy (GDT), with an emphasis in some aspects that may merit further investigation. In order to maximise the benefits on outcomes, GDT must be implemented as early as possible; intravascular volume optimisation should be in accordance with the response of the preload-reserve, goals should be individualised and adequacy of the intervention must be also assessed; non-invasive or minimally invasive monitoring should be used and, finally, side effects of every therapy should be taken into account in order to avoid undesired complications. New drugs and technologies, particularly those exploring the venous side of the circulation, may improve in the future the effectiveness and facilitate the implementation of this group of therapeutic interventions.
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- Hollmann D Aya
- St George's Healthcare NHS Trust and St George's University of London, UK
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- St George's Healthcare NHS Trust and St George's University of London, UK
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- St George's Healthcare NHS Trust and St George's University of London, UK
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Filbin MR, Hou PC, Massey M, Barche A, Kao E, Bracey A, Skibsted S, Chang Y, Shapiro NI. The microcirculation is preserved in emergency department low-acuity sepsis patients without hypotension. Acad Emerg Med 2014; 21:154-62. [PMID: 24673671 DOI: 10.1111/acem.12314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2013] [Revised: 08/14/2013] [Accepted: 08/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Microcirculatory dysfunction plays an important role in sepsis pathophysiology. Previous studies using sidestream dark-field (SDF) imaging have demonstrated microcirculatory flow abnormalities in patients with septic shock; however, the microcirculation is relatively unstudied in lower-acuity sepsis patients. The hypothesis was that patients with sepsis, but without hypotension, will demonstrate signs of flow abnormalities compared to noninfected control patients. METHODS This was a prospective, observational study in a convenience sample of patients with sepsis and noninfected controls, conducted in three urban, tertiary care emergency departments (EDs) in the United States. Sepsis was defined as suspected infection plus two or more systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) criteria; those with hypotension were excluded. Noninfected controls were ED patients without infection and without SIRS criteria. SDF imaging was obtained in all study patients during ED evaluation. Recommended microcirculatory flow parameters were measured, and the difference in these measures between sepsis patients and noninfected controls were calculated. The authors also correlated microcirculatory flow parameters with patient variables, including serum lactate. RESULTS A total of 106 patients were enrolled: 63 with sepsis and 43 noninfected controls. There were no differences in microcirculatory flow scores between sepsis patients and noninfected controls. Median microvascular flow index (MFI; with interquartile range [IQR] was 3.00 (IQR = 2.73 to 3.00) in sepsis patients versus 2.93 (IQR = 2.73 to 3.00) in control patients (p = 0.33), and mean proportion of perfused small vessels (PPV) was 91.5% (95% CI = 89.7% to 93.3%) versus 91.8% (95% CI = 89.7% to 93.9%), with a mean difference of 0.3% (95% CI = -2.5% to 3.1%; p = 0.84). Similarly, there were no significant differences in total vessel density, perfused vessel density, or heterogeneity index (HI). In the subset of infected patients for whom serum lactates were obtained (n % 37), MFI and PPV were negatively correlated with elevated serum lactate values: r = -0.32, p = 0.04; and r = -0.44, p < 0.01, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Measureable microcirculatory flow abnormalities were not observed in patients with early sepsis in the absence of hypotension. However, microcirculatory abnormalities were correlated with elevated serum lactate in normotensive sepsis patients, supporting the notion that impaired microcirculatory flow is coupled with cellular distress.
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- Michael R. Filbin
- Department of Emergency Medicine; Massachusetts General Hospital; Boston MA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine; Brigham and Women's Hospital; Boston MA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Boston MA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine; Massachusetts General Hospital; Boston MA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine; Brigham and Women's Hospital; Boston MA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Boston MA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Boston MA
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- Department of Medicine; Massachusetts General Hospital; Boston MA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Boston MA
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Lukewich MK, Rogers RC, Lomax AE. Divergent neuroendocrine responses to localized and systemic inflammation. Semin Immunol 2014; 26:402-8. [PMID: 24486057 DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2014.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2013] [Accepted: 01/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is part of an integrative network that functions to restore homeostasis following injury and infection. The SNS can provide negative feedback control over inflammation through the secretion of catecholamines from postganglionic sympathetic neurons and adrenal chromaffin cells (ACCs). Central autonomic structures receive information regarding the inflammatory status of the body and reflexively modulate SNS activity. However, inflammation and infection can also directly regulate SNS function by peripheral actions on postganglionic cells. The present review discusses how inflammation activates autonomic reflex pathways and compares the effect of localized and systemic inflammation on ACCs and postganglionic sympathetic neurons. Systemic inflammation significantly enhanced catecholamine secretion through an increase in Ca(2+) release from the endoplasmic reticulum. In contrast, acute and chronic GI inflammation reduced voltage-gated Ca(2+) current. Thus it appears that the mechanisms underlying the effects of peripheral and systemic inflammation neuroendocrine function converge on the modulation of intracellular Ca(2+) signaling.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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- Laboratory for Autonomic Neuroscience, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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Chiarandini P, Pompei L, Costa MG, Vetrugno L, Ronga F, Contin R, Rosa F, Della Rocca G. Effects of Catecholamines on Microcirculation During General Inhalation Anesthesia. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2013; 27:1239-45. [DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.03.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Microvascular Effects of Heart Rate Control With Esmolol in Patients With Septic Shock. Crit Care Med 2013; 41:2162-8. [DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e31828a678d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Ekbal NJ, Dyson A, Black C, Singer M. Monitoring tissue perfusion, oxygenation, and metabolism in critically ill patients. Chest 2013; 143:1799-1808. [PMID: 23732592 DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-1849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Alterations in oxygen transport and use are integral to the development of multiple organ failure; therefore, the ultimate goal of resuscitation is to restore effective tissue oxygenation and cellular metabolism. Hemodynamic monitoring is the cornerstone of management to promptly identify and appropriately manage (impending) organ dysfunction. Prospective randomized trials have confirmed outcome benefit when preemptive or early treatment is directed toward maintaining or restoring adequate tissue perfusion. However, treatment end points remain controversial, in large part because of current difficulties in determining what constitutes "optimal." Information gained from global whole-body monitoring may not detect regional organ perfusion abnormalities until they are well advanced. Conversely, the ideal "canary" organ that is readily accessible for monitoring, yet offers an early and sensitive indicator of tissue "unwellness," remains to be firmly identified. This review describes techniques available for real-time monitoring of tissue perfusion and metabolism and highlights novel developments that may complement or even supersede current tools.
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- Nasirul J Ekbal
- Bloomsbury Institute of Intensive Care Medicine, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, England
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- Bloomsbury Institute of Intensive Care Medicine, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, England
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- Bloomsbury Institute of Intensive Care Medicine, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, England
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- Bloomsbury Institute of Intensive Care Medicine, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, England.
