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Recio-Pérez J, Miró Murillo M, Martin Mesa M, Silva García J, Santonocito C, Sanfilippo F, Asúnsolo A. Effect of Prewarming on Perioperative Hypothermia in Patients Undergoing Loco-Regional or General Anesthesia: A Randomized Clinical Trial. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2023; 59:2082. [PMID: 38138185 PMCID: PMC10744774 DOI: 10.3390/medicina59122082] [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: 10/05/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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Background and Objectives: Redistribution hypothermia occurs during anesthesia despite active intraoperative warming. Prewarming increases the heat absorption by peripheral tissue, reducing the central to peripheral heat gradient. Therefore, the addition of prewarming may offer a greater preservation of intraoperative normothermia as compared to intraoperative warming only. Materials and Methods: A single-center clinical trial of adults scheduled for non-cardiac surgery. Patients were randomized to receive or not a prewarming period (at least 10 min) with convective air devices. Intraoperative temperature management was identical in both groups and performed according to a local protocol. The primary endpoint was the incidence, the magnitude and the duration of hypothermia (according to surgical time) between anesthetic induction and arrival at the recovery room. Secondary outcomes were core temperature on arrival in operating room, surgical site infections, blood losses, transfusions, patient discomfort (i.e., shivering), reintervention and hospital stay. Results: In total, 197 patients were analyzed: 104 in the control group and 93 in the prewarming group. Core temperature during the intra-operative period was similar between groups (p = 0.45). Median prewarming lasted 27 (17-38) min. Regarding hypothermia, we found no differences in incidence (controls: 33.7%, prewarming: 39.8%; p = 0.37), duration (controls: 41.6% (17.8-78.1), prewarming: 45.2% (20.6-71.1); p = 0.83) and magnitude (controls: 0.19 °C · h-1 (0.09-0.54), prewarming: 0.20 °C · h-1 (0.05-0.70); p = 0.91). Preoperative thermal discomfort was more frequent in the prewarming group (15.1% vs. 0%; p < 0.01). The interruption of intraoperative warming was more common in the prewarming group (16.1% vs. 6.7%; p = 0.03), but no differences were seen in other secondary endpoints. Conclusions: A preoperative prewarming period does not reduce the incidence, duration and magnitude of intraoperative hypothermia. These results should be interpreted considering a strict protocol for perioperative temperature management and the low incidence of hypothermia in controls.
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- Jesus Recio-Pérez
- Department of Anesthesia, Torrejon University Hospital, 28850 Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain; (M.M.M.)
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- Department of Anesthesia, Torrejon University Hospital, 28850 Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain; (M.M.M.)
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- Department of Anesthesia, Torrejon University Hospital, 28850 Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain; (M.M.M.)
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital “Policlinico-San Marco”, 95124 Catania, Italy;
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital “Policlinico-San Marco”, 95124 Catania, Italy;
- Department of Surgery and Medical-Surgical Specialties, University of Catania, 95124 Catania, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Alcala University, 28801 Alcala de Henares, Spain
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Miao G, Li Z, Chen L, Li W, Lan G, Chen Q, Luo Z, Liu R, Zhao X. A Novel Nomogram for Predicting Morbidity Risk in Patients with Secondary Malignant Neoplasm of Bone and Bone Marrow: An Analysis Based on the Large MIMIC-III Clinical Database. Int J Gen Med 2022; 15:3255-3264. [PMID: 35345774 PMCID: PMC8957308 DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s352761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Objective Bone and bone marrow are the third most frequent sites of metastases from many cancers and are associated with low survival and high morbidity rates. Currently, there are no effective bedside tools to predict the morbidity risk of these patients in general intensive care units (ICUs). The main objective of this study was to establish and validate a nomogram to predict the morbidity risk of patients with bone and bone marrow metastases. Methods Data on patients with bone and bone marrow metastases were extracted from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care III (MIMIC-III) database. The patients were divided into training and validation cohorts. The data were analyzed using univariate and multivariate Cox regression methods. Factors significantly and independently prognostic of survival were used to construct a nomogram predicting 30-day morbidity. The nomogram was validated by various methods, including Harrell’s concordance index (C-index), area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), calibration curve, integrated discrimination improvement (IDI), net reclassification index (NRI), and decision curve analysis (DCA). Results The study included 610 patients in the training cohort and 262 in the validation cohort. Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that temperature, SpO2, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score, Oxford Acute Severity of Illness Score (OASIS), comorbidities with coagulopathy, white blood cell count, heart rate, and respiratory rate were independent predictors of patient survival. The resulting nomogram had good discriminative ability, as shown by high AUCs, and was well calibrated, as demonstrated by calibration curves. Improvements in NRI and IDI values suggested that the nomogram was superior to the SOFA scoring system. DCA curves revealed that the nomogram showed good value in clinical applications. Conclusion This prognostic nomogram, based on demographic and laboratory parameters, was predictive of the 30-day morbidity rate in patients with secondary malignant neoplasms of the bone and bone marrow, suggesting its applicability in clinical practice.
