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Asmar R, Stergiou G, de la Sierra A, Jelaković B, Millasseau S, Topouchian J, Shirai K, Blacher J, Avolio A, Jankowski P, Parati G, Bilo G, Rewiuk K, Mintale I, Rajzer M, Agabiti-Rosei E, Ince C, Postadzhiyan A, Zimlichman R, Struijker-Boudier H, Benetos A, Bäck M, Tasic N, Sirenko Y, Zelveian P, Wang H, Fantin F, Kotovskaya Y, Ezhov M, Kotsis V. Blood pressure measurement and assessment of arterial structure and function: an expert group position paper. J Hypertens 2024; 42:1465-1481. [PMID: 38899971 PMCID: PMC11296277 DOI: 10.1097/hjh.0000000000003787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2024] [Revised: 05/20/2024] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
Abstract
Measuring blood pressure (BP) and investigating arterial hemodynamics are essential in understanding cardiovascular disease and assessing cardiovascular risk. Several methods are used to measure BP in the doctor's office, at home, or over 24 h under ambulatory conditions. Similarly, several noninvasive methods have been introduced for assessing arterial structure and function; these methods differ for the large arteries, the small ones, and the capillaries. Consequently, when studying arterial hemodynamics, the clinician is faced with a multitude of assessment methods whose technical details, advantages, and limitations are sometimes unclear. Moreover, the conditions and procedures for their optimal implementation, and/or the reference normality values for the parameters they yield are not always taken into sufficient consideration. Therefore, a practice guideline summarizing the main methods and their use in clinical practice is needed. This expert group position paper was developed by an international group of scientists after a two-day meeting during which each of the most used methods and techniques for blood pressure measurement and arterial function and structure evaluation were presented and discussed, focusing on their advantages, limitations, indications, normal values, and their pragmatic clinical application.
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Affiliation(s)
- Roland Asmar
- Foundation-Medical Research Institutes. Paris France
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- Hypertension Center STRIDE-7, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Third Department of Medicine, Sotiria Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Hypertension Unit. Department of Internal Medicine. Hospital Mutua Terrassa. University of Barcelona, Spain
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- University hospital Centre Zagreb and University of Zagreb, School of Medicine. Zagreb, Croatia
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- Centre de diagnostic et de thérapeutique, Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu. Paris, France
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- Toho University Sakura medical center, Department of Internal Medicine. Toho Japan
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- Centre de diagnostic et de thérapeutique, Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu; AP-HP; Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Humans Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatric Cardiology, Medical Centre for Postgraduate Education, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca Milan, Italy
- IRCCS, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Departmentof Cardiology, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca Milan, Italy
- IRCCS, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Departmentof Cardiology, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Gerontology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
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- Institute of Cardiology and Regenerative Medicine, Latvian Centre of Cardiology; Riga Latvia
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- First Department of Cardiology, Interventional Electro-cardiology and Hypertension, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia and IRCCS Multimedica, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- The Brunner Institute for Cardiovascular Research, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet and Department of Cardiology Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Heart and Vascular Medicine, PKU Shougang Hospital, Beijing China
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- Centre for Medical Sciences – CISMed, Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science, Section of Geriatric Medicine, University of Trento, Rovereto, Italy
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- Russian Clinical and Research Center of Gerontology – Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- Myasnikov Clinical Cardiology Research Institute. Chazov National Medical Research Center of Cardiology. Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Papageorgiou Hospital, Thessaloniki Greece
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Zhou L, Lin J, Zhuang M, Wang Y, Weng Q, Zhang H. Heliox ventilation in elderly, hypertensive ICU patients improves microcirculation: A randomized controlled study. J Crit Care 2024; 84:154897. [PMID: 39137689 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2024.154897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2023] [Revised: 07/30/2024] [Accepted: 08/02/2024] [Indexed: 08/15/2024]
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BACKGROUND Conventional mechanical ventilation has adverse impacts on the hemodynamics of elderly, hypertensive ICU patients. Limited studies have addressed ways to ameliorate these negative effects. This study aimed to determine whether heliox ventilation could improve the hemodynamics, especially microcirculation, of elderly, hypertensive patients undergoing mechanical ventilation. METHODS Thirty-eight patients, over the age of 65 with essential hypertension who underwent invasive mechanical ventilation treatment, were divided into two groups: a control group of nitrogen‑oxygen ventilation (n = 19) and an experimental group of heliox ventilation (n = 19). The control group received conventional room air ventilation and the experimental group adopted the innovative, closed heliox ventilation technique. Changes in blood pressure, heart rate (HR), peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2), central venous oxygen saturation (ScvO2), regional cerebral oxygen saturation (rSO2), lactic acid (Lac) and airway pressure were measured at 0,1,2,3 h under volume-controlled ventilation (VCV) mode throughout the study. Sublingual microcirculation parameters were additionally measured at 0 h and 3 h of ventilation treatment. RESULTS SpO2 in both groups increased after 1 h of ventilation compared with 0 h (p < 0.001), subsequently remaining stable. Compared with the control group, the experimental group showed a decrease in airway pressure and Lac, while blood pressure, ScvO2, and rSO2 increased (p < 0.05). Moreover, the sublingual microcirculation indexes in the experimental group improved compared with the control group (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Heliox ventilation improves blood pressure and microcirculation in elderly hypertensive patients and may resolve the limitations of traditional nitrogen‑oxygen ventilation. TRIAL REGISTRATION This trial was registered. The Chinese trial registration number is ChiCTR2100043945. The date of registration is 6-3-2021.
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- Lili Zhou
- Department of Geriatrics, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, PR China; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, PR China.
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- Department of Geriatrics, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, PR China; Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, PR China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, PR China; Department of Digestive Medicine, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, PR China.
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- Department of Geriatrics, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, PR China; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, PR China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, PR China; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, PR China.
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- Department of Geriatrics, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, PR China; Department of Critical Care Medicine, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, PR China.
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Coeckelenbergh S, Entzeroth M, Van der Linden P, Flick M, Soucy-Proulx M, Alexander B, Rinehart J, Grogan T, Cannesson M, Vincent JL, Vicaut E, Duranteau J, Joosten A. Assisted Fluid Management and Sublingual Microvascular Flow During High-Risk Abdominal Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Anesth Analg 2024:00000539-990000000-00902. [PMID: 39116013 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000007097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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BACKGROUND Implementation of goal-directed fluid therapy (GDFT) protocols remains low. Protocol compliance among anesthesiologists tends to be suboptimal owing to the high workload and the attention required for implementation. The assisted fluid management (AFM) system is a novel decision support tool designed to help clinicians apply GDFT protocols. This system predicts fluid responsiveness better than anesthesia practitioners do and achieves higher stroke volume (SV) and cardiac index values during surgery. We tested the hypothesis that an AFM-guided GDFT strategy would also be associated with better sublingual microvascular flow compared to a standard GDFT strategy. METHODS This bicenter, parallel, 2-arm, prospective, randomized controlled, patient and assessor-blinded, superiority study considered for inclusion all consecutive patients undergoing high-risk abdominal surgery who required an arterial catheter and uncalibrated SV monitoring. Patients having standard GDFT received manual titration of fluid challenges to optimize SV while patients having an AFM-guided GDFT strategy received fluid challenges based on recommendations from the AFM software. In all patients, fluid challenges were standardized and titrated per 250 mL and vasopressors were administered to maintain a mean arterial pressure >70 mm Hg. The primary outcome (average of each patient's intraoperative microvascular flow index (MFI) across 4 intraoperative time points) was analyzed using a Mann-Whitney U test and the treatment effect was estimated with a median difference between groups with a 95% confidence interval estimated using the bootstrap percentile method (with 1000 replications). Secondary outcomes included SV, cardiac index, total amount of fluid, other microcirculatory variables, and postoperative lactate. RESULTS A total of 86 patients were enrolled over a 7-month period. The primary outcome was significantly higher in patients with AFM (median [Q1-Q3]: 2.89 [2.84-2.94]) versus those having standard GDFT (2.59 [2.38-2.78] points, median difference 0.30; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.19-0.49; P < .001). Cardiac index and SVI were higher (3.2 ± 0.5 vs 2.7 ± 0.7 l.min-1.m-2; P = .001 and 42 [35-47] vs 36 [32-43] mL.m-2; P = .018) and arterial lactate concentration was lower at the end of the surgery in patients having AFM-guided GDFT (2.1 [1.5-3.1] vs 2.9 [2.1-3.9] mmol.L-1; P = .026) than patients having standard GDFT strategy. Patients having AFM received a higher fluid volume but 3 times less norepinephrine than those receiving standard GDFT (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS Use of an AFM-guided GDFT strategy resulted in higher sublingual microvascular flow during surgery compared to use of a standard GDFT strategy. Future trials are necessary to make conclusive recommendations that will change clinical practice.
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- Sean Coeckelenbergh
- From the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Saclay, Hôpital Paul-Brousse, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Villejuif, France
- Outcomes Research Consortium, Cleveland, Ohio
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- From the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Saclay, Hôpital Paul-Brousse, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Villejuif, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Center of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- From the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Saclay, Hôpital Paul-Brousse, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Villejuif, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology & Perioperative Care, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Anaesthesiology & Perioperative Care, University of California Irvine, California, Irvine, California
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- Department of Medicine Statistics Core, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Anaesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Unité de Recherche Clinique, Lariboisière University Hospital, Paris 7 Diderot University, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
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- From the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Saclay, Université Paris-Saclay, Hôpital Paul-Brousse, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Villejuif, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, California
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Slek C, Magnin M, Allaouchiche B, Bonnet JM, Junot S, Louzier V, Victoni T. Association between cytokines, nitric oxide, hemodynamic and microcirculation in a porcine model of sepsis. Microvasc Res 2024; 156:104730. [PMID: 39111365 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2024.104730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2024] [Revised: 07/07/2024] [Accepted: 08/04/2024] [Indexed: 08/11/2024]
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Systemic inflammation and hemodynamic or microvascular alterations are a hallmark of sepsis and play a role in organs hypoperfusion and dysfunction. Pimobendan, an inodilator agent, could be an interesting option for inotropic support and microcirculation preservation during shock. The objectives of this study were to evaluate effect of pimobendan on cytokine and nitric oxide (NO) release and investigate whether changes of macro and microcirculation parameters are associated with the release of cytokines and NO in pigs sepsis model. After circulatory failure, induced by intravenous inoculation of live Pseudomonas aeruginosa, eight animals were treated with pimobendan and eight with placebo. Pimobendan did not affect cytokines secretion (TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-10), but decreased time-dependently NO release. Data of macro and microcirculation parameters, NO and TNF- α recorded at the time of circulatory failure (Thypotension) and the time maximum of production cytokines was used for analyses. A positive correlation was observed between TNF-α and cardiac index (r = 0.55, p = 0.03) and a negative with systemic vascular resistance (r = -0.52, p = 0.04). Positive correlations were seen both between IL-10, 30 min after resuscitation (T30min), and systolic arterial pressure (r = 0.57, p = 0.03) and cardiac index (r = 0.67, p = 0.01), and also between IL-6, taken 2 h after resuscitation and systolic arterial pressure (r = 0.53, p = 0.04). Negative correlations were found between IL-10 and lactate, measured resuscitation time (r = -0.58, p = 0.03). Regarding microcirculation parameters, we observed a positive correlation between IL-6 and IL-10 with the microvascular flow index (r = 0.52, p = 0.05; r = 0.84, p = 0.0003) and a negative correlation with the heterogeneity index with TNF-α and IL-10 (r = -0.51, p = 0.05; r = -0.74, p = 0.003) respectively. NO derivatives showed a positive correlation with temperature gradient (r = 0.54, p = 0.04). Pimobendan did not show anti-inflammatory effects in cytokines release. Our results also, suggest changes of macro- and microcirculation are associated mainly with low levels of IL-10 in sepsis.
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- Charlotte Slek
- Université de Lyon, APCSe Agressions Pulmonaires et Circulatoires dans le Sepsis-, UP 2021.A101, VetAgro Sup, 1 Avenue Bourgelat, 69280 Marcy-l'Étoile, France.
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- Université de Lyon, APCSe Agressions Pulmonaires et Circulatoires dans le Sepsis-, UP 2021.A101, VetAgro Sup, 1 Avenue Bourgelat, 69280 Marcy-l'Étoile, France.
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- Université de Lyon, APCSe Agressions Pulmonaires et Circulatoires dans le Sepsis-, UP 2021.A101, VetAgro Sup, 1 Avenue Bourgelat, 69280 Marcy-l'Étoile, France; Université de Lyon, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Réanimation Médicale, 165 Chemin du Grand Revoyet, 69495 Pierre-Bénite, France
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- Université de Lyon, APCSe Agressions Pulmonaires et Circulatoires dans le Sepsis-, UP 2021.A101, VetAgro Sup, 1 Avenue Bourgelat, 69280 Marcy-l'Étoile, France.
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- Université de Lyon, APCSe Agressions Pulmonaires et Circulatoires dans le Sepsis-, UP 2021.A101, VetAgro Sup, 1 Avenue Bourgelat, 69280 Marcy-l'Étoile, France.
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- Université de Lyon, APCSe Agressions Pulmonaires et Circulatoires dans le Sepsis-, UP 2021.A101, VetAgro Sup, 1 Avenue Bourgelat, 69280 Marcy-l'Étoile, France.
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- Université de Lyon, APCSe Agressions Pulmonaires et Circulatoires dans le Sepsis-, UP 2021.A101, VetAgro Sup, 1 Avenue Bourgelat, 69280 Marcy-l'Étoile, France.