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Vellinga NA, Ince C, Boerma EC. Elevated central venous pressure is associated with impairment of microcirculatory blood flow in sepsis: a hypothesis generating post hoc analysis. BMC Anesthesiol 2013; 13:17. [PMID: 23919272 PMCID: PMC3750825 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2253-13-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2013] [Accepted: 07/31/2013] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Background Microcirculatory driving pressure is defined as the difference between post-arteriolar and venular pressure. In previous research, an absence of correlation between mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) and microcirculatory perfusion has been observed. However, the microcirculation may be considered as a low pressure compartment with capillary pressure closer to venous than to arterial pressure. From this perspective, it is conceivable that central venous pressure (CVP) plays a more important role in determination of capillary perfusion. We aimed to explore associations between CVP and microcirculatory perfusion. Methods We performed a post-hoc analysis of a prospective study in septic patients who were resuscitated according a strict non-CVP guided treatment protocol. Simultaneous measurements of hemodynamics and sublingual Sidestream Dark Field imaging were obtained 0 and 30 minutes after fulfillment of resuscitation goals. Data were examined for differences in microcirculatory variables for CVP ≤ or > 12 mmHg and its evolution over time, as well as for predictors of a microvascular flow index (MFI) < 2.6. Results In 70 patients with a mean APACHE II score of 21, 140 simultaneous measurements of CVP and sublingual microcirculation (vessels < 20 µmeter) were obtained. (MFI) and the percentage of perfused small vessels (PPV) were significantly lower in the ‘high’ CVP (> 12 mmHg) group as compared to patients in the ‘low’ CVP (≤12 mmHg) group (1.4 ± 0.9 vs. 1.9 ± 0.9, P = 0.006; and 88 ± 21% vs. 95 ± 8%, P = 0.006 respectively). Perfusion pressure (MAP–CVP) and cardiac output did not differ significantly between both CVP groups. From time point 0 to 30 minutes, a significant increase in MFI (from 1.6 ± 0.6 to 1.8 ± 0.9, P = 0.027) but not in PPV, was observed, while CVP and perfusion pressure significantly decreased in the same period. In a multivariate model CVP > 12 mmHg was the only significant predictor for a capillary MFI < 2.6 (Odds ratio 2.5 (95% confidence interval 1.1-5.8), P = 0.026). Conclusion We observed a significant association between a higher CVP and impairment of microcirculatory blood flow. Further research is needed to elaborate on our hypothesis generating findings that an elevated CVP may act as an outflow obstruction of organ perfusion.
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- Namkje Ar Vellinga
- Department of Intensive Care Adults, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Room H625, P.O. Box 2040, Rotterdam 3000 CA, Netherlands ; Department of Intensive Care, Medical Center Leeuwarden, P.O. Box 888, Leeuwarden 8901 BR, Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care Adults, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Room H625, P.O. Box 2040, Rotterdam 3000 CA, Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Medical Center Leeuwarden, P.O. Box 888, Leeuwarden 8901 BR, Netherlands ; Department of Translational Physiology, Academic Medical Center, P.O. Box 22660, Amsterdam 1100 DD, Netherlands
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Severe abnormalities in microvascular perfused vessel density are associated to organ dysfunctions and mortality and can be predicted by hyperlactatemia and norepinephrine requirements in septic shock patients. J Crit Care 2013; 28:538.e9-14. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2012.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2012] [Revised: 11/29/2012] [Accepted: 11/30/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Effects of balanced hydroxyethyl starch solutions on gut mucosal microcirculation and exhaled nitric oxide in septic rats. Eur J Anaesthesiol 2013; 30:469-75. [DOI: 10.1097/eja.0b013e3283614048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Axiak Flammer SM, Critchley LA, Weber A, Pirbodaghi T, Brinks H, Vandenberghe S. Reliability of lithium dilution cardiac output in anaesthetized sheep. Br J Anaesth 2013; 111:833-9. [PMID: 23838805 DOI: 10.1093/bja/aet220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cardiac output (CO) measurement with lithium dilution (COLD) has not been fully validated in sheep using precise ultrasonic flow probe technology (COUFP). Sheep generate important cardiovascular research models and the use of COLD has become more popular in experimental settings. METHODS Ultrasonic transit-time perivascular flow probes were surgically implanted on the pulmonary artery of 13 sheep. Paired COLD readings were taken at six time points, before and after implantation of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) and compared with COUFP recorded just after lithium injection. RESULTS The mean COLD was 5.7 litre min(-1) (range 3.8-9.6 litre min(-1)) and mean COUFP 5.9 litre min(-1) (range 4.0-9.2 litre min(-1)). The bias (standard deviation) was 0.3 (1.0) litre min(-1) [5.1 (16.9)%] and limits of agreement (LOA) were -1.7 to 2.3 litre min(-1) (-28.8 to 39.0%) with a percentage error (PE) of 34.4%. Data to assess trending [rate (95% confidence intervals)] included a 78 (62-93)% concordance rate in the four-quadrant plot (n=27). In the half moon polar plot (n=19), the mean polar angle was +5°, the radial LOA were -49 to +35° and 68 (47-89)% of data points fell within 22.5° of the mean polar angle. Both tests indicated moderate to poor trending ability. CONCLUSION COLD is not precise when evaluated against COUFP in sheep based on the statistical criteria set, but the results are comparable with previously published animal studies.
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- Section of Anaesthesia, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Panwar R, Lanyon N, Davies AR, Bailey M, Pilcher D, Bellomo R. Mean perfusion pressure deficit during the initial management of shock--an observational cohort study. J Crit Care 2013; 28:816-24. [PMID: 23849541 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2013.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2013] [Revised: 04/09/2013] [Accepted: 05/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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PURPOSE It is unclear if blood pressure targets for patients with shock should be adjusted to pre-morbid levels. We aimed to investigate mean deficit between the achieved mean perfusion pressure (MPP) in vasopressor-treated patients and their estimated basal (resting) MPP, and assess whether MPP deficit has any association with subsequent acute kidney injury (AKI). MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty-one consecutive, non-trauma patients, aged ≥40 years, with ≥2 organ dysfunction and requiring vasopressor≥4 hours were observed at an academic intensive care unit. Mean MPP deficit [=%(basal MPP-achieved MPP)/basal MPP] and % time spent with >20% MPP deficit were assessed during initial 72 vasopressor hours (T0-T72) for each patient. RESULTS Achieved MPP was unrelated to basal MPP (P=.99). Mean MPP deficit was 18% (95% CI 15-21). Patients spent 48% (95% CI 39-57) time with >20% MPP deficit. Despite similar risk scores at T0, subsequent AKI (≥2 RIFLE class increase from T0) occurred more frequently in patients with higher (>median) MPP deficit compared to patients with lower MPP deficit (56% vs 28%; P=.045). Incidence of subsequent AKI was also higher among patients who spent greater % time with >20% MPP deficit (P=.04). CONCLUSIONS Achieved blood pressure during vasopressor therapy had no relationship to the pre-morbid basal level. This resulted in significant and varying degree of relative hypotension (MPP deficit), which could be a modifiable risk factor for AKI in patients with shock.