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- Guiqiang Miao
- Department of Orthopedics, Foshan Fosun Chancheng Hospital, Foshan, 528010, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Foshan Fosun Chancheng Hospital, Foshan, 528010, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Foshan Fosun Chancheng Hospital, Foshan, 528010, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Foshan Fosun Chancheng Hospital, Foshan, 528010, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Foshan Fosun Chancheng Hospital, Foshan, 528010, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Foshan Fosun Chancheng Hospital, Foshan, 528010, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Foshan Fosun Chancheng Hospital, Foshan, 528010, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Foshan Fosun Chancheng Hospital, Foshan, 528010, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Foshan Fosun Chancheng Hospital, Foshan, 528010, People's Republic of China
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Subramaniam A, Wengritzky R, Skinner S, Shekar K. Colorectal Surgery in Critically Unwell Patients: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Clin Colon Rectal Surg 2022; 35:244-260. [PMID: 35966378 PMCID: PMC9374534 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1740045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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A proportion of patients require critical care support following elective or urgent colorectal procedures. Similarly, critically ill patients in intensive care units may also need colorectal surgery on occasions. This patient population is increasing in some jurisdictions given an aging population and increasing societal expectations. As such, this population often includes elderly, frail patients or patients with significant comorbidities. Careful stratification of operative risks including the need for prolonged intensive care support should be part of the consenting process. In high-risk patients, especially in setting of unplanned surgery, treatment goals should be clearly defined, and appropriate ceiling of care should be established to minimize care that is not in the best interest of the patient. In this article we describe approaches to critically unwell patients requiring colorectal surgery and how a multidisciplinary approach with proactive intensive care involvement can help achieve the best outcomes for these patients.
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- Ashwin Subramaniam
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Peninsula Health, Frankston, Victoria, Australia,Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia,Department of Intensive Care, The Bays Healthcare, Mornington, Victoria, Australia,Address for correspondence Ashwin Subramaniam, MBBS, MMed, FRACP, FCICM Intensive Care Specialist, Frankston HospitalVictoriaAustralia
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Peninsula Health, Frankston, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Peninsula Health, Frankston, Victoria, Australia
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- Adult Intensive Care Services, the Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia,Queensland University of Technology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Akhrass R, Gillinov M, Bakaeen F, Akras D, Cameron SJ, Bishop J, Kapadia S, Svensson L. Emergency cardiac surgery in patients on oral anticoagulants and antiplatelet medications. J Card Surg 2021; 37:214-222. [PMID: 34779523 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16027] [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: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Emergency surgery, blood transfusion, and reoperation for bleeding have been associated with increased operative morbidity and mortality. The recent increased use of direct oral anticoagulants and antiplatelet medications has made the above more challenging. In addition, cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), with its associated hemodilution, fibrinolysis, and platelet consumption, may exacerbate the pre-existing coagulopathy and increase the risk of bleeding. AIM The aim of this study was to examine available literature with regard to treating patients who are on the above medications and require emergency cardiac surgery. RESULTS Management decisions are typically made on a case-by-case basis. Surgery is delayed when possible, and less invasive percutaneous options should be considered if feasible. Attention is paid to exercising meticulous techniques, avoiding excessive hypothermia, and treating coexisting issues such as sepsis. Ensuring a dry operative field upon entry by correcting the coagulopathy with reversal agents is offset by the concern of potentially hindering efforts to anticoagulate the patient (heparin resistance) in preparation for CPB, in addition to possibly increasing the risk of thromboembolism. CONCLUSION Proper knowledge of anticoagulants, their reversal agents, and the usefulness of laboratory testing are all essential. Platelet transfusion remains the mainstay for antiplatelet medications. Four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate is considered in patients on oral anticoagulants if CPB needs to be instituted quickly. Specific reversal agents such as idarucizumab and andexanet alfa can be considered if significant tissue dissection is anticipated, such as redo sternotomy, but are costly and may lead to heparin resistance and anticoagulant rebound.