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Suc V, Starck J, Levy Y, Soreze Y, Rambaud J, Léger PL. Predictive value of microcirculation for pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation weaning test: A monocentric prospective observational study. Artif Organs 2024; 48:831-838. [PMID: 38647271 DOI: 10.1111/aor.14754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is widely used for children treated for refractory respiratory failures or refractory cardiogenic shock. Its duration depends on organ functions recovery. Weaning is decided using macro-circulatory tools, but microcirculation is not well evaluated. Sidestream dark-field video imaging is used to assess the perfusion of the sublingual microvascular vessels. The aim of this study was to assess the predictive value of microcirculatory indices in ECMO weaning. METHODS This prospective monocentric study examined pediatric patients at Trousseau Hospital between March 2017 and December 2020. The study included all patients from 35 weeks of gestational age to 18 years old who were treated with ECMO. Children were divided into two groups: one with stability after weaning and the other with instability after weaning. We collected clinical and biological data, ventilation parameters, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation parameters, and drugs used at admission and after the weaning test. Microcirculations videos were taken after weaning trials with echocardiography and blood gas monitoring. RESULTS The study included 30 patients with a median age of 29 days (range: 1-770 days) at admission, including 18 patients who received venoarterial ECMO (60%). There were 19 children in the stability group and 11 in the instability group. Macrocirculatory and microcirculatory indices showed no differences between groups. The microvascular flow index was subnormal in both groups (2.3 (1.8-2.4) and 2.3 (2.3-2.6), respectively; p = 0.24). The microvascular indices were similar between cases of venovenous and venoarterial ECMO and between age groups. CONCLUSION Microcirculation monitoring at the weaning phase did not predict the failure of ECMO weaning.
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- Violette Suc
- Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Trousseau Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Trousseau Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Trousseau Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
- Medicine Department, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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- Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Trousseau Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
- Medicine Department, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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- Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Trousseau Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
- Medicine Department, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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- Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Trousseau Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France
- Medicine Department, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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Kosmach A, Sveeggen TM, Bagher P. Sublingual microcirculatory function as a prognostic indicator of general microvascular health. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2024; 327:H311-H314. [PMID: 38874617 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00390.2024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2024] [Revised: 06/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
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- Anna Kosmach
- Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States
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- Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States
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- Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States
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Greenwood JC, Talebi FM, Jang DH, Spelde AE, Gordon EK, Horak J, Acker MA, Kilbaugh TJ, Shofer FS, Augoustides JG, Brenner JS, Muzykantov VR, Bakker J, Abella BS. Anaerobic Lactate Production Is Associated With Decreased Microcirculatory Blood Flow and Decreased Mitochondrial Respiration Following Cardiovascular Surgery With Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Crit Care Med 2024; 52:1239-1250. [PMID: 38578158 PMCID: PMC11250782 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000006289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Quantify the relationship between perioperative anaerobic lactate production, microcirculatory blood flow, and mitochondrial respiration in patients after cardiovascular surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. DESIGN Serial measurements of lactate-pyruvate ratio (LPR), microcirculatory blood flow, plasma tricarboxylic acid cycle cycle intermediates, and mitochondrial respiration were compared between patients with a normal peak lactate (≤ 2 mmol/L) and a high peak lactate (≥ 4 mmol/L) in the first 6 hours after surgery. Regression analysis was performed to quantify the relationship between clinically relevant hemodynamic variables, lactate, LPR, and microcirculatory blood flow. SETTING This was a single-center, prospective observational study conducted in an academic cardiovascular ICU. PATIENTS One hundred thirty-two patients undergoing elective cardiovascular surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Patients with a high postoperative lactate were found to have a higher LPR compared with patients with a normal postoperative lactate (14.4 ± 2.5 vs. 11.7 ± 3.4; p = 0.005). Linear regression analysis found a significant, negative relationship between LPR and microcirculatory flow index ( r = -0.225; β = -0.037; p = 0.001 and proportion of perfused vessels: r = -0.17; β = -0.468; p = 0.009). There was not a significant relationship between absolute plasma lactate and microcirculation variables. Last, mitochondrial complex I and complex II oxidative phosphorylation were reduced in patients with high postoperative lactate levels compared with patients with normal lactate (22.6 ± 6.2 vs. 14.5 ± 7.4 pmol O 2 /s/10 6 cells; p = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS Increased anaerobic lactate production, estimated by LPR, has a negative relationship with microcirculatory blood flow after cardiovascular surgery. This relationship does not persist when measuring lactate alone. In addition, decreased mitochondrial respiration is associated with increased lactate after cardiovascular surgery. These findings suggest that high lactate levels after cardiovascular surgery, even in the setting of normal hemodynamics, are not simply a type B phenomenon as previously suggested.
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- John C. Greenwood
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Center for Resuscitation Science, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Center for Resuscitation Science, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Center for Resuscitation Science, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Department of Emergency Medicine Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, & Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Center for Translational Targeted Therapeutics and Nanomedicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Intensive Care Adults, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Center for Resuscitation Science, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Clausen NE, Meyhoff CS, Henriksen HH, Lindhardt A, Pott FC, Lunen TB, Gybel-Brask M, Lange T, Johansson PI, Stensballe J. Plasma as endothelial rescue in septic shock: A randomized, phase 2a pilot trial. Transfusion 2024. [PMID: 38973502 DOI: 10.1111/trf.17939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2024] [Revised: 05/17/2024] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
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BACKGROUND Septic shock is associated with high morbidity and mortality, the endothelium plays an important role. Crystalloids is standard of care to maintain intravascular volume. Plasma is associated with improved endothelial integrity and restoration of the glycocalyx layer. We evaluated the efficacy and safety aspects of cell-free and pathogen inactivated pooled plasma (OctaplasLG®) as resuscitation in septic shock patients. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS This randomized, investigator-initiated phase IIa trial ran at a Danish single center intensive care unit, from 2017 to 2019. Patients were 18 years of age or older with septic shock and randomized to fluid optimization with OctaplasLG® or Ringer-acetate in the first 24 h. The primary endpoints were changes in biomarkers indicative of endothelial activation, damage, and microvascular perfusion from baseline to 24 h. Safety events and mortality were assessed during 90 days. RESULTS Forty-four patients were randomized, 20 to OctaplasLG versus 24 to Ringer-acetate. The median age was 69, and 55% were men. Median Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score was 13. Baseline differences favoring the Ringer-acetate group were observed. The OctaplasLG® group was resuscitated with 740 mL plasma and the Ringer-acetate group with 841 mL crystalloids. There was no significant change in the microvascular perfusion or five biomarkers except VEGFR1 change, which was higher in patients receiving OctaplasLG® 0.12(SD 0.37) versus Ringer-acetate -0.24 (SD 0.39), with mean difference 0.36 (95% CI, 0.13-0.59, p = .003) in favor of Ringer-acetate. DISCUSSION This study found that fluid resuscitation with OctaplasLG® in critically ill septic shock patients is feasible. Baseline confounding prevented assessment of the potential effect of OctaplasLG®.
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- Niels E Clausen
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital -Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital -Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Section for Transfusion Medicine, Capital Region Blood Bank, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Zealand University Hospital, Køge, Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital -Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Zealand University Hospital, Køge, Denmark
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- Section for Transfusion Medicine, Capital Region Blood Bank, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section of Biostatistics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Section for Transfusion Medicine, Capital Region Blood Bank, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section for Transfusion Medicine, Capital Region Blood Bank, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Anesthesia and Trauma Center, Centre of Head and Orthopedics, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Katunaric B, SenthilKumar G, Stehula FJ, Werthman A, Bordas-Murphy H, Freed JK. Noninvasive assessment of human microvascular function in health and disease using incident dark-field microscopy. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2024; 327:H261-H267. [PMID: 38787388 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00292.2024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2024] [Revised: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Reduced peripheral microvascular reactivity is associated with an increased risk for major adverse cardiac events (MACEs). Tools for noninvasive assessment of peripheral microvascular function are limited, and existing technology is poorly validated in both healthy populations and patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Here, we used a handheld incident dark-field imaging tool (CytoCam) to test the hypothesis that, compared with healthy individuals (no risk factors for CVD), subjects formally diagnosed with coronary artery disease (CAD) or those with ≥2 risk factors for CAD (at risk) would exhibit impaired peripheral microvascular reactivity. A total of 17 participants (11 healthy, 6 at risk) were included in this pilot study. CytoCam was used to measure sublingual microvascular total vessel density (TVD), perfused vessel density (PVD), and microvascular flow index (MFI) in response to the topical application of acetylcholine (ACh) and sublingual administration of nitroglycerin (NTG). Baseline MFI and PVD were significantly reduced in the at-risk cohort compared with healthy individuals. Surprisingly, following the application of acetylcholine and nitroglycerin, both groups showed a significant improvement in all three microvascular perfusion parameters. These results suggest that, despite baseline reductions in both microvascular density and perfusion, human in vivo peripheral microvascular reactivity to both endothelial-dependent and -independent vasoactive agents remains intact in individuals with CAD or multiple risk factors for disease.NEW & NOTEWORTHY To our knowledge, this is the first study to comprehensively characterize in vivo sublingual microvascular structure and function (endothelium-dependent and -independent) in healthy patients and those with CVD. Importantly, we used an easy-to-use handheld device that can be easily translated to clinical settings. Our results indicate that baseline microvascular impairments in structure and function can be detected using the CytoCam technology, although reactivity to acetylcholine may be maintained even during disease in the peripheral microcirculation.
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- Boran Katunaric
- Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
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Magnin M, Gavet M, Ngo TT, Louzier V, Victoni T, Ayoub JY, Allaouchiche B, Bonnet-Garin JM, Junot S. A multimodal tissue perfusion measurement approach for the evaluation of the effect of pimobendan, an inodilator, in a porcine sepsis model. Microvasc Res 2024; 154:104687. [PMID: 38614155 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2024.104687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/15/2024]
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Sepsis is associated with hypoperfusion and organ failure. The aims of the study were: 1) to assess the effect of pimobendan on macrocirculation and perfusion and 2) to describe a multimodal approach to the assessment of perfusion in sepsis and compare the evolution of the perfusion parameters. Eighteen anaesthetized female piglets were equipped for macrocirculation monitoring. Sepsis was induced by an infusion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. After the occurrence of hypotension, animals were resuscitated. Nine pigs received pimobendan at the start of resuscitation maneuvers, the others received saline. Tissue perfusion was assessed using temperature gradients measured with infrared thermography (TG = core temperature - tarsus temperature), urethral perfusion index (uPI) derived from photoplethysmography and sublingual microcirculation (Sidestream dark field imaging device): De Backer score (DBs), proportion of perfused vessels (PPV), microvascular flow index (MFI) and heterogeneity index (HI). Arterial lactate and ScvO2 were also measured. Pimobendan did not improve tissue perfusion nor macrocirculation. It did not allow a reduction in the amount of noradrenaline and fluids administered. Sepsis was associated with tissue perfusion disorders: there were a significant decrease in uPI, PPV and ScvO2 and a significant rise in TG. TG could significantly predict an increase in lactate. Resuscitation was associated with a significant increase in uPI, DBs, MFI, lactate and ScvO2. There were fair correlations between the different perfusion parameters. In this model, pimobendan did not show any benefit. The multimodal approach allowed the detection of tissue perfusion alteration but only temperature gradients predicted the increase in lactatemia.
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- Mathieu Magnin
- Université de Lyon, UR APCSe Agressions Pulmonaires et Circulatoires dans le Sepsis, VetAgro Sup, 1 avenue Bourgelat, F-69280 Marcy l'Etoile, France; Université de Lyon, Vetagro Sup, Unité de Physiologie, Pharmacodynamie et Thérapeutique, 1 avenue Bourgelat, F-69280 Marcy l'Etoile, France.
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- Université de Lyon, VetAgro Sup, Service d'Anesthésie, 1 avenue Bourgelat, F-69280 Marcy l'Etoile, France.
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- Université de Lyon, UR APCSe Agressions Pulmonaires et Circulatoires dans le Sepsis, VetAgro Sup, 1 avenue Bourgelat, F-69280 Marcy l'Etoile, France; Université de Lyon, Vetagro Sup, Unité de Physiologie, Pharmacodynamie et Thérapeutique, 1 avenue Bourgelat, F-69280 Marcy l'Etoile, France
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- Université de Lyon, UR APCSe Agressions Pulmonaires et Circulatoires dans le Sepsis, VetAgro Sup, 1 avenue Bourgelat, F-69280 Marcy l'Etoile, France; Université de Lyon, Vetagro Sup, Unité de Physiologie, Pharmacodynamie et Thérapeutique, 1 avenue Bourgelat, F-69280 Marcy l'Etoile, France.
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- Université de Lyon, UR APCSe Agressions Pulmonaires et Circulatoires dans le Sepsis, VetAgro Sup, 1 avenue Bourgelat, F-69280 Marcy l'Etoile, France; Université de Lyon, Vetagro Sup, Unité de Physiologie, Pharmacodynamie et Thérapeutique, 1 avenue Bourgelat, F-69280 Marcy l'Etoile, France.
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- Université de Lyon, UR APCSe Agressions Pulmonaires et Circulatoires dans le Sepsis, VetAgro Sup, 1 avenue Bourgelat, F-69280 Marcy l'Etoile, France; Université de Lyon, Vetagro Sup, Unité de Physiologie, Pharmacodynamie et Thérapeutique, 1 avenue Bourgelat, F-69280 Marcy l'Etoile, France.