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle 2305, Australia.
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Microcirculatory alterations in patients with severe sepsis: impact of time of assessment and relationship with outcome. Crit Care Med 2013; 41:791-9. [PMID: 23318492 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e3182742e8b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 376] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Sepsis induces microvascular alterations that may play an important role in the development of organ dysfunction. However, the relationship of these alterations to systemic variables and outcome is still not well defined. We investigated which factors may influence microcirculatory alterations in patients with severe sepsis and whether these are independently associated with mortality. DESIGN Analysis of prospectively collected data from previously published studies by our group. SETTING A 36-bed, medicosurgical university hospital Department of Intensive Care. PATIENTS A total of 252 patients with severe sepsis in whom the sublingual microcirculation was visualized using orthogonal polarization spectral or sidestream darkfield imaging techniques. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Microcirculatory measurements were obtained either early, within 24h of the onset of severe sepsis (n = 204), or later, after 48h (n = 48). When multiple measurements were obtained, only the first was considered. Although global hemodynamic variables were relatively preserved (mean arterial pressure 70 [65-77] mm Hg, cardiac index 3.3 [2.7-4.0] L/min.m, and SvO2 68.3 [62.8-74.7]%), microvascular variables were markedly altered (proportion of perfused small vessels 65 [50-74]%, microvascular flow index 2.15 [1.80-2.60], and heterogeneity of proportion of perfused small vessels 35 [20-50]%). Among microcirculatory variables, proportion of perfused small vessels was the strongest predictor of outcome (receiver operating characteristic curve area 0.818 [0.766-0.871], p < 0.001). Survival rates decreased markedly with severity of alterations in the proportion of perfused small vessels (70% and 75% in the two upper proportion of perfused small vessel quartiles compared with 3% and 44% in the two lower quartiles, p < 0.0001). Multivariable analysis identified proportion of perfused small vessels and sequential organ failure assessment score as independent predictors of outcome. Microcirculatory alterations were less severe in the later than in the earlier (proportion of perfused small vessels, 74 [57-82]% vs. 63 [48-71]%, p = 0.004) phase of sepsis. In multivariable analysis focused on the early period of sepsis, proportion of perfused small vessels and lactate were independent predictors of outcome. CONCLUSIONS Microcirculatory alterations are stronger predictors of outcome than global hemodynamic variables.
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Reynolds T, Vivian-Smith A, Jhanji S, Pearse RM. Observational study of the effects of age, diabetes mellitus, cirrhosis and chronic kidney disease on sublingual microvascular flow. Perioper Med (Lond) 2013; 2:7. [PMID: 24472121 PMCID: PMC3964336 DOI: 10.1186/2047-0525-2-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2013] [Accepted: 03/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Sidestream dark field (SDF) imaging has been used to demonstrate microcirculatory abnormalities in a variety of critical illnesses. The microcirculation is also affected by advancing age and chronic comorbidities. However, the effect of these conditions on SDF microcirculatory parameters has not been well described. Methods SDF images were obtained from five groups of 20 participants: healthy volunteers under the age of 25, healthy volunteers over the age of 55, and clinic patients over the age of 55 with one of diabetes mellitus, cirrhosis and stage 5 chronic kidney disease. Microcirculatory parameters between the groups were then compared for significance using analysis of variance for parametric and the Kruskal-Wallis test for non-parametric data. Results Median microvascular flow index was 2.85 (interquartile range 2.75 to 3.0) for participants aged <25, 2.81 (2.66 to 2.97) for those aged >55, 2.88 (2.75 to 3.0) for those with diabetes mellitus, 3.0 (2.83 to 3.0) for those with cirrhosis and 3.0 (2.78 to 3.0) for those with chronic kidney disease (P for difference between groups = 0.14). Similarly, there were no significant differences in the proportion of perfused vessels and perfused vessel density between the groups. Conclusions Older age, diabetes, and chronic kidney and liver disease need not be considered confounding factors for comparison of SDF microcirculatory parameters in the critically ill.
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- Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary's University of London, Turner Street, London E1 2AD, UK.
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Increasing mean arterial blood pressure in sepsis: effects on fluid balance, vasopressor load and renal function. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2013; 17:R21. [PMID: 23363690 PMCID: PMC4056362 DOI: 10.1186/cc12495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2012] [Accepted: 01/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Introduction The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of two different mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) targets on needs for resuscitation, organ dysfunction, mitochondrial respiration and inflammatory response in a long-term model of fecal peritonitis. Methods Twenty-four anesthetized and mechanically ventilated pigs were randomly assigned (n = 8/group) to a septic control group (septic-CG) without resuscitation until death or one of two groups with resuscitation performed after 12 hours of untreated sepsis for 48 hours, targeting MAP 50-60 mmHg (low-MAP) or 75-85 mmHg (high-MAP). Results MAP at the end of resuscitation was 56 ± 13 mmHg (mean ± SD) and 76 ± 17 mmHg respectively, for low-MAP and high-MAP groups. One animal each in high- and low-MAP groups, and all animals in septic-CG died (median survival time: 21.8 hours, inter-quartile range: 16.3-27.5 hours). Norepinephrine was administered to all animals of the high-MAP group (0.38 (0.21-0.56) mcg/kg/min), and to three animals of the low-MAP group (0.00 (0.00-0.25) mcg/kg/min; P = 0.009). The high-MAP group had a more positive fluid balance (3.3 ± 1.0 mL/kg/h vs. 2.3 ± 0.7 mL/kg/h; P = 0.001). Inflammatory markers, skeletal muscle ATP content and hemodynamics other than MAP did not differ between low- and high-MAP groups. The incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) after 12 hours of untreated sepsis was, respectively for low- and high-MAP groups, 50% (4/8) and 38% (3/8), and in the end of the study 57% (4/7) and 0% (P = 0.026). In septic-CG, maximal isolated skeletal muscle mitochondrial Complex I, State 3 respiration increased from 1357 ± 149 pmol/s/mg to 1822 ± 385 pmol/s/mg, (P = 0.020). In high- and low-MAP groups, permeabilized skeletal muscle fibers Complex IV-state 3 respiration increased during resuscitation (P = 0.003). Conclusions The MAP targets during resuscitation did not alter the inflammatory response, nor affected skeletal muscle ATP content and mitochondrial respiration. While targeting a lower MAP was associated with increased incidence of AKI, targeting a higher MAP resulted in increased net positive fluid balance and vasopressor load during resuscitation. The long-term effects of different MAP targets need to be evaluated in further studies.