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- Rami Akhrass
- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart, Vascular and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Rauch S, Miller C, Bräuer A, Wallner B, Bock M, Paal P. Perioperative Hypothermia-A Narrative Review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:8749. [PMID: 34444504 PMCID: PMC8394549 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18168749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Unintentional hypothermia (core temperature < 36 °C) is a common side effect in patients undergoing surgery. Several patient-centred and external factors, e.g., drugs, comorbidities, trauma, environmental temperature, type of anaesthesia, as well as extent and duration of surgery, influence core temperature. Perioperative hypothermia has negative effects on coagulation, blood loss and transfusion requirements, metabolization of drugs, surgical site infections, and discharge from the post-anaesthesia care unit. Therefore, active temperature management is required in the pre-, intra-, and postoperative period to diminish the risks of perioperative hypothermia. Temperature measurement should be done with accurate and continuous probes. Perioperative temperature management includes a bundle of warming tools adapted to individual needs and local circumstances. Warming blankets and mattresses as well as the administration of properly warmed infusions via dedicated devices are important for this purpose. Temperature management should follow checklists and be individualized to the patient's requirements and the local possibilities.
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- Simon Rauch
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, “F. Tappeiner” Hospital, 39012 Merano, Italy;
- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, University Medical Centre Goettingen, 37075 Goettingen, Germany; (C.M.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, University Medical Centre Goettingen, 37075 Goettingen, Germany; (C.M.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria;
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, “F. Tappeiner” Hospital, 39012 Merano, Italy;
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Hospitallers Brothers Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, 5010 Salzburg, Austria;
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Ducis K, Seibold RD, Bremer T, Jea A. A standardized protocol to reduce preoperative hypothermia in pediatric spinal fusion surgery: a quality improvement initiative. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2021; 27:489-492. [PMID: 33513566 DOI: 10.3171/2020.8.peds20297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Hypothermia in adult surgical patients has been correlated with an increase in the occurrence of surgical site wound infections, increased bleeding, slower recovery from anesthetics, prolonged hospitalization, and increased healthcare costs. Pediatric surgical patients are at potentially increased risk for hypothermia because of their smaller body size, limited stores of subcutaneous fat, and less effective regulatory capacity. This risk is exacerbated during pediatric spinal surgery by lower preoperative temperature, increased surface exposure to cold during induction and positioning, and prolonged surgical procedure times. The purpose of this quality improvement initiative was to reduce the duration of hypothermia for pediatric patients undergoing spine surgery. METHODS Demographic and clinical data were collected on 162 patients who underwent spinal deformity surgery between October 1, 2017, and July 31, 2019. Data points included patient age, gender, diagnosis, surgical procedure, and temperature readings throughout different phases of perioperative care. Temperatures were obtained upon arrival to the day of surgery, upon presentation to the operating room, during prone positioning, at incision, and at the end of the procedure. Twelve patients were analyzed prior to implementation of a protocol, while 150 patients composed the post-protocol group. RESULTS Using descriptive statistics, the authors found that the average body temperature at the time of incision was 34.0°C prior to the adoption of a preoperative warming protocol, and 35.3°C following a preoperative warming protocol (p = 0.001). There were no complications, such as burns, hyperthermia, or arrhythmias, related to preoperative warming of patients. CONCLUSIONS The placement of a warming blanket on the bed prior to patient arrival and actively targeting normothermia reduced the incidence and duration of hypothermia in pediatric patients undergoing spine surgery with no adverse events.
