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Ginsburg S, Conlon T, Himebauch A, Glau C, Weiss S, Weber MD, O'Connor MJ, Nishisaki A. Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Pediatric Sepsis: Outcomes in a Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2021; 22:275-285. [PMID: 33534389 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000002668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction is associated with difficulty in ventilator weaning and increased mortality in septic adults. We evaluated the association of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction with outcomes in a cohort of children with severe sepsis and septic shock. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Single-center noncardiac PICU. PATIENTS Age greater than 1 month to less than 18 years old with severe sepsis or septic shock from January 2011 to June 2017 with echocardiogram within 48 hours of sepsis onset. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Echocardiograms were retrospectively assessed for mitral inflow E (early) and A (atrial) velocity and e' (early mitral annular motion) septal and lateral velocity. Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction was defined as E/e' greater than 10, E/A less than 0.8, or E/A greater than 1.5. Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction was present in 109 of 204 patients (53%). The data did not demonstrate an association between the presence of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and the proportion of children requiring invasive mechanical ventilation at the time of echocardiogram (difference in proportion, +5% [72% vs 67%; 95% CI, -8% to 17%]; p = 0.52). The duration of mechanical ventilation was median 192.9 hours (interquartile range, 65.0-378.4 hr) in the left ventricular diastolic dysfunction group versus 151.0 hours (interquartile range, 45.7-244.3 hr) in the group without left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. The presence of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction was not significantly associated with ICU length of stay or mortality. Exploratory analyses revealed that an alternative definition of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, solely defined by E/e' greater than 10, was found to have an association with mechanical ventilation requirement at the time of echocardiogram (difference in proportion, +15%; 95% CI, 3-28%; p = 0.02) and duration of mechanical ventilation (median, 207.3 vs 146.9 hr). CONCLUSIONS The data failed to show an association between the presence of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction defined by both E/e' and E/A and the primary and secondary outcomes. When an alternative definition of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction with E/e' alone was used, there was a significant association with respiratory outcomes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sarah Ginsburg
- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.,Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.,Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.,Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.,Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.,Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Pediatric Sepsis Program, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.,Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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Timsit JF, Citerio G, Bakker J, Bassetti M, Benoit D, Cecconi M, Curtis JR, Hernandez G, Herridge M, Jaber S, Joannidis M, Papazian L, Peters M, Singer P, Smith M, Soares M, Torres A, Vieillard-Baron A, Azoulay E. Year in review in Intensive Care Medicine 2013: III. Sepsis, infections, respiratory diseases, pediatrics. Intensive Care Med 2014; 40:471-83. [PMID: 24519574 PMCID: PMC7095429 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-014-3235-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2014] [Accepted: 01/29/2014] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Jean-Francois Timsit
- Medical and Infectious Diseases ICU, Bichat Hospital, Paris Diderot University, Paris, France,
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