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- Université de Lyon, UR APCSe Agressions Pulmonaires et Circulatoires dans le Sepsis, VetAgro Sup, 1 avenue Bourgelat, F-69280 Marcy l'Etoile, France; Université de Lyon, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud, Réanimation Médicale, 165 Chemin du Grand Revoyet, F-69310 Pierre-Bénite, France
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- Université de Lyon, UR APCSe Agressions Pulmonaires et Circulatoires dans le Sepsis, VetAgro Sup, 1 avenue Bourgelat, F-69280 Marcy l'Etoile, France; Université de Lyon, Vetagro Sup, Unité de Physiologie, Pharmacodynamie et Thérapeutique, 1 avenue Bourgelat, F-69280 Marcy l'Etoile, France.
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- Université de Lyon, UR APCSe Agressions Pulmonaires et Circulatoires dans le Sepsis, VetAgro Sup, 1 avenue Bourgelat, F-69280 Marcy l'Etoile, France; Université de Lyon, Vetagro Sup, Unité de Physiologie, Pharmacodynamie et Thérapeutique, 1 avenue Bourgelat, F-69280 Marcy l'Etoile, France; Université de Lyon, VetAgro Sup, Service d'Anesthésie, 1 avenue Bourgelat, F-69280 Marcy l'Etoile, France.
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Yuriditsky E, Zhang RS, Bakker J, Horowitz JM, Zhang P, Bernard S, Greco AA, Postelnicu R, Mukherjee V, Hena K, Elbaum L, Alviar CL, Keller NM, Bangalore S. Relationship between the mixed venous-to-arterial carbon dioxide gradient and the cardiac index in acute pulmonary embolism. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE 2024; 13:493-500. [PMID: 38454794 DOI: 10.1093/ehjacc/zuae031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2024] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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AIMS Among patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) undergoing mechanical thrombectomy, the cardiac index (CI) is frequently reduced even among those without a clinically apparent shock. The purpose of this study is to describe the mixed venous-to-arterial carbon dioxide gradient (CO2 gap), a surrogate of perfusion adequacy, among patients with acute PE undergoing mechanical thrombectomy. METHODS AND RESULTS This was a single-centre retrospective study of consecutive patients with PE undergoing mechanical thrombectomy and simultaneous pulmonary artery catheterization over a 3-year period. Of 107 patients, 97 had simultaneous mixed venous and arterial blood gas measurements available. The CO2 gap was elevated (>6 mmHg) in 51% of the cohort and in 49% of patients with intermediate-risk PE. A reduced CI (≤2.2 L/min/m2) was associated with an increased odds [odds ratio = 7.9; 95% confidence interval (CI) 3.49-18.1, P < 0.001] for an elevated CO2 gap. There was an inverse relationship between the CI and the CO2 gap. For every 1 L/min/m2 decrease in the CI, the CO2 gap increased by 1.3 mmHg (P = 0.001). Among patients with an elevated baseline CO2 gap >6 mmHg, thrombectomy improved the CO2 gap, CI, and mixed venous oxygen saturation. When the CO2 gap was dichotomized above and below 6, there was no difference in the in-hospital mortality rate (9 vs. 0%; P = 0.10; hazard ratio: 1.24; 95% CI 0.97-1.60; P = 0.085). CONCLUSION Among patients with acute PE undergoing mechanical thrombectomy, the CO2 gap is abnormal in nearly 50% of patients and inversely related to the CI. Further studies should examine the relationship between markers of perfusion and outcomes in this population to refine risk stratification.
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- Eugene Yuriditsky
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 550 First Ave. Kimmel 15, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 550 First Ave. Kimmel 15, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 550 First Ave. Kimmel 15, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 550 First Ave. Kimmel 15, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 550 First Ave. Kimmel 15, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 550 First Ave. Kimmel 15, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 550 First Ave. Kimmel 15, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 550 First Ave. Kimmel 15, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 550 First Ave. Kimmel 15, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 550 First Ave. Kimmel 15, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 550 First Ave. Kimmel 15, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 550 First Ave. Kimmel 15, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 550 First Ave. Kimmel 15, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, 550 First Ave. Kimmel 15, New York, NY 10016, USA
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Bottari G, Confalone V, Creteur J, Cecchetti C, Taccone FS. The Sublingual Microcirculation in Critically Ill Children with Septic Shock Undergoing Hemoadsorption: A Pilot Study. Biomedicines 2024; 12:1435. [PMID: 39062009 PMCID: PMC11275152 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines12071435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2024] [Revised: 06/16/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Background: The importance of perfusion-guided resuscitation in septic shock has recently emerged. We explored whether the use of hemoadsorption led to a potential beneficial role in microvascular alterations in this clinical setting. Methods: A pre-planned secondary analysis of a Phase-II interventional single-arm pilot study (NCT05658588) was carried out, where 17 consecutive septic shock children admitted into PICU were treated with continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) and CytoSorb. Thirteen patients were eligible to be investigated with sublingual microcirculation at baseline, 24, 48, 72 and 96 h from the onset of blood purification. Patients achieving a microvascular flow index (MFI) ≥ 2.5 and/or proportion of perfused vessels (PPV) exceeding 90% by 96 h were defined as responders. Results: In 10/13 (77%), there was a significant improvement in MFIs (p = 0.01) and PPVs% (p = 0.04) between baseline and 24 h from the end of treatment. Eight patients displayed a high heterogenicity index (HI > 0.5) during blood purification and among these, five showed an improvement by the end of treatment (HI < 0.5). Conclusions: In this pilot study, we have found a potential association between CytoSorb hemoadsorption and a microcirculation improvement in pediatric patients with septic shock, particularly when this observation has been associated with hemodynamic improvement.
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- Gabriella Bottari
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Bambino Gesuù Children’s Hospital, Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization, Healthcare (IRCCS), 00165 Rome, Italy; (V.C.); (C.C.)
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Bambino Gesuù Children’s Hospital, Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization, Healthcare (IRCCS), 00165 Rome, Italy; (V.C.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Intensive Care, Hopital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), 1050 Brussels, Belgium; (J.C.); (F.S.T.)
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Bambino Gesuù Children’s Hospital, Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization, Healthcare (IRCCS), 00165 Rome, Italy; (V.C.); (C.C.)
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- Department of Intensive Care, Hopital Universitaire de Bruxelles (HUB), Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), 1050 Brussels, Belgium; (J.C.); (F.S.T.)
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Hof S, Untiedt H, Hübner A, Marcus C, Kuebart A, Herminghaus A, Vollmer C, Bauer I, Picker O, Truse R. Effects of remote ischemic preconditioning on early markers of intestinal injury in experimental hemorrhage in rats. Sci Rep 2024; 14:12960. [PMID: 38839819 PMCID: PMC11153647 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-63293-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/27/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024] Open
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The maintenance of intestinal integrity and barrier function under conditions of restricted oxygen availability is crucial to avoid bacterial translocation and local inflammation. Both lead to secondary diseases after hemorrhagic shock and might increase morbidity and mortality after surviving the initial event. Monitoring of the intestinal integrity especially in the early course of critical illness remains challenging. Since microcirculation and mitochondrial respiration are main components of the terminal stretch of tissue oxygenation, the evaluation of microcirculatory and mitochondrial variables could identify tissues at risk during hypoxic challenges, indicate an increase of intestinal injury, and improve our understanding of regional pathophysiology during acute hemorrhage. Furthermore, improving intestinal microcirculation or mitochondrial respiration, e.g. by remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) that was reported to exert a sufficient tissue protection in various tissues and was linked to mediators with vasoactive properties could maintain intestinal integrity. In this study, postcapillary oxygen saturation (µHbO2), microvascular flow index (MFI) and plasmatic D-lactate concentration revealed to be early markers of intestinal injury in a rodent model of experimental hemorrhagic shock. Mitochondrial function was not impaired in this experimental model of acute hemorrhage. Remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) failed to improve intestinal microcirculation and intestinal damage during hemorrhagic shock.
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- Stefan Hof
- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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González R, Urbano J, López-Herce J. Resuscitating the macro- vs. microcirculation in septic shock. Curr Opin Pediatr 2024; 36:274-281. [PMID: 38446225 DOI: 10.1097/mop.0000000000001345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review summarizes current literature about the relationships between macro and microcirculation and their practical clinical implications in children with septic shock. RECENT FINDINGS Current evidence from experimental and clinical observational studies in children and adults with septic shock reveals that the response to treatment and resuscitation is widely variable. Furthermore, there is a loss of hemodynamic coherence, as resuscitation-induced improvement in macrocirculation (systemic hemodynamic parameters) does not necessarily result in a parallel improvement in the microcirculation. Therefore, patient-tailored monitoring is essential in order to adjust treatment requirements during resuscitation in septic shock. Optimal monitoring must integrate macrocirculation (heart rate, blood pressure, cardiac output, and ultrasound images), microcirculation (videomicroscopy parameters and capillary refill time) and cellular metabolism (lactic acid, central venous blood oxygen saturation, and difference of central venous to arterial carbon dioxide partial pressure). SUMMARY There is a dire need for high-quality studies to assess the relationships between macrocirculation, microcirculation and tissue metabolism in children with septic shock. The development of reliable and readily available microcirculation and tissue perfusion biomarkers (other than lactic acid) is also necessary to improve monitoring and treatment adjustment in such patients.
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- Rafael González
- Pediatric Intensive Care Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
- Health Research Institute of the Gregorio Marañón Hospital
- Maternal and Child Public Health Department. School of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid
- Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Development Origin Network (RICORS) RD21/0012/0011, Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
- Health Research Institute of the Gregorio Marañón Hospital
- Maternal and Child Public Health Department. School of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid
- Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Development Origin Network (RICORS) RD21/0012/0011, Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
- Health Research Institute of the Gregorio Marañón Hospital
- Maternal and Child Public Health Department. School of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid
- Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Development Origin Network (RICORS) RD21/0012/0011, Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain
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Kang C, Cho AR, Kim H, Kwon JY, Lee HJ, Kim E. Sedation with propofol and isoflurane differs in terms of microcirculatory parameters: A randomized animal study using dorsal skinfold chamber mouse model. Microvasc Res 2024; 153:104655. [PMID: 38232898 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2024.104655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2023] [Revised: 01/07/2024] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to explore the effects of sedative doses of propofol and isoflurane on microcirculation in septic mice compared to controls. Isoflurane, known for its potential as a sedation drug in bedside applications, lacks clarity regarding its impact on the microcirculation system. The hypothesis was that propofol would exert a more pronounced influence on the microvascular flow index, particularly amplified in septic conditions. MATERIAL AND METHODS Randomized study was conducted from December 2020 to October 2021 involved 60 BALB/c mice, with 52 mice analyzed. Dorsal skinfold chambers were implanted, followed by intraperitoneal injections of either sterile 0.9 % saline or lipopolysaccharide for the control and sepsis groups, respectively. Both groups received propofol or isoflurane treatment for 120 min. Microcirculatory parameters were obtained via incident dark-field microscopy videos, along with the mean blood pressure and heart rate at three time points: before sedation (T0), 30 min after sedation (T30), and 120 min after sedation (T120). Endothelial glycocalyx thickness and syndecan-1 concentration were also analyzed. RESULTS In healthy controls, both anesthetics reduced blood pressure. However, propofol maintained microvascular flow, differing significantly from isoflurane at T120 (propofol, 2.8 ± 0.3 vs. isoflurane, 1.6 ± 0.9; P < 0.001). In the sepsis group, a similar pattern occurred at T120 without statistical significance (propofol, 1.8 ± 1.1 vs. isoflurane, 1.2 ± 0.7; P = 0.023). Syndecan-1 levels did not differ between agents, but glycocalyx thickness index was significantly lower in the isoflurane-sepsis group than propofol (P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Propofol potentially offers protective action against microvascular flow deterioration compared to isoflurane, observed in control mice. Furthermore, a lower degree of sepsis-induced glycocalyx degradation was evident with propofol compared to isoflurane.
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- Christine Kang
- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Republic of Korea; Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Republic of Korea; Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Republic of Korea; Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Republic of Korea; Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Republic of Korea; Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Yangsan, Republic of Korea; Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea
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Beukers AM, Bulte CSE, Bosch RJ, Eberl S, van den Brom CE, Loer SA, Vonk ABA. Optimization of cardiopulmonary bypass prime fluid to preserve microcirculatory perfusion during on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery: PRIME study protocol for a double-blind randomized trial. Trials 2024; 25:219. [PMID: 38532434 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-024-08053-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Acute microcirculatory perfusion disturbances and organ edema are important factors leading to organ dysfunction during cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Priming of the CPB system with crystalloid or colloid fluids, which inevitably leads to hemodilution, could contribute to this effect. However, there is yet no optimal evidence-based strategy for this type of priming. Hence, we will investigate different priming strategies to reduce hemodilution and preserve microcirculatory perfusion. METHODS The PRIME study is a single-center double-blind randomized trial. Patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery with CPB will be randomized into three groups of prime fluid strategy: (1) gelofusine with crystalloid, (2) albumin with crystalloid, or (3) crystalloid and retrograde autologous priming. We aim to include 30 patients, 10 patients in each arm. The primary outcome is the change in microcirculatory perfusion. Secondary outcomes include colloid oncotic pressure; albumin; hematocrit; electrolytes; fluid balance and requirements; transfusion rates; and endothelial-, glycocalyx-, inflammatory- and renal injury markers. Sublingual microcirculatory perfusion will be measured using non-invasive sidestream dark field video microscopy. Microcirculatory and blood measurements will be performed at five consecutive time points during surgery up to 24 h after admission to the intensive care unit. DISCUSSION PRIME is the first study to assess the effect of different prime fluid strategies on microcirculatory perfusion in cardiac surgery with CPB. If the results suggest that a specific crystalloid or colloid prime fluid strategy better preserves microcirculatory perfusion during on-pump cardiac surgery, the current study may help to find the optimal pump priming in cardiac surgery. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05647057. Registered on 04/25/2023. CLINICALTRIALS gov PRS: Record Summary NCT05647057, all items can be found in the protocol.