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Weig T, Schubert MI, Gruener N, Dolch ME, Frey L, Miller J, Johnson T, Irlbeck M. Abdominal obesity and prolonged prone positioning increase risk of developing sclerosing cholangitis in critically ill patients with influenza A-associated ARDS. Eur J Med Res 2012; 17:30. [PMID: 23259907 PMCID: PMC3543205 DOI: 10.1186/2047-783x-17-30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2012] [Accepted: 12/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background Secondary sclerosing cholangitis is a severe disease of the biliary tract. Over the last decade, several cases of sclerosing cholangitis in critically ill patients (SC-CIP) were reported. Reports in the literature so far are characterized by a wide variety of underlying causes of critical illness, thereby hindering a risk-factor analysis. We report on a homogenous cohort of critically ill patients with influenza A (H1N1) pneumonia and severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), of whom a subgroup developed sclerosing cholangitis, allowing for probing of risk factors associated with SC-CIP. Methods Twenty-one patients (5 female, 16 male, 46.3 ± 10.8 years) with severe ARDS due to H1N1 pneumonia were retrospectively divided into two groups, characterized by the presence (n = 5) and absence of SC-CIP (n = 16). A large array of clinical data, laboratory parameters, and multi-detector computed tomography-derived measures were compared. Results Both patient groups showed severe pulmonary impairment. Severity of disease on admission day and during the first 14 days of treatment showed no difference. The patients developing SC-CIP had a higher body mass index (BMI) (37.4 ± 6.0 kg/m2 vs. 29.3 ± 6.8 kg/m2; P = 0.029) and a higher volume of intraperitoneal fat (8273 ± 3659 cm3 vs. 5131 ± 2268 cm3; P = 0.033) and spent a longer cumulative period in the prone position during the first 14 days (165 ± 117 h vs. 78 ± 61 h; P = 0.038). Conclusion Our results suggest that obesity, intraperitoneal fat volume, and a longer cumulative duration spent in the prone position may put patients with ARDS at risk of developing SC-CIP. These results lead us to propose that the prone position should be carefully deployed, particularly in abdominally obese patients, and that frequent checks be made for early hepatic dysfunction.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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Disturbed regional oxygenation is believed to contribute to organ dysfunction, organ failure, and death. Recent techniques such as orthogonal polarization spectral/sidestream darkfield imaging and near infrared spectroscopy have provided insight into the microcirculatory alterations present in critically ill patients. Using these techniques, persistent microcirculatory alterations have been shown to be associated with a worse prognosis, notably in patients with septic shock, irrespective of systemic hemodynamic variables. Data on the effects of therapeutic interventions on the microcirculation are also being gathered and may help in developing strategies that can influence regional oxygenation and cellular metabolism, and thereby prevent or reverse organ failure. Whether monitoring the microcirculation can be used to guide therapy remains unclear and requires further study, and this is an exciting field of ongoing research.
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- Jean-Louis Vincent
- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
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Bangash MN, Kong ML, Pearse RM. Use of inotropes and vasopressor agents in critically ill patients. Br J Pharmacol 2012; 165:2015-33. [PMID: 21740415 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01588.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Inotropes and vasopressors are biologically and clinically important compounds that originate from different pharmacological groups and act at some of the most fundamental receptor and signal transduction systems in the body. More than 20 such agents are in common clinical use, yet few reviews of their pharmacology exist outside of physiology and pharmacology textbooks. Despite widespread use in critically ill patients, understanding of the clinical effects of these drugs in pathological states is poor. The purpose of this article is to describe the pharmacology and clinical applications of inotropic and vasopressor agents in critically ill patients.
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- Mansoor N Bangash
- William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK
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Bezemer R, Bartels SA, Bakker J, Ince C. Clinical review: Clinical imaging of the sublingual microcirculation in the critically ill--where do we stand? CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2012; 16:224. [PMID: 22713365 PMCID: PMC3580600 DOI: 10.1186/cc11236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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A growing body of evidence exists associating depressed microcirculatory function and morbidity and mortality in a wide array of clinical scenarios. It has been suggested that volume replacement therapy using fluids and/or blood in combination with vasoactive agents to modulate macro- and microvascular perfusion might be essential for resuscitation of severely septic patients. Even after interventions effectively optimizing macrocirculatory hemodynamics, however, high mortality rates still persist in critically ill and especially in septic patients. Therefore, rather than limiting therapy to macrocirculatory targets alone, microcirculatory targets could be incorporated to potentially reduce mortality rates in these critically ill patients. In the present review we first provide a brief history of clinical imaging of the microcirculation and describe how microcirculatory imaging has been of prognostic value in intensive care patients. We then give an overview of therapies potentially improving the microcirculation in critically ill patients and propose a clinical trial aimed at demonstrating that therapy targeting improvement of the microcirculation results in improved organ function in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock. We end with some recent technological advances in clinical microcirculatory image acquisition and analysis.
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Microvascular and macrovascular flow are uncoupled in early polymicrobial sepsis. Br J Anaesth 2012; 108:973-8. [DOI: 10.1093/bja/aes093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Vellinga NAR, Boerma EC, Koopmans M, Donati A, Dubin A, Shapiro NI, Pearse RM, Bakker J, Ince C. Study Design of the Microcirculatory Shock Occurrence in Acutely Ill Patients (microSOAP): an International Multicenter Observational Study of Sublingual Microcirculatory Alterations in Intensive Care Patients. Crit Care Res Pract 2012; 2012:121752. [PMID: 22666566 PMCID: PMC3359769 DOI: 10.1155/2012/121752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2011] [Accepted: 03/02/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Objective. Sublingual microcirculatory alterations are associated with an adverse prognosis in several critical illness subgroups. Up to now, single-center studies have reported on sublingual microcirculatory alterations in ICU patient subgroups, but an extensive evaluation of the prevalence of these alterations is lacking. We present the study design of an international multicenter observational study to investigate the prevalence of microcirculatory alterations in critically ill: the Microcirculatory Shock Occurrence in Acutely ill Patients (microSOAP). Methods. 36 ICU's worldwide have participated in this study aiming for inclusion of over 500 evaluable patients. To enable communication and data collection, a website, an Open Clinica 3.0 database, and image uploading software have been designed. A one-session assessment of the sublingual microcirculation using Sidestream Dark Field imaging and data collection on patient characteristics has been performed in every ICU patient >18 years, regardless of underlying disease. Statistical analysis will provide insight in the prevalence and severity of sublingual alterations, its relation to systemic hemodynamic variables, disease, therapy, and outcome. Conclusion. This study will be the largest microcirculation study ever performed. It is expected that this study will also establish a basis for future studies related to the microcirculation in critically ill.