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- Katrina Ducis
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Rajbhandary PL, Nallathambi G. Feasibility of Continuous Monitoring of Core Body Temperature Using Chest-worn Patch Sensor. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2020; 2020:4652-4655. [PMID: 33019031 DOI: 10.1109/embc44109.2020.9175579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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With rapid advancement in wearable biosensor technology, systems capable of real time, continuous and ambulatory monitoring of vital signs are increasingly emerging and their use can potentially help improve patient outcome. Monitoring continuous body temperature offers insights into its trend, allows early detection of fever and is critical in several diseases and clinical conditions including septicemia, infectious disease and others. There is a complex interaction between physiological and ambient parameters including heart rate, respiratory rate, muscle rigors and shivers, diaphoresis, local humidity, clothing, body, skin and ambient temperatures among others. This article presents feasibility analysis of a wireless biosensor patch device called as VitalPatch in capturing this physio-ambient-thermodynamic interaction to determine core body temperature, and details comparative performance assessments using oral thermometer and ingestible pill as reference devices. Based on a study on a cohort of 30 subjects with reference oral temperature, the proposed method showed a bias of 0.1 ± 0.37 °C, mean absolute error (MAE) of 0.29 ± 0.25 °C. Another cohort of 22 subjects with continuous core body temperature pill as reference showed a bias of 0.16 ± 0.38 °C and MAE of 0.42 ± 0.22 °C.Clinical Relevance- Non-invasive, continuous and real time body temperature monitoring can lead to earlier fever detection and provides remote patient monitoring that can result in improved patient and clinical outcome.
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Wakefield BJ, Diehl R, Neff AT, Bakdash S, Pettersson GB, Mehta AR. Perioperative Management of a Patient With Profound Thrombocytopenia Secondary to MYH9-RD Presenting for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair and Aortic Valve Replacement. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2020; 35:1154-1160. [PMID: 32861542 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2020.07.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Revised: 07/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Brett J Wakefield
- Department of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Section of Transfusion Medicine, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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Yamamoto T, Schindler E, Asfour B, Hraska V. Cardiopulmonary bypass method with blood delivery via femoral artery cannulation for pediatric aortic arch repair. Paediatr Anaesth 2019; 29:885-886. [PMID: 31166055 DOI: 10.1111/pan.13681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Tomohiro Yamamoto
- Division of Anesthesiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Asklepios Kinderklinik Sankt Augustin, German Pediatric Heart Center, Sankt Augustin, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Asklepios Clinic Sankt Augustin, German Pediatric Heart Center, Sankt Augustin, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Asklepios Clinic Sankt Augustin, German Pediatric Heart Center, Sankt Augustin, Germany.,Department of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, WI, USA
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Cronin JA, Oetgen ME, Gordish-Dressman H, Martin BD, Khan N, Pestieau SR. Association between perioperative surgical home implementation and transfusion patterns in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis undergoing spinal fusion. Paediatr Anaesth 2019; 29:611-619. [PMID: 30801879 DOI: 10.1111/pan.13617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Revised: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Blood transfusions in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis after fusion have been associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and cost. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between implementation of blood-conservation strategies within the perioperative surgical home on transfusion rates for patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis undergoing spinal fusion. METHODS Two hundred and thirteen patients (44 preperioperative surgical home, 169 postperioperative surgical home) who underwent posterior spine fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis between 23 June 2014, and 30 July 2017, were enrolled in this case control study. The perioperative surgical home implemented in March 2015 involved evidence-based perioperative interventions to create a standardized clinical pathway including judicious use of crystalloid management, restrictive transfusion strategy, routine use of cell saver, and standardized administration of anti-fibrinolytics. The primary outcome was odds of perioperative transfusion. Secondary outcomes included volumes of crystalloid, albumin, cell saver, packed red blood cells as well as calculated blood loss. Other variables that were documented included antibrinolytic total dose, mean arterial pressure, temperature, laboratory values, intrathecal morphine dosing, and surgical time. Statistical methods included t test and logistic regression. RESULTS For the postperioperative surgical home, the odds of perioperative transfusion were 0.30 (95% CI 0.13-0.70), as compared to preperioperative surgical home. In terms of secondary outcomes, calculated blood loss was significantly lower in the postperioperative surgical home patients (27.0 mL/kg preperioperative surgical home vs 22.8 mL/kg postperioperative surgical home; mean difference = -0.24 [-0.44, -0.04]). Although no difference was noted in the amount of intraoperative cell saver or albumin administered, a reduction was noted in mean intraoperative crystalloid given postperioperative surgical home (41.4 mL/kg ± 20.4 mL/kg preperioperative surgical home vs 28.0 mL/kg ± 13.7 mL/kg postperioperative surgical home; log mean difference = 0.37 [95% CI 0.21-0.53], P < 0.001). Postperioperative surgical home patients also had a significantly higher temperature nadir (mean difference = -0.47 [95% CI -0.70 to -0.23]; P < 0.001), received a significantly higher total anti-fibrinolytic dose (mean difference = -3939 [95% CI -5364 to -2495]; P < 0.001), and were exposed to shorter surgical times (mean difference = 0.72 [95% CI 0.36-1.09]; P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Implementation of blood-conservation strategies as part of a perioperative surgical home for patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis undergoing posterior spine fusion resulted in significant decrease in perioperative blood transfusions.