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- Anne M Beukers
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Amsterdam UMC, VU University Amsterdam, Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Amsterdam UMC, VU University Amsterdam, Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Amsterdam UMC, VU University Amsterdam, Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Laboratory for Experimental Intensive Care and Anesthesiology (LEICA), Amsterdam, UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Amsterdam UMC, VU University Amsterdam, Boelelaan 1117, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Fejes R, Rutai A, Juhász L, Poles MZ, Szabó A, Kaszaki J, Boros M, Tallósy SP. Microcirculation-driven mitochondrion dysfunction during the progression of experimental sepsis. Sci Rep 2024; 14:7153. [PMID: 38531957 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-57855-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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Sepsis is accompanied by a less-known mismatch between hemodynamics and mitochondrial respiration. We aimed to characterize the relationship and time dependency of microcirculatory and mitochondrial functions in a rodent model of intraabdominal sepsis. Fecal peritonitis was induced in rats, and multi-organ failure (MOF) was evaluated 12, 16, 20, 24 or 28 h later (n = 8/group, each) using rat-specific organ failure assessment (ROFA) scores. Ileal microcirculation (proportion of perfused microvessels (PPV), microvascular flow index (MFI) and heterogeneity index (HI)) was monitored by intravital video microscopy, and mitochondrial respiration (OxPhos) and outer membrane (mtOM) damage were measured with high-resolution respirometry. MOF progression was evidenced by increased ROFA scores; microcirculatory parameters followed a parallel time course from the 16th to 28th h. Mitochondrial dysfunction commenced with a 4-h time lag with signs of mtOM damage, which correlated significantly with PPV, while no correlation was found between HI and OxPhos. High diagnostic value was demonstrated for PPV, mtOM damage and lactate levels for predicting MOF. Our findings indicate insufficient splanchnic microcirculation to be a possible predictor for MOF that develops before the start of mitochondrial dysfunction. The adequate subcellular compensatory capacity suggests the presence of mitochondrial subpopulations with differing sensitivity to septic insults.
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- Roland Fejes
- Institute of Surgical Research, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, 6720, Hungary
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- Institute of Surgical Research, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, 6720, Hungary
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- Institute of Surgical Research, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, 6720, Hungary
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- Institute of Surgical Research, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, 6720, Hungary
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- Institute of Surgical Research, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, 6720, Hungary
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- Institute of Surgical Research, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, 6720, Hungary
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- Institute of Surgical Research, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, 6720, Hungary.
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- Institute of Surgical Research, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, 6720, Hungary.
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Hof S, Lingens L, Michels M, Marcus C, Kuebart A, Herminghaus A, Bauer I, Picker O, Truse R, Vollmer C. Local carbachol application induces oral microvascular recruitment and improves gastric tissue oxygenation during hemorrhagic shock in dogs. Front Immunol 2024; 15:1369617. [PMID: 38566995 PMCID: PMC10985194 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1369617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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Introduction Hemorrhagic shock is characterized by derangements of the gastrointestinal microcirculation. Topical therapy with nitroglycerine or iloprost improves gastric tissue oxygenation but not regional perfusion, probably due to precapillary adrenergic innervation. Therefore, this study was designed to investigate the local effect of the parasympathomimetic carbachol alone and in combination with either nitroglycerine or iloprost on gastric and oral microcirculation during hemorrhagic shock. Methods In a cross-over design five female foxhounds were repeatedly randomized into six experimental groups. Carbachol, or carbachol in combination with either nitroglycerine or iloprost were applied topically to the oral and gastric mucosa. Saline, nitroglycerine, or iloprost application alone served as control groups. Then, a fixed-volume hemorrhage was induced by arterial blood withdrawal followed by blood retransfusion after 1h of shock. Gastric and oral microcirculation was determined using reflectance spectrophotometry and laser Doppler flowmetry. Oral microcirculation was visualized with videomicroscopy. Statistics: 2-way-ANOVA for repeated measurements and Bonferroni post-hoc analysis (mean ± SEM; p < 0.05). Results The induction of hemorrhage led to a decrease of gastric and oral tissue oxygenation, that was ameliorated by local carbachol and nitroglycerine application at the gastric mucosa. The sole use of local iloprost did not improve gastric tissue oxygenation but could be supplemented by local carbachol treatment. Adding carbachol to nitroglycerine did not further increase gastric tissue oxygenation. Gastric microvascular blood flow remained unchanged in all experimental groups. Oral microvascular blood flow, microvascular flow index and total vessel density decreased during shock. Local carbachol supply improved oral vessel density during shock and oral microvascular flow index in the late course of hemorrhage. Conclusion The specific effect of shifting the autonomous balance by local carbachol treatment on microcirculatory variables varies between parts of the gastrointestinal tract. Contrary to our expectations, the improvement of gastric tissue oxygenation by local carbachol or nitroglycerine application was not related to increased microvascular perfusion. When carbachol is used in combination with local vasodilators, the additional effect on gastric tissue oxygenation depends on the specific drug combination. Therefore, modulation of tissue oxygen consumption, mitochondrial function or alterations in regional blood flow distribution should be investigated.
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- Stefan Hof
- Department of Anesthesiology, Duesseldorf University Hospital, Duesseldorf, Germany
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Brouwer F, Ince C, Pols J, Uz Z, Hilty MP, Arbous MS. The microcirculation in the first days of ICU admission in critically ill COVID-19 patients is influenced by severity of disease. Sci Rep 2024; 14:6454. [PMID: 38499589 PMCID: PMC10948764 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-56245-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024] Open
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The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between sublingual microcirculatory parameters and the severity of the disease in critically ill coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in the initial period of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission in a phase of the COVID-19 pandemic where patients were being treated with anti-inflammatory medication. In total, 35 critically ill COVID-19 patients were included. Twenty-one critically ill COVID-19 patients with a Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score below or equal to 7 were compared to 14 critically ill COVID-19 patients with a SOFA score exceeding 7. All patients received dexamethasone and tocilizumab at ICU admission. Microcirculatory measurements were performed within the first five days of ICU admission, preferably as soon as possible after admission. An increase in diffusive capacity of the microcirculation (total vessel density, functional capillary density, capillary hematocrit) and increased perfusion of the tissues by red blood cells was found in the critically ill COVID-19 patients with a SOFA score of 7-9 compared to the critically ill COVID-19 patients with a SOFA score ≤ 7. No such effects were found in the convective component of the microcirculation. These effects occurred in the presence of administration of anti-inflammatory medication.
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- Fleur Brouwer
- Department of Intensive Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Intensive Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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De Cuyper H, Poelaert J. Microcirculatory Alterations in Cardiac Surgery: A Comprehensive Guide. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2024; 38:829-838. [PMID: 38195271 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2023.11.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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Microcirculation is essential for cellular life and its functions. It comprises a complex network of capillaries, arterioles, and venules, which distributes oxygenated blood across and within organs based on regional metabolic demands. Because previous research indicated that organ function is linked to microcirculatory function, it is crucial to maintain sufficient and effective microcirculatory function during major surgery. Impaired microcirculation can lead to inadequate tissue perfusion, potentially resulting in perioperative complications and an unfavorable outcome. Indeed, changes in microcirculation in cardiovascular disease and cardiac surgery have a direct correlation with prolonged stays in the postoperative intensive care unit and high mortality rates within 30 days. Additionally, cardiopulmonary bypass, a regularly employed method in cardiac surgery, has been proven to induce microcirculatory malfunction and, thus, lead to postoperative multiple organ dysfunction. As global hemodynamic parameters can remain stable or improve, whereas microcirculation is still compromised, tracking microcirculatory variables could lead to the development of targeted microcirculatory treatment within hemodynamic management. Therefore, it is necessary to enhance the use of microcirculatory monitoring in the medical domain to assist physicians in the therapeutic management of patients undergoing cardiac surgery. This potentially can lead to better hemodynamic management and outcomes. This review article concentrates on the use of handheld video microscopes for real-time microcirculatory assessment of cardiac surgery patients in the immediate and early postoperative period. Emphasis is placed on integrating microcirculatory monitoring with conventional hemodynamic monitoring in the therapeutic management of patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
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- Hélène De Cuyper
- Department Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, UZ Brussels, Brussels, Belgium; Free University Brussels VUB, Brussels, Belgium.
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- Free University Brussels VUB, Brussels, Belgium; Department Anesthesiology, ICU and Chronic Pain Therapy, Maria Middelares, Ghent, Belgium
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Zuo D, Li P, Guo S, Wei B, Yang J. Study on the relationship between sublingual microcirculation disorder and pressure injury in patients with acute infection. Int Wound J 2024; 21:e14749. [PMID: 38444058 PMCID: PMC10915122 DOI: 10.1111/iwj.14749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024] Open
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- Dongjing Zuo
- Emergency Medicine Clinical Research CenterBeijing Chaoyang Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation, Clinical Center for Medicine in Acute Infection, Capital Medical UniversityBeijingPeople's Republic of China
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- Emergency Medicine Clinical Research CenterBeijing Chaoyang Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation, Clinical Center for Medicine in Acute Infection, Capital Medical UniversityBeijingPeople's Republic of China
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- Emergency Medicine Clinical Research CenterBeijing Chaoyang Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation, Clinical Center for Medicine in Acute Infection, Capital Medical UniversityBeijingPeople's Republic of China
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- Emergency Medicine Clinical Research CenterBeijing Chaoyang Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation, Clinical Center for Medicine in Acute Infection, Capital Medical UniversityBeijingPeople's Republic of China
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- Emergency Medicine Clinical Research CenterBeijing Chaoyang Hospital & Beijing Key Laboratory of Cardiopulmonary Cerebral Resuscitation, Clinical Center for Medicine in Acute Infection, Capital Medical UniversityBeijingPeople's Republic of China
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Wang H, Ding H, Wang ZY, Zhang K. Research progress on microcirculatory disorders in septic shock: A narrative review. Medicine (Baltimore) 2024; 103:e37273. [PMID: 38394485 PMCID: PMC11309632 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000037273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Hemodynamic coherence plays a critical role in the outcomes of septic shock. Due to the potential negative consequences of microcirculatory disorders on organ failure and clinical outcomes, the maintenance of a balance between the macrocirculation and microcirculation is a topic of significant research focus. Although physical methods and specialized imaging techniques are used in clinical practice to assess microcirculation, the use of monitoring devices is not widespread. The integration of microcirculation research tools into clinical practice poses a significant challenge for the future. Consequently, this review aims to evaluate the impact of septic shock on the microcirculation, the methods used to monitor the microcirculation and highlight the importance of microcirculation in the treatment of critically ill patients. In addition, it proposes an evaluation framework that integrates microcirculation monitoring with macrocirculatory parameters. The optimal approach should encompass dynamic, multiparametric, individualized, and continuous monitoring of both the macrocirculation and microcirculation, particularly in cases of hemodynamic separation.
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- Hui Wang
- Department of Intensive Care, Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical University, Chengde, China
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- Department of Intensive Care, Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical University, Chengde, China
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- Department of Intensive Care, Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical University, Chengde, China
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- Department of Intensive Care, Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical University, Chengde, China
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Saugel B, Annecke T, Bein B, Flick M, Goepfert M, Gruenewald M, Habicher M, Jungwirth B, Koch T, Kouz K, Meidert AS, Pestel G, Renner J, Sakka SG, Sander M, Treskatsch S, Zitzmann A, Reuter DA. Intraoperative haemodynamic monitoring and management of adults having non-cardiac surgery: Guidelines of the German Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine in collaboration with the German Association of the Scientific Medical Societies. J Clin Monit Comput 2024:10.1007/s10877-024-01132-7. [PMID: 38381359 DOI: 10.1007/s10877-024-01132-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024]
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Haemodynamic monitoring and management are cornerstones of perioperative care. The goal of haemodynamic management is to maintain organ function by ensuring adequate perfusion pressure, blood flow, and oxygen delivery. We here present guidelines on "Intraoperative haemodynamic monitoring and management of adults having non-cardiac surgery" that were prepared by 18 experts on behalf of the German Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Anästhesiologie und lntensivmedizin; DGAI).