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- Namkje A. R. Vellinga
- Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Department of Intensive Care Adults, P.O. Box 2040–Room H625, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Medical Center Leeuwarden, Department of Intensive Care, P.O. Box 888, 8901 BR Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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- Medical Center Leeuwarden, Department of Intensive Care, P.O. Box 888, 8901 BR Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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- Medical Center Leeuwarden, Department of Intensive Care, P.O. Box 888, 8901 BR Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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- Università Politecnica delle Marche, Department of Biomedical Science and Public Health, 60126 Ancona, Italy
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- Sanatorio Otamendi y Miroli, Servicio de Terapia Intensiva, Azcuénaga 870, C1115AAB, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine and Center for Vascular Biology Research, 1 Deaconess Road, CC2-W, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, EC1M 6BQ, London, UK
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- Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Department of Intensive Care Adults, P.O. Box 2040–Room H625, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Department of Intensive Care Adults, P.O. Box 2040–Room H625, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Persistent Sepsis-Induced Hypotension without Hyperlactatemia: A Distinct Clinical and Physiological Profile within the Spectrum of Septic Shock. Crit Care Res Pract 2012; 2012:536852. [PMID: 22570774 PMCID: PMC3337599 DOI: 10.1155/2012/536852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2011] [Revised: 02/08/2012] [Accepted: 03/02/2012] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Introduction. A subgroup of septic shock patients will never develop hyperlactatemia despite being subjected to a massive circulatory stress. Maintenance of normal lactate levels during septic shock is of great clinical and physiological interest. Our aim was to describe the clinical, hemodynamic, perfusion, and microcirculatory profiles associated to the absence of hyperlactatemia during septic shock resuscitation. Methods. We conducted an observational study in septic shock patients undergoing resuscitation. Serial clinical, hemodynamic, and perfusion parameters were registered. A single sublingual microcirculatory assessment was performed in a subgroup. Patients evolving with versus without hyperlactatemia were compared.
Results. 124 septic shock patients were included. Patients without hyperlactatemia exhibited lower severity scores and mortality. They also presented higher platelet counts and required less intensive treatment. Microcirculation was assessed in 45 patients. Patients without hyperlactatemia presented higher PPV and MFI values. Lactate was correlated to several microcirculatory parameters. No difference in systemic flow parameters was observed. Conclusion. Persistent sepsis-induced hypotension without hyperlactatemia is associated with less organ dysfunctions and a very low mortality risk. Patients without hyperlactatemia exhibit less coagulation and microcirculatory derangements despite comparable macrohemodynamics. Our study supports the notion that persistent sepsis-induced hypotension without hyperlactatemia exhibits a distinctive clinical and physiological profile.
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Andersson A, Rundgren M, Kalman S, Rooyackers O, Brattstrom O, Oldner A, Eriksson S, Frithiof R. Gut microcirculatory and mitochondrial effects of hyperdynamic endotoxaemic shock and norepinephrine treatment. Br J Anaesth 2012; 108:254-61. [DOI: 10.1093/bja/aer379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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van Iterson M, Bezemer R, Heger M, Siegemund M, Ince C. Microcirculation follows macrocirculation in heart and gut in the acute phase of hemorrhagic shock and isovolemic autologous whole blood resuscitation in pigs. Transfusion 2011; 52:1552-9. [PMID: 22168283 DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2011.03471.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Disparity between the macro- and microcirculation is thought to occur as a result of (micro)vascular dysfunction in some types of shock. Whether this occurs during hemorrhagic shock, however, is unknown. We therefore investigated both macro- and microcirculatory variables in the heart as a vital organ and the gut as a nonvital organ. We hypothesized that the microcirculation in the gut would follow the macrocirculation in the acute phase of hemorrhagic shock and isovolemic autologous whole blood resuscitation, but that the microcirculation in the heart would be preserved even under conditions of macrocirculatory depression. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Eleven pigs (23 ± 4 kg) were anesthetized and subjected to a controlled hemorrhagic shock (30 and 45% reduction of total blood volume) and isovolemic resuscitation with autologous blood. Quantitative measurement of microvascular oxygen pressures (µpO(2)) was performed by phosphorimetry on the gut and heart simultaneously. Measurements of systemic hemodynamic and regional oxygen-derived variables as well as µpO(2) were performed at baseline, after the first and second phases of hemorrhage, and after resuscitation. RESULTS Five pigs responded to resuscitation, while six pigs died spontaneously within 20 to 30 minutes after reinfusion of the withdrawn blood, without significant differences in macro- or microcirculatory variables at baseline and after hemorrhage. Correlation analysis showed that microvascular pO(2) in the heart and the gut were closely related to macrocirculatory variables (cardiac index, mean arterial pressure, and oxygen delivery) during hemorrhage and resuscitation. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated that the microcirculation in the gut (being a nonvital organ) and heart (being a vital organ) follow the macrocirculation in the acute phase of hemorrhagic shock and isovolemic autologous whole blood resuscitation.
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- Mat van Iterson
- Department of Translational Physiology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Butler AL. Goal-directed therapy in small animal critical illness. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract 2011; 41:817-38, vii. [PMID: 21757095 DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2011.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Monitoring critically ill patients can be a daunting task even for experienced clinicians. Goal-directed therapy is a technique involving intensive monitoring and aggressive management of hemodynamics in patients with high risk of morbidity and mortality. The aim of goal-directed therapy is to ensure adequate tissue oxygenation and survival. This article reviews commonly used diagnostics in critical care medicine and what the information gathered signifies and discusses clinical decision making on the basis of diagnostic test results. One example is early goal-directed therapy for severe sepsis and septic shock. The components and application of goals in early goal-directed therapy are discussed.
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- Amy L Butler
- Veterinary Referral and Emergency Center, 318 Northern Boulevard, Clarks Summit, PA 18411, USA.
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Silva S, Teboul JL. Defining the adequate arterial pressure target during septic shock: not a 'micro' issue but the microcirculation can help. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2011; 15:1004. [PMID: 22047945 PMCID: PMC3388637 DOI: 10.1186/cc10486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines suggest targeting a mean arterial pressure of at least 65 mm Hg to maintain organ perfusion pressure during septic shock. However, the optimal mean arterial pressure can be higher in patients with a history of hypertension or other vascular comorbidities or in those with increased abdominal pressure. In a given individual, the adequate mean arterial pressure target can be difficult to define with the routine hemodynamic parameters (for example, cardiac output, central or mixed venous blood oxygen saturation, and urine output). Near-infrared spectroscopy and sidestream dark field imaging have emerged as promising technologies for monitoring the microcirculation at the bedside. These new methods could provide additional clues to help define the adequate blood pressure to target during the resuscitation phase of septic shock.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The ultimate goals of hemodynamic therapy in acutely unwell patients are to restore effective tissue perfusion and oxygen delivery to maintain cellular metabolism. Optimization of systemic hemodynamics may improve the time course of microcirculatory dysfunction and eventually the patient's outcome. However, relationships between systemic hemodynamics and microcirculatory changes during resuscitation are complex and underperfused microcirculation may persist, despite restored macrohemodynamics. Thus, targeting the microcirculation is a logical goal to obtain an adequate resuscitation. RECENT FINDINGS The impact of systemic interventions such as fluid resuscitation, vasopressor therapy, and transfusion has been evaluated on microcirculatory perfusion in septic-shock patients. It demonstrated inconstant improvement according to time-course evolution of the underlying pathology with interindividual variability. Thus, therapy targeting the microcirculation should be adapted to individual microcirculatory monitoring. Specific therapy with nitroglycerin did not promote microcirculation in septic shock but was associated with microcirculatory improvement in cardiogenic shock. SUMMARY Microcirculatory hemodynamics have to be restored as soon as possible during the early phase of the management of acutely unwell patients. Future trials should test whether microcirculation-guided strategy could better improve organ dysfunction than global hemodynamic-guided strategy. An optimal resuscitation has to restore the systematic hemodynamics and make sure of the quality of the microcirculation.