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- Bernd Saugel
- Department of Anesthesiology, Center of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
- Outcomes Research Consortium, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Cologne Merheim Medical Center, Hospital of the University of Witten/Herdecke, Cologne, Germany
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- Department for Anaesthesiology, Asklepios Hospital Hamburg St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Center of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Alexianer St. Hedwigkliniken Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Evangelisches Amalie Sieveking Krankenhaus, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Giessen, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Center of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Outcomes Research Consortium, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Municipal Hospital Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Gemeinschaftsklinikum Mittelrhein gGmbH, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Koblenz, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, University Hospital Giessen, Justus-Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, University Medical Centre of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, University Medical Centre of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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Chen R, Gao B, Wang X, Zhao H, Wang X, Liu D. Ultrasonographic assessment of renal microcirculation is a new vision for the treatment of intensive care unit associated acute kidney injury. Eur J Med Res 2024; 29:115. [PMID: 38341556 PMCID: PMC10858548 DOI: 10.1186/s40001-024-01704-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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- Rongping Chen
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Domizi R, Damiani E, Carsetti A, Graciotti L, Procopio AD, Scorcella C, Casarotta E, Giaccaglia P, Donati A, Adrario E. Potential of acetaminophen on the sublingual microcirculation and peripheral tissue perfusion of febrile septic patients: prospective observational study. Ann Intensive Care 2024; 14:23. [PMID: 38340203 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-024-01251-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Acetaminophen (ACT) has been studied in septic patients with detectable plasmatic levels of cell-free hemoglobin (Hb), where it demonstrated to inhibit the hemoprotein-mediated lipid peroxidation and oxidative injury, with a potential of beneficial effect on the endothelium. On the basis of this background, the aim of this study was to evaluate the sublingual microcirculation and the peripheral tissue perfusion before-and-after administration of ACT on clinical judgment in a cohort of febrile septic and septic shock patients. METHODS Prospective observational study. 50 adult septic and septic shocks treated with ACT for pyrexia, where the sublingual microcirculation and the peripheral tissue perfusion with Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) and vascular occlusion test (VOT) were evaluated before ACT (t0), after 30 min (t1) and after 2 h (t2). Cell-free Hb and the markers of oxidative stress and endothelial damage were measured at t0 and t2. RESULTS The study showed a significant increase of the density of the perfused small and total vessels of the sublingual microcirculation 30 min after the infusion of ACT; it also showed an increase of the Microvascular Flow Index (MFI) and a decrease in the heterogeneity of the flow. At a peripheral muscular level, we found an acceleration in the reperfusion curve after VOT at t1, expression of a higher reactivity of the microvasculature. CONCLUSIONS ACT infusion did not show a clear correlation with cell-free Hb; however, it exhibited protective effect toward the microcirculation that was evident in particular in septic patients. This correlation merits further exploration.
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- R Domizi
- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Delle Marche, Via Conca 71, 60126, Ancona, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Via Tronto 10/a, 60020, Ancona, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Delle Marche, Via Conca 71, 60126, Ancona, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Via Tronto 10/a, 60020, Ancona, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Delle Marche, Via Conca 71, 60126, Ancona, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Via Tronto 10/a, 60020, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Via Tronto 10/a, 60020, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
- Clinic of Laboratory and Precision Medicine, IRCCS INRCA, Ancona, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Delle Marche, Via Conca 71, 60126, Ancona, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Delle Marche, Via Conca 71, 60126, Ancona, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Via Tronto 10/a, 60020, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Via Tronto 10/a, 60020, Ancona, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Delle Marche, Via Conca 71, 60126, Ancona, Italy.
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Via Tronto 10/a, 60020, Ancona, Italy.
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Delle Marche, Via Conca 71, 60126, Ancona, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Via Tronto 10/a, 60020, Ancona, Italy
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Werdan K, Nuding S, Kühnert D, Kolthoum R, Schott A, Quitter F, Wienke A, Sedding D. Treatment of patients with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) with an electromagnetic field coupled to biorhythmically defined impulse configuration: the MicrocircMODS study. Clin Res Cardiol 2024; 113:260-275. [PMID: 37717230 PMCID: PMC10850207 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-023-02293-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND To potentially improve impaired vasomotion of patients with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), we tested whether an electromagnetic field of low flux density coupled with a biorhythmically defined impulse configuration (Physical Vascular Therapy BEMER®, PVT), in addition to standard care, is safe and feasible and might improve disturbed microcirculatory blood flow and thereby improve global haemodynamics. METHODS In a prospective, monocentric, one-arm pilot study, 10 MODS patients (APACHE II score 20-35) were included. Patients were treated, in addition to standard care, for 4 days with PVT (3 treatment periods of 8 min each day; day 1: field intensity 10.5 μT; day 2:14 μT, day 3:17.5 μT; day 4:21.0 μT). Primary endpoint was the effect of PVT on sublingual microcirculatory perfusion, documented by microvascular flow index (MFI). Patient safety, adverse events, and outcomes were documented. RESULTS An increase in MFI by approximately 25% paralleled 4-day PVT, with the increase starting immediately after the first PVT and lasting over the total 4-day treatment period. Concerning global haemodynamics (secondary endpoints), halving vasopressor use within 24 h, and haemodynamic stabilisation paralleled 4-day PVT with an increase in cardiac index, stroke volume index, and cardiac power index by 30%-50%. No adverse events (AEs) or serious adverse events (SAEs) were classified as causally related to the medical product (PVT) or study. Three patients died within 28 days and one patient between 28 and 180 days. CONCLUSION PVT treatment was feasible and safe and could be performed without obstruction of standard patient care. An increase in microcirculatory blood flow, a rapid reduction in vasopressor use, and an improvement in global haemodynamics paralleled PVT treatment. Findings of this pilot study allowed forming a concept for a randomized trial for further proof.
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- Karl Werdan
- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Halle (Saale), Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Strasse 40, 06097, Halle (Saale), Germany.
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Halle (Saale), Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Strasse 40, 06097, Halle (Saale), Germany
- Hospital St. Elisabeth and St. Barbara, 06110, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Halle (Saale), Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Strasse 40, 06097, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Halle (Saale), Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Strasse 40, 06097, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Halle (Saale), Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Strasse 40, 06097, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Medical Epidemiology, Biometry and Computer Science, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Magdeburger Strasse 8, 06112, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Halle (Saale), Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Strasse 40, 06097, Halle (Saale), Germany
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Fernández-Sarmiento J, Lamprea S, Barrera S, Acevedo L, Duque C, Trujillo M, Aguirre V, Jimenez C. The association between prolonged capillary refill time and microcirculation changes in children with sepsis. BMC Pediatr 2024; 24:68. [PMID: 38245695 PMCID: PMC10799439 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-024-04524-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/01/2024] [Indexed: 01/22/2024] Open
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BACKGROUNDS In children with sepsis, circulatory shock and multi-organ failure remain major contributors to mortality. Prolonged capillary refill time (PCRT) is a clinical tool associated with disease severity and tissue hypoperfusion. Microcirculation assessment with videomicroscopy represents a promising candidate for assessing and improving hemodynamic management strategies in children with sepsis. Particularly when there is loss of coherence between the macro and microcirculation (hemodynamic incoherence). We sought to evaluate the association between PCRT and microcirculation changes in sepsis. METHODS This was a prospective cohort study in children hospitalized with sepsis. Microcirculation was measured using sublingual video microscopy (capillary density and flow and perfused boundary region [PBR]-a parameter inversely proportional to vascular endothelial glycocalyx thickness), phalangeal tissue perfusion, and endothelial activation and glycocalyx injury biomarkers. The primary outcome was the association between PCRT and microcirculation changes. RESULTS A total of 132 children with sepsis were included, with a median age of two years (IQR 0.6-12.2). PCRT was associated with increased glycocalyx degradation (PBR 2.21 vs. 2.08 microns; aOR 2.65, 95% CI 1.09-6.34; p = 0.02) and fewer 4-6 micron capillaries recruited (p = 0.03), with no changes in the percentage of capillary blood volume (p = 0.13). Patients with hemodynamic incoherence had more PBR abnormalities (78.4% vs. 60.8%; aOR 2.58, 95% CI 1.06-6.29; p = 0.03) and the persistence of these abnormalities after six hours was associated with higher mortality (16.5% vs. 6.1%; p < 0.01). Children with an elevated arterio-venous CO2 difference (DCO2) had an abnormal PBR (aOR 1.13, 95% CI 1.01-1.26; p = 0.03) and a lower density of small capillaries (p < 0.05). Prolonged capillary refill time predicted an abnormal PBR (AUROC 0.81, 95% CI 0.64-0.98; p = 0.03) and relative percentage of blood in the capillaries (AUROC 0.82, 95% CI 0.58-1.00; p = 0.03) on admission. A normal CRT at 24 h predicted a shorter hospital stay (aOR 0.96, 95% CI 0.94-0.99; p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS We found an association between PCRT and microcirculation changes in children with sepsis. These patients had fewer small capillaries recruited and more endothelial glycocalyx degradation. This leads to nonperfused capillaries, affecting oxygen delivery to the tissues. These disorders were associated with hemodynamic incoherence and worse clinical outcomes when the CRT continued to be abnormal 24 h after admission.
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- Jaime Fernández-Sarmiento
- Department of Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics, Universidad de La Sabana, Fundación Cardioinfantil-Institute of Cardiology, Bogotà, Colombia.
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics, Universidad de La Sabana, Fundación Cardioinfantil-Institute of Cardiology, Bogotà, Colombia
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics, Universidad de La Sabana, Fundación Cardioinfantil-Institute of Cardiology, Bogotà, Colombia
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics, Universidad de La Sabana, Fundación Cardioinfantil-Institute of Cardiology, Bogotà, Colombia
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics, Universidad de La Sabana, Fundación Cardioinfantil-Institute of Cardiology, Bogotà, Colombia
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics, Universidad de La Sabana, Fundación Cardioinfantil-Institute of Cardiology, Bogotà, Colombia
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics, Universidad de La Sabana, Fundación Cardioinfantil-Institute of Cardiology, Bogotà, Colombia
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics, Universidad de La Sabana, Fundación Cardioinfantil-Institute of Cardiology, Bogotà, Colombia
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Latul YP, Ince C, van Trommel NE, van den Brandhof-van den Berg A, Roovers JPWR, Kastelein AW. Handheld vital microscopy for the identification of microcirculatory alterations in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and cervical cancer. Microvasc Res 2024; 151:104608. [PMID: 37690508 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2023.104608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ninety percent of cervical cancer (CC) diagnoses and deaths occur in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Especially in these countries, where human and material resources are limited, there is a need for real-time screening methods that enable immediate treatment decisions (i.e., 'see and treat'). OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether handheld vital microscopy (HVM) enables real-time detection of microvascular alterations associated with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and CC. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in an oncologic hospital and outpatient clinic, and included ten healthy controls, ten women with CIN, and ten women with CC. The microvasculature was assessed in four quadrants of the uterine cervix using HVM. The primary outcome was the presence of abnormal angioarchitecture (AA). Secondary outcomes included capillary loop density (CD), total vessel density (TVD), functional capillary density (FCD), and the proportion of perfused vessels (PPV). RESULTS 198 image sequences of the cervical microvasculature were recorded. Compared to healthy controls, significantly more abnormal image sequences were observed in women with high-grade CIN (11 % vs. 44 %, P < 0.001) and women with CC (11 % vs. 69 %, P < 0.001). TVD, FCD, and PPV were lower in women with CIN and CC. CONCLUSIONS HVM enables easy, real-time, non-invasive assessment of cervical lesions through the detection of microvascular alterations. Thereby, HVM potentially provides an opportunity for point-of-care screening, which may enable immediate treatment decisions (see and treat) and reduce the number of unnecessary surgical interventions.
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- Y P Latul
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers location University of Amsterdam, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI), Department of Gynaecologic Oncology, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital (AvL), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam University Medical Centers location University of Amsterdam, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam University Medical Centers location University of Amsterdam, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Bergman Clinics, Department of Gynaecology & Sexology, Bergman Vrouwenzorg, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam University Medical Centers location University of Amsterdam, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Yang YP, Chiu CT, Chao A, Yeh YC, Sun WZ, Liu CM, Chan WS. An observational study of microcirculation among healthy individuals by age and sex. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 2024; 86:407-417. [PMID: 38073381 DOI: 10.3233/ch-231807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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OBJECTIVE This study measured normal ranges of microcirculatory parameters in healthy individuals and investigated differences in parameters by age and sex. METHODS Participants were enrolled into three groups with equal numbers of male and female: young (20-39 years), middle-aged (40-59 years), and elderly (60-79 years). Sublingual microcirculation images were obtained using the incident dark field (IDF). RESULTS A total of 75 female and 75 male healthy individuals were enrolled. The elderly group had a higher TVD (26.5 [2] vs. 25.2 [1.8]; p = 0.019) and a lower PPV (97 [2] vs. 98 [3]; p = 0.03) than did the young group. In the elderly group, systolic blood pressure (SBP) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) were moderately and positively correlated with MFI score (r = 0.407, p < 0.05, and r = 0.403, p < 0.05, respectively). The female participants had a lower MFI score than did the male participants (2.9 [2.8-3] vs. 3.0 [2.9-3]; p = 0.015). CONCLUSIONS This study revealed the range of microcirculatory parameters between different ages and sexes in healthy individuals. We found that blood pressure levels were correlated with microcirculatory parameters, especially in elders and female.