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Thooft A, Favory R, Salgado DR, Taccone FS, Donadello K, De Backer D, Creteur J, Vincent JL. Effects of changes in arterial pressure on organ perfusion during septic shock. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2011; 15:R222. [PMID: 21936903 PMCID: PMC3334768 DOI: 10.1186/cc10462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2011] [Revised: 07/15/2011] [Accepted: 09/21/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Introduction Septic shock is characterized by altered tissue perfusion associated with persistent arterial hypotension. Vasopressor therapy is generally required to restore organ perfusion but the optimal mean arterial pressure (MAP) that should be targeted is uncertain. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of increasing MAP using norepinephrine (NE) on hemodynamic and metabolic variables and on microvascular reactivity in patients with septic shock. Methods This was a single center, prospective, interventional study conducted in the medico-surgical intensive care unit of a university hospital. Thirteen patients in septic shock for less than 48 hours who required NE administration were included. NE doses were adjusted to obtain MAPs of 65, 75, 85 and (back to) 65 mmHg. In addition to hemodynamic and metabolic variables, we measured thenar muscle oxygen saturation (StO2), using near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), with serial vaso-occlusive tests (VOTs) on the upper arm. We also evaluated the sublingual microcirculation using sidestream dark field (SDF) imaging in 6 of the patients. Results Increasing NE dose was associated with an increase in cardiac output (from 6.1 to 6.7 l/min, P<0.05) and mixed venous oxygen saturation (SvO2, from 70.6 to 75.9%, P<0.05). Oxygen consumption (VO2) remained stable, but blood lactate levels decreased. There was a significant increase in the ascending slope of StO2 (from 111 to 177%/min, P<0.05) after VOTs. SDF imaging showed an increase in perfused vessel density (PVD, from 11.0 to 13.2 n/mm, P<0.05) and in microvascular flow index (MFI, from 2.4 to 2.9, P<0.05). Conclusions In this series of patients with septic shock, increasing MAP above 65 mmHg with NE was associated with increased cardiac output, improved microvascular function, and decreased blood lactate concentrations. The microvascular response varied among patients suggesting that individualization of blood pressure targets may be warranted.
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- Aurélie Thooft
- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, 1070-Brussels, Belgium
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Morelli A, Donati A, Ertmer C, Rehberg S, Kampmeier T, Orecchioni A, Di Russo A, D'Egidio A, Landoni G, Lombrano MR, Botticelli L, Valentini A, Zangrillo A, Pietropaoli P, Westphal M. Effects of vasopressinergic receptor agonists on sublingual microcirculation in norepinephrine-dependent septic shock. Crit Care 2011; 15:R217. [PMID: 21929764 PMCID: PMC3334762 DOI: 10.1186/cc10453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2011] [Revised: 07/28/2011] [Accepted: 09/19/2011] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The present study was designed to determine the effects of continuously infused norepinephrine (NE) plus (1) terlipressin (TP) or (2) arginine vasopressin (AVP) or (3) placebo on sublingual microcirculation in septic shock patients. The primary study end point was a difference of ≥ 20% in the microvascular flow index of small vessels among groups. METHODS The design of the study was a prospective, randomized, double-blind clinical trial. NE was titrated to maintain mean arterial pressure (MAP) between 65 and 75 mmHg after establishment of normovolemia in 60 septic shock patients. Thereafter patients (n = 20 per group) were randomized to receive continuous infusions of either TP (1 μg/kg/hour), AVP (0.04 U/minute) or placebo (isotonic saline). In all groups, open-label NE was adjusted to maintain MAP within threshold values if needed. The sublingual microcirculatory blood flow of small vessels was assessed by sidestream dark-field imaging. All measurements, including data from right heart catheterization and norepinephrine requirements, were obtained at baseline and 6 hours after randomization. RESULTS TP and AVP decreased NE requirements at the end of the 6-hour study period. The data are medians (25th and 75th interquartile ranges (IQRs)): 0.57 μg/kg/minute (0.29 to 1.04) vs. 0.16 μg/kg/minute (0.03 to 0.37) for TP and 0.40 μg/kg/minute (0.20 to 1.05) vs. 0.23 μg/kg/minute (0.03 to 0.77) for AVP, with statistical significance of P < 0.05 vs. baseline and vs. placebo. There were no differences in sublingual microcirculatory variables, systemic hemodynamics, oxygen transport and acid-base homeostasis among the three study groups during the entire observation period. The proportions of perfused vessels increased in relation to baseline within all study groups, and there were no significant differences between groups. The specific data were as follows (median (IQR)): 9.7% (2.6 to 19.8) for TP, 8.9% (0.0 to 17.8) for AVP, and 6.9% (3.5 to 10.1) for placebo (P < 0.05 vs. baseline for each comparison), as well as perfused vessel density 18.6% (8.6 to 36.9) for TP, 20.2% (-3.0 to 37.2) for AVP, and 11.4% (-3.0 to 19.4) for placebo (P < 0.05 vs. baseline for each comparison). CONCLUSIONS The present study suggests that to achieve a MAP of 65 to 75 mmHg in septic patients treated with NE, the addition of continuously infused low-dose TP or AVP does not affect sublingual microcirculatory blood flow. In addition, our results suggest that microcirculatory flow abnormalities are mainly related to other factors (for example, volume status, timing, hemodynamics and progression of the disease) rather than to the vasopressor per se. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrial.gov NCT00995839.