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- Yun-Ping Yang
- Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan
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Acevedo RU, Sánchez LO, Londoño SV, Mejía-Mejía E, Villa RT, Goez YM. Non-invasive assessment of sublingual microcirculation using flow derived from green light PPG: evaluation and reference values. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2024; 29:017001. [PMID: 38188965 PMCID: PMC10768685 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.29.1.017001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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Significance The study of sublingual microcirculation offers valuable insights into vascular changes and overcomes some limitations of peripheral microcirculation assessment. Videomicroscopy and pulse oximetry have been used to assess microcirculation, providing insights into organ perfusion beyond macrohemodynamics parameters. However, both techniques have important limitations that preclude their use in clinical practice. Aim To address this, we propose a non-invasive approach using photoplethysmography (PPG) to assess microcirculation. Approach Two experiments were performed on different samples of 31 subjects. First, multi-wavelength, finger PPG signals were compared before and while applying pressure on the sensor to determine if PPG signals could detect changes in peripheral microcirculation. For the second experiment, PPG signals were acquired from the ventral region of the tongue, aiming to assess the microcirculation through features calculated from the PPG signal and its first derivative. Results In experiment 1, 13 out of 15 features extracted from green PPG signals showed significant differences (p < 0.05 ) before and while pressure was applied to the sensor, suggesting that green light could detect flow distortion in superficial capillaries. In experiment 2, 15 features showed potential application of PPG signal for sublingual microcirculation assessment. Conclusions The PPG signal and its first derivative have the potential to effectively assess microcirculation when measured from the fingertip and the tongue. The assessment of sublingual microcirculation was done through the extraction of 15 features from the green PPG signal and its first derivative. Future studies are needed to standardize and gain a deeper understanding of the evaluated features.
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- Rafael Uribe Acevedo
- Universidad EIA, Medellín, Colombia
- Hospital Alma Máter de Antioquia, Servicio de Medicina Crítica y Cuidados Intensivos, Medellín, Colombia
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- King’s College London, Centre for Human and Applied Physiological Sciences, London, United Kingdom
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Flick M, Hilty MP, Duranteau J, Saugel B. The microcirculation in perioperative medicine: a narrative review. Br J Anaesth 2024; 132:25-34. [PMID: 38030549 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.10.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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The microcirculation describes the network of the smallest vessels in our cardiovascular system. On a microcirculatory level, oxygen delivery is determined by the flow of oxygen-carrying red blood cells in a given single capillary (capillary red blood cell flow) and the density of the capillary network in a given tissue volume (capillary vessel density). Handheld vital videomicroscopy enables visualisation of the capillary bed on the surface of organs and tissues but currently is only used for research. Measurements are generally possible on all organ surfaces but are most often performed in the sublingual area. In patients presenting for elective surgery, the sublingual microcirculation is usually intact and functional. Induction of general anaesthesia slightly decreases capillary red blood cell flow and increases capillary vessel density. During elective, even major, noncardiac surgery, the sublingual microcirculation is preserved and remains functional, presumably because elective noncardiac surgery is scheduled trauma and haemodynamic alterations are immediately treated by anaesthesiologists, usually restoring the macrocirculation before the microcirculation is substantially impaired. Additionally, surgery is regional trauma and thus likely causes regional, rather than systemic, impairment of the microcirculation. Whether or not the sublingual microcirculation is impaired after noncardiac surgery remains a subject of ongoing research. Similarly, it remains unclear if cardiac surgery, especially with cardiopulmonary bypass, impairs the sublingual microcirculation. The effects of therapeutic interventions specifically targeting the microcirculation remain to be elucidated and tested. Future research should focus on further improving microcirculation monitoring methods and investigating how regional microcirculation monitoring can inform clinical decision-making and treatment.
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- Moritz Flick
- Department of Anesthesiology, Center of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Institute of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Paris-Saclay University, Bicêtre Hospital, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Center of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany; Outcomes Research Consortium, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Saravi B, Goebel U, Hassenzahl LO, Jung C, David S, Feldheiser A, Stopfkuchen-Evans M, Wollborn J. Capillary leak and endothelial permeability in critically ill patients: a current overview. Intensive Care Med Exp 2023; 11:96. [PMID: 38117435 PMCID: PMC10733291 DOI: 10.1186/s40635-023-00582-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
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Capillary leak syndrome (CLS) represents a phenotype of increased fluid extravasation, resulting in intravascular hypovolemia, extravascular edema formation and ultimately hypoperfusion. While endothelial permeability is an evolutionary preserved physiological process needed to sustain life, excessive fluid leak-often caused by systemic inflammation-can have detrimental effects on patients' outcomes. This article delves into the current understanding of CLS pathophysiology, diagnosis and potential treatments. Systemic inflammation leading to a compromise of endothelial cell interactions through various signaling cues (e.g., the angiopoietin-Tie2 pathway), and shedding of the glycocalyx collectively contribute to the manifestation of CLS. Capillary permeability subsequently leads to the seepage of protein-rich fluid into the interstitial space. Recent insights into the importance of the sub-glycocalyx space and preserving lymphatic flow are highlighted for an in-depth understanding. While no established diagnostic criteria exist and CLS is frequently diagnosed by clinical characteristics only, we highlight more objective serological and (non)-invasive measurements that hint towards a CLS phenotype. While currently available treatment options are limited, we further review understanding of fluid resuscitation and experimental approaches to target endothelial permeability. Despite the improved understanding of CLS pathophysiology, efforts are needed to develop uniform diagnostic criteria, associate clinical consequences to these criteria, and delineate treatment options.
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- Babak Saravi
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
- Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, St. Franziskus-Hospital, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich-Heine-University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, Evang. Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Huyssens-Stiftung/Knappschaft, University of Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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Gutiérrez-Zárate D, Rosas-Sánchez K, Zaragoza JJ. Clinical evaluation of peripheral tissue perfusion as a predictor of mortality in sepsis and septic shock in the intensive care unit: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Med Intensiva 2023; 47:697-707. [PMID: 37419840 DOI: 10.1016/j.medine.2023.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Revised: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the diagnostic performance of the clinical evaluation of peripheral tissue perfusion in the prediction of mortality. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis. SETTING Intensive care unit. PATIENTS AND PARTICIPANTS Patients with sepsis and septic shock. INTERVENTIONS Studies of patients with sepsis and/or septic shock that associated clinical monitoring of tissue perfusion with mortality were included. A systematic review was performed by searching the PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, SCOPUS, and OVID databases. MAIN VARIABLES OF INTEREST The risk of bias was assessed with the QUADAS-2 tool. Sensitivity and specificity were calculated to evaluate the predictive accuracy for mortality. Review Manager software version 5.4 was used to draw the forest plot graphs, and Stata version 15.1 was used to build the hierarchical summary receiver operating characteristic model. RESULTS Thirteen studies were included, with a total of 1667 patients and 17 analyses. Two articles evaluated the temperature gradient, four evaluated the capillary refill time, and seven evaluated the mottling in the skin. In most studies, the outcome was mortality at 14 or 28 days. The pooled sensitivity of the included studies was 70%, specificity 75.9% (95% CI, 61.6%-86.2%), diagnostic odds ratio 7.41 (95% CI, 3.91-14.04), and positive and negative likelihood ratios 2.91 (95% CI, 1.80-4.72) and 0.39 (95% CI, 0.30-0.51), respectively. CONCLUSIONS Clinical evaluation of tissue perfusion at the bedside is a useful tool, with moderate sensitivity and specificity, to identify patients with a higher risk of death among those with sepsis and septic shock. REGISTRATION PROSPERO CRD42019134351.
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Hospital Ángeles Centro Sur, Querétaro, Mexico
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Hospital H+ Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
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Supthut W, Nuding S, Wienke A, Müller-Werdan U, Werdan K, Ebelt H. [Relationship between cardiac output, heart rate and microcirculation in patients with multiorgan dysfunction syndrome]. Med Klin Intensivmed Notfmed 2023:10.1007/s00063-023-01086-9. [PMID: 38038767 DOI: 10.1007/s00063-023-01086-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is one of the main causes of death in intensive care units. There is evidence that microcirculation in sepsis and coronary shock is regulated separately from hemodynamics. This study investigates the relationship between heart rate (HR), cardiac output (CO) and microcirculation in patients with MODS. METHODS This is a partial analysis of the "MODIFY study" (Reducing Elevated Heart Rate in Patients With Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome [MODS] by Ivabradine). During the period 05/2010-09/2011, the microcirculation of 46 patients with septic and coronary MODS was measured using the sidestream dark field technique on the day of inclusion and 96 h later. Patients were randomized into a control and ivabradine treatment group. RESULTS Overall, there is a relevant improvement in microcirculation over time small perfused vessels, SPV [%] on day 0, d0:56.5 ± 34.2/d4:73.2 ± 22.1 (p = 0.03); perfused vessel density, PVDsmall [1/mm2] d0:7.5 ± 5.0/d4:9.8 ± 3.4 (p = 0.04); proportion of perfused vessels, PPVsmall [%] d0:51.6 ± 31.6/d4:66.7 ± 21.8 (p = 0.04); microcirculatory flow index, MFI d0:1.7 ± 1.0/d4:2.2 ± 0.7 (p = 0.05). Administration of ivabradine shows no effect. In patients with coronary MODS, there is a relevant correlation between microcirculatory parameters and cardiac output (SPV [%]: r = 0.98, p = 0.004). Patients with coronary MODS show better microcirculation values at high heart rates (> 100 bpm), while patients with septic MODS show an opposite relationship. CONCLUSION The results indicate that in critically ill patients, depending on the genesis of the MODS, there are different relationships between HF or CO values, on the one hand, and the parameters of the microcirculation, on the other.
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- Wiebke Supthut
- Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale), Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Straße 40, 06120, Halle (Saale), Deutschland.
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- Medizinische Klinik II, Krankenhaus St. Elisabeth und St. Barbara, Halle (Saale), Deutschland
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- Institut für Medizinische Epidemiologie, Biometrie und Informatik, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Deutschland
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- Klinik für Geriatrie und Altersmedizin und EGZB, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale), Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Straße 40, 06120, Halle (Saale), Deutschland
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin II, Katholisches Krankenhaus St. Johann Nepomuk, Erfurt, Deutschland
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Erdem Ö, de Graaff JC, Hilty MP, Kraemer US, de Liefde II, van Rosmalen J, Ince C, Tibboel D, Kuiper JW. Microcirculatory Monitoring in Children with Congenital Heart Disease Before and After Cardiac Surgery. J Cardiovasc Transl Res 2023; 16:1333-1342. [PMID: 37450208 PMCID: PMC10721654 DOI: 10.1007/s12265-023-10407-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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In this prospective observational study, we investigated whether congenital heart disease (CHD) affects the microcirculation and whether the microcirculation is altered following cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Thirty-eight children with CHD undergoing cardiac surgery with CPB and 35 children undergoing elective, non-cardiac surgery were included. Repeated non-invasive sublingual microcirculatory measurements were performed with handheld vital microscopy. Before surgery, children with CHD showed similar perfused vessel densities and red blood cell velocities (RBCv) but less perfused vessels (p < 0.001), lower perfusion quality (p < 0.001), and higher small vessel densities (p = 0.039) than children without CHD. After cardiac surgery, perfused vessel densities and perfusion quality of small vessels declined (p = 0.025 and p = 0.032), while RBCv increased (p = 0.032). We demonstrated that CHD was associated with decreased microcirculatory perfusion and increased capillary recruitment. The microcirculation was further impaired after cardiac surgery. Decreased microcirculatory perfusion could be a warning sign for altered tissue oxygenation and requires further exploration.
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- Özge Erdem
- Intensive Care and department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC University Medical Center-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Intensive Care and department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC University Medical Center-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biostatistics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Intensive Care and department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC University Medical Center-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Kindermans M, Joachim J, Manquat E, Levé C, Hong A, Mateo J, Mebazaa A, Gayat E, De Backer D, Vallée F. Micro- and macrocirculatory effects of norepinephrine on anaesthesia-induced hypotension: a prospective preliminary study. BMC Anesthesiol 2023; 23:374. [PMID: 37974084 PMCID: PMC10652607 DOI: 10.1186/s12871-023-02342-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Intraoperative arterial hypotension (IOH) leads to increased postoperative morbidity. Norepinephrine is often use to treat IOH. The question regarding the mode of administration in either a bolus or continuous infusion remains unanswered. The aim of the present study was to describe and compare the effects on macrocirculation and microcirculation of a bolus and a continuous infusion of norepinephrine to treat IOH. METHODS We conducted a prospective observational study with adult patients who underwent neurosurgery. Patients with invasive arterial blood pressure and cardiac output (CO) monitoring were screened for inclusion. All patients underwent microcirculation monitoring by video-capillaroscopy, laser doppler, near-infrared spectroscopy technology, and tissular CO2. In case of IOH, the patient could receive either a bolus of 10 µg or a continuous infusion of 200 µg/h of norepinephrine. Time analysis for comparison between bolus and continuous infusion were at peak of MAP. The primary outcome was MFI by videocapillaroscopy. RESULTS Thirty-five patients were included, with 41 boluses and 33 continuous infusion. Bolus and continuous infusion induced an maximal increase in mean arterial pressure of +30[20-45] and +23[12-34] %, respectively (P=0,07). For macrocirculatory parameters, continuous infusion was associated with a smaller decrease in CO and stroke volume (p<0.05). For microcirculatory parameters, microvascular flow index (-0,1 vs. + 0,3, p=0,03), perfusion index (-12 vs. +12%, p=0,008), total vessel density (-0,2 vs. +2,3 mm2/mm2, p=0,002), showed significant opposite variations with bolus and continuous infusion, respectively. CONCLUSIONS These results on macro and microcirculation enlighten the potential benefits of a continuous infusion of norepinephrine rather than a bolus to treat anaesthesia-induced hypotension. TRIAL REGISTRATION (NOR-PHARM: 1-17-42 Clinical Trials: NCT03454204), 05/03/2018.
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- Manuel Kindermans
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Lariboisière - Saint Louis Hospitals, 02 rue Ambroise Paré, 75010, Paris, France.
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Lariboisière - Saint Louis Hospitals, 02 rue Ambroise Paré, 75010, Paris, France
- Inserm, UMRS-942, Paris Diderot University, 02, rue Ambroise Paré, 75010, Paris, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Lariboisière - Saint Louis Hospitals, 02 rue Ambroise Paré, 75010, Paris, France
- Inserm, UMRS-942, Paris Diderot University, 02, rue Ambroise Paré, 75010, Paris, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Lariboisière - Saint Louis Hospitals, 02 rue Ambroise Paré, 75010, Paris, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Lariboisière - Saint Louis Hospitals, 02 rue Ambroise Paré, 75010, Paris, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Lariboisière - Saint Louis Hospitals, 02 rue Ambroise Paré, 75010, Paris, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Lariboisière - Saint Louis Hospitals, 02 rue Ambroise Paré, 75010, Paris, France
- Inserm, UMRS-942, Paris Diderot University, 02, rue Ambroise Paré, 75010, Paris, France
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Lariboisière - Saint Louis Hospitals, 02 rue Ambroise Paré, 75010, Paris, France
- Inserm, UMRS-942, Paris Diderot University, 02, rue Ambroise Paré, 75010, Paris, France
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- CHIREC, Brussels, Belgium
- Intensive Care Department, CHIREC Hospitals, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Lariboisière - Saint Louis Hospitals, 02 rue Ambroise Paré, 75010, Paris, France
- Inserm, UMRS-942, Paris Diderot University, 02, rue Ambroise Paré, 75010, Paris, France
- Inria Saclay Ile-de-France, Palaiseau, France
- LMS, École Polytechnique, CNRS, Paris, France
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Fernández-Sarmiento J, Hernández-Sarmiento R, Salazar MP, Barrera S, Castilla V, Duque C. The association between hypoalbuminemia and microcirculation, endothelium, and glycocalyx disorders in children with sepsis. Microcirculation 2023; 30:e12829. [PMID: 37639384 DOI: 10.1111/micc.12829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2023] [Revised: 08/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between serum albumin levels and microcirculation changes, glycocalyx degradation, and the clinical outcomes of interest. METHODS Observational, prospective study in children with sepsis. The primary outcome was the association between hypoalbuminemia and microcirculation disorders, endothelial activation and glycocalyx degradation using a perfused boundary region (PBR) (abnormal >2.0 μm on sublingual video microscopy) or plasma biomarkers (syndecan-1, angiopoietin-2). RESULTS A total of 125 patients with sepsis were included. The median age was 2.0 years (IQR 0.5-12.5). Children with hypoalbuminemia had more abnormal microcirculation with a higher PBR (2.16 μm [IQR 2.03-2.47] vs. 1.92 [1.76-2.28]; p = .01) and more 4-6 μm capillaries recruited (60% vs. 40%; p = .04). The low albumin group that had the worst PBR had the most 4-6 μm capillaries recruited (rho 0.29; p < .01), 48% higher Ang-2 (p = .04), worse annexin A5 (p = 0.03) and no syndecan-1 abnormalities (p = .21). Children with hypoalbuminemia and a greater percentage of blood volume in their capillaries needed mechanical ventilation more often (56.3% vs. 43.7%; aOR 2.01 95% CI 1.38-3.10: p < .01). CONCLUSIONS In children with sepsis, an association was found between hypoalbuminemia and microcirculation changes, vascular permeability, and greater endothelial glycocalyx degradation.
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- Jaime Fernández-Sarmiento
- Department of Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics, Universidad de La Sabana Fundación Cardioinfantil-Instituto de Cardiología, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics, Universidad de La Sabana Fundación Cardioinfantil-Instituto de Cardiología, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics, Universidad de La Sabana Fundación Cardioinfantil-Instituto de Cardiología, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics, Universidad de La Sabana Fundación Cardioinfantil-Instituto de Cardiología, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Pediatrics Fundación Cardioinfantil-Instituo de Cardiología, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics, Universidad de La Sabana Fundación Cardioinfantil-Instituto de Cardiología, Bogotá, Colombia
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Greenwood JC, Talebi FM, Jang DH, Spelde AE, Gordon EK, Horak J, Acker MA, Kilbaugh TJ, Shofer FS, Augoustides JGT, Bakker J, Brenner JS, Muzykantov VR, Abella BS. Low postoperative perfused vessel density is associated with increased soluble endothelial cell adhesion molecules during circulatory shock after cardiac surgery. Microvasc Res 2023; 150:104595. [PMID: 37619889 PMCID: PMC10530427 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2023.104595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Revised: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Microcirculatory dysfunction after cardiovascular surgery is associated with significant morbidity and worse clinical outcomes. Abnormal capillary blood flow can occur from multiple causes, including cytokine-mediated vascular endothelial injury, microthrombosis, and an inadequate balance between vasoconstriction and vasodilation. In response to proinflammatory cytokines, endothelial cells produce cellular adhesion molecules (CAMs) which regulate leukocyte adhesion, vascular permeability, and thus can mediate tissue injury. The relationship between changes in microcirculatory flow during circulatory shock and circulating adhesion molecules is unclear. The objective of this study was to compare changes in plasma soluble endothelial cell adhesion molecules (VCAM-1, ICAM-1, and E-Selectin) in patients with functional derangements in microcirculatory blood flow after cardiovascular surgery. METHODS Adult patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery requiring cardiopulmonary bypass who exhibited postoperative shock were enrolled in the study. Sublingual microcirculation imaging was performed prior to surgery and within 2 h of ICU admission. Blood samples were taken at the time of microcirculation imaging for biomarker analysis. Plasma soluble VCAM-1, ICAM-1, and E-selectin in addition to plasma cytokines (IL-6, IL-8, and IL-10) were measured by commercially available enzyme-linked immunoassay. RESULTS Of 83 patients with postoperative shock who were evaluated, 40 patients with clinical shock had a postoperative perfused vessel density (PVD) >1 SD above (High PVD group = 28.5 ± 2.3 mm/mm2, n = 20) or below (Low PVD = 15.5 ± 2.0 mm/mm2, n = 20) the mean postoperative PVD and were included in the final analysis. Patient groups were well matched for comorbidities, surgical, and postoperative details. Overall, there was an increase in postoperative plasma VCAM-1 and E-Selectin compared to preoperative levels, but there was no difference between circulating ICAM-1. When grouped by postoperative microcirculation, patients with poor microcirculation were found to have increased circulating VCAM-1 (2413 ± 1144 vs. 844 ± 786 ng/mL; p < 0.0001) and E-Selectin (242 ± 119 vs. 87 ± 86 ng/mL; p < 0.0001) compared to patients with increased microcirculatory blood flow. Microcirculatory flow was not associated with a difference in plasma soluble ICAM-1 (394 ± 190 vs. 441 ± 256; p = 0.52). CONCLUSIONS Poor postoperative microcirculatory blood flow in patients with circulatory shock after cardiac surgery is associated with increased plasma soluble VCAM-1 and E-Selectin, indicating increased endothelial injury and activation compared to patients with a high postoperative microcirculatory blood flow. Circulating endothelial cell adhesion molecules may be a useful plasma biomarker to identify abnormal microcirculatory blood flow in patients with shock.
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- John C Greenwood
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Center for Resuscitation Science, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Center for Resuscitation Science, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Center for Resuscitation Science, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Department of Emergency Medicine Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, USA; Department of Intensive Care Adults, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, & Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Center for Translational Targeted Therapeutics and Nanomedicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Center for Resuscitation Science, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Bagramyan A, Lin CP. Miniaturized microscope for non-invasive imaging of leukocyte-endothelial interaction in human microcirculation. Sci Rep 2023; 13:17881. [PMID: 37857684 PMCID: PMC10587353 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-45018-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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We present a miniature oblique back-illumination microscope (mOBM) for imaging the microcirculation of human oral mucosa, enabling real-time, label-free phase contrast imaging of individual leukocytes circulating in the bloodstream, as well as their rolling and adhesion on vascular walls-the initial steps in leukocyte recruitment that is a hallmark of inflammation. Using the mOBM system, we studied the leukocyte-endothelial interactions in healthy and locally inflamed tissue and observed drastic changes in leukocyte movement (velocity and displacement profile). Our findings suggest that real-time imaging of leukocyte dynamics can provide new diagnostic insights (assessment of inflammation, temporal progression of disease, evaluation of therapeutic response, etc.) that are not available using conventional static parameters such as cell number and morphology.
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- Arutyun Bagramyan
- Wellman Center for Photomedicine and Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine and Center for Systems Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Putowski Z, Pluta MP, Rachfalska N, Krzych ŁJ, De Backer D. Sublingual Microcirculation in Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support: A Current State of Knowledge. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2023; 37:2065-2072. [PMID: 37330330 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2023.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 05/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Cardiogenic shock causes hypoperfusion within the microcirculation, leading to impaired oxygen delivery, cell death, and progression of multiple organ failure. Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) is the last line of treatment for cardiac failure. The goal of MCS is to ensure end-organ perfusion by maintaining perfusion pressure and total blood flow. However, machine-blood interactions and the nonobvious translation of global macrohemodynamics into the microcirculation suggest that the use of MCS may not necessarily be associated with improved capillary flow. With the use of hand-held vital microscopes, it is possible to assess the microcirculation at the bedside. The paucity of literature on the use of microcirculatory assessment suggests the need for an in-depth look into microcirculatory assessment within the context of MCS. The purpose of this review is to discuss the possible interactions between MCS and microcirculation, as well as to describe the research conducted in this area. Regarding sublingual microcirculation, 3 types of MCS will be discussed: venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation, and microaxial flow pumps (Impella).
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- Zbigniew Putowski
- University Clinical Center of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland; Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia and Intensive Therapy, Medical University of Silesia, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Intensive Care, CHIREC Hospitals, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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Damiani E, Scorcella C, Carsetti A, Donati A, Adrario E. Microcirculation as a guide for therapy: do not condemn an innocent without a fair trial. Intensive Care Med 2023; 49:1270-1271. [PMID: 37603098 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-023-07192-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023]
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- Elisa Damiani
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Università Politecnica delle Marche, via Tronto 10/a, 60126, Ancona, Italy.
- Clinica di Anestesia e Rianimazione Generale, Respiratoria e del Trauma Maggiore, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
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- Clinica di Anestesia e Rianimazione Generale, Respiratoria e del Trauma Maggiore, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Università Politecnica delle Marche, via Tronto 10/a, 60126, Ancona, Italy
- Clinica di Anestesia e Rianimazione Generale, Respiratoria e del Trauma Maggiore, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Università Politecnica delle Marche, via Tronto 10/a, 60126, Ancona, Italy
- Clinica di Anestesia e Rianimazione Generale, Respiratoria e del Trauma Maggiore, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Università Politecnica delle Marche, via Tronto 10/a, 60126, Ancona, Italy
- Clinica di Anestesia e Rianimazione Generale, Respiratoria e del Trauma Maggiore, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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Foth PW, Gardner A, Pereira CR, Cooper E, Schroeder E, Mudge MC. Assessment and comparison of microcirculation and macrocirculation in horses undergoing emergency exploratory celiotomy versus elective surgical procedures. Vet Surg 2023; 52:1015-1023. [PMID: 37280741 DOI: 10.1111/vsu.13970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess oral buccal microcirculation by hand-held videomicroscopy in horses during colic surgery, comparing microcirculation values with macrocirculatory parameters and with those of healthy elective surgical horses. STUDY DESIGN Clinical prospective study. ANIMALS Client-owned horses (nine in the colic group; 11 in the elective group). METHODS In the colic group, buccal mucosal side stream dark-field microscopy (DFM) videos, cardiac output (CO), mean arterial pressure (MAP), and lactate were obtained at three timepoints under general anesthesia (30, 90, and 150 min after induction). Video analysis was used to determine total vessel density, proportion of perfused vessels, perfused vessel density, and heterogeneity index. Dark-field microscopy videos, MAP, and lactate were obtained at a single timepoint under general anesthesia (45 min after induction) in the elective group. RESULTS There were no differences in microcirculatory parameters between colic and elective horses, nor was there a difference across timepoints in the colic group. There was a weak negative correlation between microvascular parameters and CO (rho = -0.23). CONCLUSION The colic group did not have decreased microcirculation in comparison with the healthy elective group. Dark-field microscopy did not correlate well with macrocirculatory parameters in the colic group. IMPACT Dark-field microscopy may not be a sensitive enough indicator to detect differences in microcirculation between colic and elective groups. The lack of difference in microcirculation may be due to sample size, probe location, or variation in disease severity.
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- Patrick W Foth
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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Bruno RR, Hernandez G, Wollborn J, Saugel B, Jung C. Microcirculation information in clinical decision making: Rome wasn't built in a day. Intensive Care Med 2023; 49:1272-1273. [PMID: 37695331 PMCID: PMC10556112 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-023-07216-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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- Raphael Romano Bruno
- Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Departamento de Medicina Intensiva, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Center of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Moorenstraße 5, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany.
- CARID (Cardiovascular Research Institute Düsseldorf), Duesseldorf, Germany.