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- Andrea Morelli
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Rome, "La Sapienza," Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome I-00161, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience-Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Tronto 10, Torrette di Ancona I-60020, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Strasse 33, Muenster D-48149, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Strasse 33, Muenster D-48149, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Strasse 33, Muenster D-48149, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Rome, "La Sapienza," Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome I-00161, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Rome, "La Sapienza," Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome I-00161, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Rome, "La Sapienza," Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome I-00161, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, Milan I-20132, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience-Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Tronto 10, Torrette di Ancona I-60020, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience-Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Tronto 10, Torrette di Ancona I-60020, Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience-Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Tronto 10, Torrette di Ancona I-60020, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, Milan I-20132, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Rome, "La Sapienza," Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome I-00161, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Strasse 33, Muenster D-48149, Germany
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Legrand M, Bezemer R, Kandil A, Demirci C, Payen D, Ince C. The role of renal hypoperfusion in development of renal microcirculatory dysfunction in endotoxemic rats. Intensive Care Med 2011; 37:1534-42. [PMID: 21695476 PMCID: PMC3155675 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-011-2267-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2011] [Accepted: 05/07/2011] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Purpose To study the role of renal hypoperfusion in development of renal microcirculatory dysfunction in endotoxemic rats. Methods Rats were randomized into four groups: a sham group (n = 6), a lipopolysaccharide (LPS) group (n = 6), a group in which LPS administration was followed by immediate fluid resuscitation which prevented the drop of renal blood flow (EARLY group) (n = 6), and a group in which LPS administration was followed by delayed (i.e., a 2-h delay) fluid resuscitation (LATE group) (n = 6). Renal blood flow was measured using a transit-time ultrasound flow probe. Microvascular perfusion and oxygenation distributions in the renal cortex were assessed using laser speckle imaging and phosphorimetry, respectively. Interleukin (IL)-6, IL-10, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α were measured as markers of systemic inflammation. Furthermore, renal tissue samples were stained for leukocyte infiltration and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression in the kidney. Results LPS infusion worsened both microvascular perfusion and oxygenation distributions. Fluid resuscitation improved perfusion histograms but not oxygenation histograms. Improvement of microvascular perfusion was more pronounced in the EARLY group compared with the LATE group. Serum cytokine levels decreased in the resuscitated groups, with no difference between the EARLY and LATE groups. However, iNOS expression and leukocyte infiltration in glomeruli were lower in the EARLY group compared with the LATE group. Conclusions In our model, prevention of endotoxemia-induced systemic hypotension by immediate fluid resuscitation (EARLY group) did not prevent systemic inflammatory activation (IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α) but did reduce renal inflammation (iNOS expression and glomerular leukocyte infiltration). However, it could not prevent reduced renal microvascular oxygenation. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s00134-011-2267-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Department of Translational Physiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Pranskunas A, Vellinga NA, Pilvinis V, Koopmans M, Boerma EC. Microcirculatory changes during open label magnesium sulphate infusion in patients with severe sepsis and septic shock. BMC Anesthesiol 2011; 11:12. [PMID: 21672227 PMCID: PMC3134422 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2253-11-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2011] [Accepted: 06/14/2011] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Background Microcirculatory alterations play a pivotal role in sepsis and persist despite correction of systemic hemodynamic parameters. Therefore it seems tempting to test specific pro-microcirculatory strategies, including vasodilators, to attenuate impaired organ perfusion. As opposed to nitric oxide donors, magnesium has both endothelium-dependent and non-endothelium-dependent vasodilatory pathways. Methods In a single-center open label study we evaluated the effects of magnesium sulphate (MgS) infusion on the sublingual microcirculation perfusion in fluid resuscitated patients with severe sepsis and septic shock within the first 48 hours after ICU admission. Directly prior to and after 1 hour of magnesium sulphate (MgS) infusion (2 gram) systemic hemodynamic variables, sublingual SDF images and standard laboratory tests, were obtained. Results Fourteen patients (12 septic shock, 2 severe sepsis) with a median APACHE II score of 20 were enrolled. No significant difference of the systemic hemodynamic variables was found between baseline and after MgS infusion. We did not observe any significant difference pre and post MgS infusion in the primary endpoint microvascular flow index (MFI) of small vessels: 2.25(1.98-2.69) vs. 2.33(1.96-2.62), p = 0.65. Other variables of microcirculatory perfusion were also unaltered. In the overall unchanged microvascular perfusion there was a non-significant trend to an inverse linear relationship between the changes of MFI and its baseline value (y = -0.7260 × + 1.629, r2 = 0.270, p = 0.057). The correlation between baseline Mg concentrations and the change in MFI pre- and post MgS infusion was non-significant (rs = -0.165, p = 0.67). Conclusions In the setting of severe sepsis and septic shock sublingual microcirculatory alterations were observed despite fulfillment of sepsis resuscitation guidelines. After infusion of a limited and fixed dose of MgS, microcirculatory perfusion did not improve over time. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov NTC01332734.
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- Andrius Pranskunas
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Henri Dunantweg 2, Leeuwarden, 8901 BR, the Netherlands.
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The Surviving Sepsis Campaign is a global effort to improve the care of patients with severe sepsis and septic shock. The first Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines were published in 2004 with an updated version published in 2008. These guidelines have been endorsed by many professional organizations throughout the world and come regarded as the standard of care for the management of patients with severe sepsis. Unfortunately, most of the recommendations of these guidelines are not evidence-based. Furthermore, the major components of the 6-hour bundle are based on a single-center study whose validity has been recently under increasing scrutiny. This paper reviews the validity of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign 6-hour bundle and provides a more evidence-based approach to the initial resuscitation of patients with severe sepsis.
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Vasu TS, Cavallazzi R, Hirani A, Kaplan G, Leiby B, Marik PE. Norepinephrine or Dopamine for Septic Shock. J Intensive Care Med 2011; 27:172-8. [DOI: 10.1177/0885066610396312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Received July 30, 2010, and in revised form September 14, 2010. Accepted for publication September 20, 2010. Background: There is debate as to the vasopressor agent of choice in patients with septic shock. According to current guidelines either dopamine or norepinephrine may be considered as the first-line agent for the management of refractory hypotension of septic shock. Objective: The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate randomized clinical trials which compared norepinephrine versus dopamine in critically ill patients with septic shock or in a population of critically ill patients with shock predominantly secondary to sepsis. Data Sources: MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, Cochrane Register of Controlled Trials and citation review of relevant primary and review articles. Study Selection: Randomized clinical trials that compared norepinephrine with dopamine in critically ill adults with sepsis and reported the 28-day or in-hospital mortality. Data Extraction: We abstracted data on study design, study setting, patient population, 28-day mortality or in-hospital mortality, rate of arrhythmias, hospital length of stay, and ICU length of stay. Data Synthesis: Six studies met our inclusion criteria. These studies included a total of 2043 participants, with 995 in the norepinephrine and 1048 in the dopamine groups. There were 479 (48%) deaths in the norepinephrine group and 555 (53%) deaths in the dopamine group. There was statistically significant superiority of norepinephrine over dopamine for the outcome of in-hospital or 28-day mortality: pooled RR: 0.91 (95% CI 0.83 to 0.99; P = .028). We also found a statistically significant decrease in the rate of cardiac arrhythmias in the norepinephine group as compared to the dopamine group: pooled RR: 0.43 (95% CI 0.26 to 0.69; P ≤ .001). A subgroup analysis that pooled studies in which all the randomized patients had septic shock demonstrated that norepinephrine improved in-hospital or 28-day mortality; however, the results were no longer statistically significant. Conclusions: The analysis of the pooled studies that included a critically ill population with shock predominantly secondary to sepsis showed superiority of norepinephrine over dopamine for in-hospital or 28-day mortality.
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- Tajender S. Vasu
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Scott Memorial Library, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA
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SEPSISPAM : évaluation de l’effet de deux niveaux de pression artérielle sur la survie des patients en choc septique. MEDECINE INTENSIVE REANIMATION 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s13546-011-0221-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Short-term effects of terlipressin bolus infusion on sublingual microcirculatory blood flow during septic shock. Intensive Care Med 2011; 37:963-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s00134-011-2148-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2010] [Accepted: 01/28/2011] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Sepsis is the systemic inflammatory response syndrome secondary to a local infection, and severe sepsis and septic shock are the more devastating scenarios of this disease. In the last decade, considerable achievements were obtained in sepsis knowledge, and an international campaign was developed to improve the treatment of this condition. However, sepsis is still one of the most important causes of death in intensive care units. The early stages of sepsis are characterized by a variety of hemodynamic derangements that induce a systemic imbalance between tissue oxygen supply and demand, leading to global tissue hypoxia. This dysfunction, which may occur in patients presenting normal vital signs, can be accompanied by a significant increase in both morbidity and mortality. The early identification of high-risk sepsis patients through tissue perfusion markers such as lactate and venous oxygen saturation is crucial for prompt initiation of therapeutic support, which includes early goal-directed therapy as necessary. The purpose of this article was to review the most commonly used hemodynamic and perfusion parameters for hemodynamic optimization in sepsis, emphasizing the physiological background for their use and the studies that demonstrated their effectiveness as goals of volemic resuscitation.
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Augusto JF, Teboul JL, Radermacher P, Asfar P. Interpretation of blood pressure signal: physiological bases, clinical relevance, and objectives during shock states. Intensive Care Med 2010; 37:411-9. [PMID: 21153400 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-010-2092-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2010] [Accepted: 11/01/2010] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Achievement of a mean blood pressure (MBP) target is one of the hemodynamic goals to ensure an adequate blood perfusion pressure in critically ill patients. Arterial catheter allows for a continuous and precise monitoring of arterial pressure signal. In addition to giving a precise MBP monitoring, analysis of the blood pressure wave provides information that may help the clinician to interpret hemodynamic status. The interpretation of BP wave requires the understanding of simple principles. In this review, we first discuss the physiological mechanism responsible for arterial pressure generation. We then emphasize the interpretation of the static indexes and the dynamic indexes generated by heart-lung interactions derived from arterial pressure wave. Finally, we focus on MBP value as a therapeutic target in critically ill patients. We discuss the recommended target MBP value by reviewing available data from experimental and clinical studies.
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- J-F Augusto
- Laboratoire HIFIH, IFR 132, Université d' Angers et service de réanimation médicale et médecine hyperbare, CHU Angers, Angers Cedex 9, France
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Early norepinephrine resuscitation of life-threatening hypotensive septic shock: it can do the job, but at what cost? CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2010; 14:450. [PMID: 21067525 PMCID: PMC3220043 DOI: 10.1186/cc9299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Ruiz C, Hernandez G, Godoy C, Downey P, Andresen M, Bruhn A. Sublingual microcirculatory changes during high-volume hemofiltration in hyperdynamic septic shock patients. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2010; 14:R170. [PMID: 20875109 PMCID: PMC3219271 DOI: 10.1186/cc9271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2010] [Revised: 07/02/2010] [Accepted: 09/27/2010] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Previous studies have suggested that high volume hemofiltration (HVHF) may contribute to revert hypotension in severe hyperdynamic septic shock patients. However, arterial pressure stabilization occurs due to an increase in systemic vascular resistance, which could eventually compromise microcirculatory blood flow and perfusion. The goal of this study was to determine if HVHF deteriorates sublingual microcirculation in severe hyperdynamic septic shock patients. METHODS This was a prospective, non-randomized study at a 16-bed, medical-surgical intensive care unit of a university hospital. We included 12 severe hyperdynamic septic shock patients (norepinephrine requirements > 0.3 μg/kg/min and cardiac index > 3.0 L/min/m2) who underwent a 12-hour HVHF as a rescue therapy according to a predefined algorithm. Sublingual microcirculation (Microscan for NTSC, Microvision Medical), systemic hemodynamics and perfusion parameters were assessed at baseline, at 12 hours of HVHF, and 6 hours after stopping HVHF. RESULTS Microcirculatory flow index increased after 12 hours of HVHF and this increase persisted 6 hours after stopping HVHF. A similar trend was observed for the proportion of perfused microvessels. The increase in microcirculatory blood flow was inversely correlated with baseline levels. There was no significant change in microvascular density or heterogeneity during or after HVHF. Mean arterial pressure and systemic vascular resistance increased while lactate levels decreased after the 12-hour HVHF. CONCLUSIONS The use of HVHF as a rescue therapy in patients with severe hyperdynamic septic shock does not deteriorate sublingual microcirculatory blood flow despite the increase in systemic vascular resistance.
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- Carolina Ruiz
- Departamento de Medicina Intensiva, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Marcoleta 367, Santiago 114-D, Chile.
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The role of vasoactive agents in the resuscitation of microvascular perfusion and tissue oxygenation in critically ill patients. Intensive Care Med 2010; 36:2004-18. [PMID: 20811874 PMCID: PMC2981743 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-010-1970-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2009] [Accepted: 07/02/2010] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Purpose The clinical use of vasoactive drugs is not only intended to improve systemic hemodynamic variables, but ultimately to attenuate derangements in organ perfusion and oxygenation during shock. This review aims (1) to discuss basic physiology with respect to manipulating vascular tone and its effect on the microcirculation, and (2) to provide an overview of available clinical data on the relation between vasoactive drugs and organ perfusion, with specific attention paid to recent developments that have enabled direct in vivo observation of the microcirculation and concepts that have originated from it. Methods A MedLine search was conducted for clinical articles in the English language over the last 15 years pertainig to shock, sepsis, organ failure, or critically ill patients in combination with vasoactive drugs and specific variables of organ perfusion/oxygenation (e.g., tonometry, indocyanine clearance, laser Doppler, and sidestream dark field imaging). Results Eighty original papers evaluating the specific relationship between organ perfusion/oxygenation and the use of vasoactive drugs were identified and are discussed in light of physiological theory of vasomotor tone. Conclusions Solid clinical data in support of the idea that increasing blood pressure in shock improves microcirculatory perfusion/oxygenation seem to be lacking, and such a concept might not be in line with physiological theory of microcirculation as a low-pressure vascular compartment. In septic shock no beneficial effect on microcirculatory perfusion above a mean arterial pressure of 65 mmHg has been reported, but a wide range in inter-individual effect seems to exist. Whether improvement of microcirculatory perfusion is associated with better patient outcome remains to be elucidated.
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