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Walladbegi J, Raber-Durlacher J, Jontell M, Milstein D. Hemodynamics of the oral mucosa during cooling: A crossover clinical trial. Heliyon 2023; 9:e19958. [PMID: 37867864 PMCID: PMC10589791 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023] Open
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Objective Oral cryotherapy is used to prevent the onset of oral mucositis, a common and debilitating adverse effect following cancer chemotherapy. A protective mechanism associated with oral cooling is thought to be mediated through reduced tissue microcirculation. The aim of the present study was to examine the underlying mechanism associated with oral mucosal cooling by measuring oral microcirculation and tissue oxygen saturation after cooling with ice chips (IC) and an intraoral cooling device (ICD). Study design In a single-center randomized crossover study, 10 healthy volunteers were assigned (1:1) randomly to the order in which the two intraoral cooling procedures (IC/ICD) were to be commenced. On day 1, half of the study participants started with IC and then crossed over to intraoral cooling with the ICD on day 2, while the other half of the participants undertook the same two procedures in the reverse order. Total and functional capillary density (T/FCD) and tissue oxygen saturation (StO2) measurements were obtained at baseline and 30 min following oral cooling. Results Following 30 min of oral cooling, a statistically significant difference was found for FCD between IC and ICD (percentage points; +2 vs. -13; p < 0.05). A statistically significant decrease in StO2 was observed with both IC and ICD (%; 13 vs. 10) after 30 min of cooling as compared to baseline (p < 0.05). As for the participants' preference the ICD was preferred over IC by 9 out of 10 participants (p = 0.021). Conclusions Both microcirculation parameters and tissue oxygen saturation are altered in conjunction with oral cooling, indicating their potential mechanistic contribution towards cryoprevention of oral mucositis.
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- J. Walladbegi
- Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, Institute of Odontology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Oral Medicine, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, Institute of Odontology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Arteaga GM, Crow S. End organ perfusion and pediatric microcirculation assessment. Front Pediatr 2023; 11:1123405. [PMID: 37842022 PMCID: PMC10576530 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2023.1123405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular instability and reduced oxygenation are regular perioperative critical events associated with anesthesia requiring intervention in neonates and young infants. This review article addresses the current modalities of assessing this population's adequate end-organ perfusion in the perioperative period. Assuring adequate tissue oxygenation in critically ill infants is based on parameters that measure acceptable macrocirculatory hemodynamic parameters such as vital signs (mean arterial blood pressure, heart rate, urinary output) and chemical parameters (lactic acidosis, mixed venous oxygen saturation, base deficit). Microcirculation assessment represents a promising candidate for assessing and improving hemodynamic management strategies in perioperative and critically ill populations. Evaluation of the functional state of the microcirculation can parallel improvement in tissue perfusion, a term coined as "hemodynamic coherence". Less information is available to assess microcirculatory disturbances related to higher mortality risk in critically ill adults and pediatric patients with septic shock. Techniques for measuring microcirculation have substantially improved in the past decade and have evolved from methods that are limited in scope, such as velocity-based laser Doppler and near-infrared spectroscopy, to handheld vital microscopy (HVM), also referred to as videomicroscopy. Available technologies to assess microcirculation include sublingual incident dark field (IDF) and sublingual sidestream dark field (SDF) devices. This chapter addresses (1) the physiological basis of microcirculation and its relevance to the neonatal and pediatric populations, (2) the pathophysiology associated with altered microcirculation and endothelium, and (3) the current literature reviewing modalities to detect and quantify the presence of microcirculatory alterations.
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- Grace M. Arteaga
- Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Pediatric Critical Care, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, United States
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- Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Pediatric Critical Care, Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN, United States
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Belousoviene E, Pranskuniene Z, Vaitkaitiene E, Pilvinis V, Pranskunas A. Effect of high-dose intravenous ascorbic acid on microcirculation and endothelial glycocalyx during sepsis and septic shock: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study. BMC Anesthesiol 2023; 23:309. [PMID: 37700249 PMCID: PMC10496271 DOI: 10.1186/s12871-023-02265-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023] Open
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Previous studies indicate supplemental vitamin C improves microcirculation and reduces glycocalyx shedding in septic animals. Our randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial aimed to investigate whether a high dose of intravenous ascorbic acid (AA) might improve microcirculation and affect glycocalyx in septic patients. In our study, 23 septic patients were supplemented with a high dose (50 mg/kg every 6 h) of intravenous AA or placebo for 96 h. Sublingual microcirculation was examined using a handheld Cytocam-incident dark field (IDF) video microscope. A sidestream dark field video microscope (SDF), connected to the GlycoCheck software (GlycoCheck ICU®; Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands), was employed to observe glycocalyx. We found a significantly higher proportion of perfused small vessels (PPV) 6 h after the beginning of the trial in the experimental group compared with placebo. As an indicator of glycocalyx thickness, the perfused boundary region was lower in capillaries of the 5-9 μm diameter in the AA group than placebo after the first dose of AA. Our data suggest that high-dose parenteral AA tends to improve microcirculation and glycocalyx in the early period of septic shock. The study was retrospectively registered in the clinicaltrials.gov database on 26/02/2021 (registration number NCT04773717).
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- Egle Belousoviene
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu g. 2, Kaunas, LT-50161, Lithuania
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- Department of Drug Technology and Social Pharmacy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Sukileliu pr.13, Kaunas, LT-50162, Lithuania
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Technologies, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Sukileliu pr.13, Kaunas, LT-50162, Lithuania
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- Department of Disaster Medicine and Health Research Institute, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu g. 4, Kaunas, LT-50161, Lithuania
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu g. 2, Kaunas, LT-50161, Lithuania
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu g. 2, Kaunas, LT-50161, Lithuania.
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Jacquet-Lagrèze M, Magnin M, Allaouchiche B, Abrard S. Is handheld video microscopy really the future of microcirculation monitoring? Crit Care 2023; 27:352. [PMID: 37700327 PMCID: PMC10498643 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-023-04642-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023] Open
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- Matthias Jacquet-Lagrèze
- Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, Hôpital Louis Pradel, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 59, Boulevard Pinel, 69677, Bron Cedex, France
- Faculté de Médecine Lyon Est, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 8, Avenue Rockefeller, 69373, Lyon Cedex 08, France
- Laboratoire CarMeN, Inserm UMR 1060, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Unité de Physiologie, Pharmacodynamie et Thérapeutique, VetAgro Sup, Université de Lyon, 1 Avenue Bourgelat, 69280, Marcy L'Etoile, France
- Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Aggression in Sepsis APCSe, UPSP 2021.A101, Université de Lyon, VetAgro Sup, Campus Vétérinaire de Lyon, 69280, Marcy L'Étoile, France
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- Faculté de Médecine Lyon Est, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 8, Avenue Rockefeller, 69373, Lyon Cedex 08, France
- Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Aggression in Sepsis APCSe, UPSP 2021.A101, Université de Lyon, VetAgro Sup, Campus Vétérinaire de Lyon, 69280, Marcy L'Étoile, France
- Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Service de Réanimation, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 69310, Pierre-Bénite, France
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- Faculté de Médecine Lyon Est, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 8, Avenue Rockefeller, 69373, Lyon Cedex 08, France.
- Service d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, 5 Pl d'Arsonval, 69437, Lyon, France.
- Institut MitoVasc, INSERM 1083 ‑ CNRS 6015, Université d'Angers, 3 Rue Roger Amsler, 49100, Angers, France.
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Chen PJ, Yeh YC, Huang CH, Wei TJ, Lai CH, Yang YP, Chen YS, Wang CH, Lee CT. Prognostic effects of microcirculation-assisted adjustment of venoarterial blood flow in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: A prospective, pilot, randomized controlled trial. Asian J Surg 2023; 46:3549-3554. [PMID: 37002046 DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2023.03.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The study explored the clinical efficacy of microcirculation-assisted blood flow adjustment in patients receiving venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO). METHODS This prospective, pilot, randomized controlled trial was conducted from 2018 to 2021; enrolled patients were randomly assigned to the microcirculation or control group at a 1:1 ratio. Microcirculatory and clinical data were collected within 24 h (T1) and at 24-48 h (T2), 48-72 h (T3), and 72-96 h (T4) after ECMO initiation and were compared between the groups following the intention-to-treat (ITT) principle. The primary outcome was the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score at T2. In addition to ITT analysis, analysis based on the as-treated (AT) principle was performed. RESULTS A total of 35 patients were enrolled in this study. At T2, the SOFA score did not significantly differ between the microcirculation and control groups (16 [14.8-17] vs. 16 [12.5-18], P = 0.782). Generalized estimating equation analysis demonstrated a significantly greater reduction in the SOFA score over time in the microcirculation-AT group than in the control-AT group (estimated difference: -0.767, standard error: 0.327, P = 0.019). The lactate level at T2 was significantly lower in the microcirculation-AT group (2.7 [2.0-3.6] vs. 4.1 [3.0-6.6] mmol/L, P = 0.029). No significant difference in the 30-day survival rate was noted between the groups. CONCLUSION This prospective pilot study demonstrated the feasibility of microcirculation-assisted VA-ECMO blood flow adjustment despite no significant clinical benefit for critically ill patients. More efforts in personnel training and newer technologies may help achieve microcirculation optimization.
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- Ping-Ju Chen
- Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Wollborn J, Zhang Z, Gaa J, Gentner M, Hausmann C, Saenger F, Weise K, Justice S, Funk JL, Staehle HF, Thomas M, Bruno RR, Saravi B, Friess JO, Marx M, Buerkle H, Trummer G, Muehlschlegel JD, Reker D, Goebel U, Ulbrich F. Angiopoietin-2 is associated with capillary leak and predicts complications after cardiac surgery. Ann Intensive Care 2023; 13:70. [PMID: 37552379 PMCID: PMC10409979 DOI: 10.1186/s13613-023-01165-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients undergoing cardiac surgery are prone to numerous complications. Increased vascular permeability may be associated with morbidity and mortality due to hemodynamic instability, fluid overload, and edema formation. We hypothesized that markers of endothelial injury and inflammation are associated with capillary leak, ultimately increasing the risk of postoperative complications. METHODS In this prospective, observational, multidisciplinary cohort study at our tertiary academic medical center, we recruited 405 cardiac surgery patients. Patients were assessed daily using body impedance electrical analysis, ultrasound, sublingual intravital microscopy, and analysis of serum biomarkers. Multivariable models, as well as machine learning, were used to study the association of angiopoietin-2 with extracellular water as well as common complications after cardiac surgery. RESULTS The majority of patients underwent coronary artery bypass grafting, valvular, or aortic surgeries. Across the groups, extracellular water increased postoperatively (20 ± 6 preoperatively to 29 ± 7L on postoperative day 2; P < 0.001). Concomitantly, the levels of the biomarker angiopoietin-2 rose, showing a strong correlation based on the time points of measurements (r = 0.959, P = 0.041). Inflammatory (IL-6, IL-8, CRP) and endothelial biomarkers (VE-Cadherin, syndecan-1, ICAM-1) suggestive of capillary leak were increased. After controlling for common risk factors of edema formation, we found that an increase of 1 ng/mL in angiopoietin-2 was associated with a 0.24L increase in extracellular water (P < 0.001). Angiopoietin-2 showed increased odds for the development of acute kidney injury (OR 1.095 [95% CI 1.032, 1.169]; P = 0.004) and was furthermore associated with delayed extubation, longer time in the ICU, and a higher chance of prolonged dependence on vasoactive medication. Machine learning predicted postoperative complications when capillary leak was added to standard risk factors. CONCLUSIONS Capillary leak and subsequent edema formation are relevant problems after cardiac surgery. Levels of angiopoietin-2 in combination with extracellular water show promising potential to predict postoperative complications after cardiac surgery. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER German Clinical Trials Registry (DRKS No. 00017057), Date of registration 05/04/2019, www.drks.de.
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- Jakob Wollborn
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Breisgau, Germany.
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Breisgau, Germany
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Breisgau, Germany
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Breisgau, Germany
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Breisgau, Germany
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Breisgau, Germany
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Breisgau, Germany
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Breisgau, Germany
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Vascular Medicine, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Breisgau, Germany
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Breisgau, Germany
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Breisgau, Germany
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, St. Franziskus-Hospital, Muenster, Germany
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Breisgau, Germany
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Homes RAP, Giddens F, Francis RS, Hubbard RE, Gordon EH, Midwinter MJ. The sublingual microcirculation and frailty index in chronic kidney disease patients. Microcirculation 2023; 30:e12819. [PMID: 37285445 PMCID: PMC10909441 DOI: 10.1111/micc.12819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 05/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between sublingual microcirculatory measures and frailty index in those attending a kidney transplant assessment clinic. METHODS Patients recruited had their sublingual microcirculation taken using sidestream dark field videomicroscopy (MicroScan, Micro Vision Medical, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) and their frailty index score using a validated short form via interview. RESULTS A total of 44 patients were recruited with two being excluded due to microcirculatory image quality scores exceeding 10. The frailty index score indicated significant correlations with total vessel density (p < .0001, r = -.56), microvascular flow index (p = .004, r = -.43), portion of perfused vessels (p = .0004, r = -.52), heterogeneity index (p = .015, r = .32), and perfused vessel density (p < .0001, r = -.66). No correlation was shown between the frailty index and age (p = .08, r = .27). CONCLUSIONS There is a relationship between the frailty index and microcirculatory health in those attending a kidney transplant assessment clinic, that is not confounded by age. These findings suggest that the impaired microcirculation may be an underlying cause of frailty.
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- Ryan A. P. Homes
- School of Biomedical Science, Faculty of MedicineThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
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- Centre for Health Services Research, Faulty of MedicineThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
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- Department of NephrologyPrincess Alexandra HospitalBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
- Faculty of MedicineThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
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- Centre for Health Services Research, Faulty of MedicineThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
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- Centre for Health Services Research, Faulty of MedicineThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
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- School of Biomedical Science, Faculty of MedicineThe University of QueenslandBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
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