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- Jessica A Cronin
- Division of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine, Children's National Health System, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Children's National Health System, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Research Center for Genetic Medicine, Children's National Health System, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Division of Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Children's National Health System, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Division of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine, Children's National Health System, Washington, District of Columbia
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- Research Center for Genetic Medicine, Children's National Health System, Washington, District of Columbia
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Mahmoud MS, Kamal MM, Abdellatif AM, Elfawal SM. Effect of intrathecal meperidine and intravenous amino acid infusion in reducing intraoperative shivering during spinal anesthesia: A prospective randomized trial. EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.egja.2016.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Mohamed Sidky Mahmoud
- Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care, and Pain Management, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care, and Pain Management, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care, and Pain Management, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care, and Pain Management, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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Yi J, Liang H, Song R, Xia H, Huang Y. Maintaining intraoperative normothermia reduces blood loss in patients undergoing major operations: a pilot randomized controlled clinical trial. BMC Anesthesiol 2018; 18:126. [PMID: 30193571 PMCID: PMC6129003 DOI: 10.1186/s12871-018-0582-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Inadvertent intraoperative hypothermia (core temperature < 36 °C) is a common but preventable adverse event. This study aimed to determine whether active intraoperative warming reduced bleeding in patients undergoing major operations: open thoracic surgery and hip replacement surgery. Methods/Design The study was a pilot, prospective, parallel two-arm randomized controlled trial. Eligible patients were randomly allocated to two groups: passive warming (PW), with application of a cotton blanket (thermal insulation), or active warming (AW), with a forced-air warming system. The primary endpoint was intraoperative blood loss, and secondary endpoints were surgical-site infection, cardiovascular events, and length of stay in the post-anesthesia care unit, intensive care unit, and hospital. Results Sixty-two patients were enrolled. Forced-air active warming maintained intraoperative normothermia in all AW subjects, whereas intraoperative hypothermia occurred in 21/32 (71.8%) of PW patients (p = 0.000). The volume of blood loss was more in the PW group (682 ± 426 ml) than in the AW group (464 ± 324 ml) (p < 0.021), and the perioperative hemoglobin value declined more in the PW group (28.6 ± 17.5 g/L) than in the AW group (21.0 ± 9.9 g/L) (p = 0.045). However, there were no difference in other clinical outcomes between two groups. Conclusion Intraoperative active warming is associated with less blood loss than passive warming in open thoracic and hip replacement operations in this pilot study. Trial registration This trial was registered with Clinicaltrials.gov (Identifier: NCT02214524) on 27 August 2014.
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- Jie Yi
- Department of Anesthesia, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, 1 Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, 1 Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, 1 Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, 1 Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, 1 Shuaifuyuan, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100730, China.
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Moderate plasma dilution using artificial plasma expanders shifts the haemostatic balance to hypercoagulation. Sci Rep 2017; 7:843. [PMID: 28405015 PMCID: PMC5429808 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-00927-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Artificial plasma expanders (PEs) are widely used in modern transfusion medicine. PEs do not contain components of the coagulation system, so their infusion in large volumes causes haemodilution and affects haemostasis. However, the existing information on this effect is contradictory. We studied the effect of the very process of plasma dilution on coagulation and tested the hypothesis that moderate dilution with a PE should accelerate clotting owing to a decrease in concentration of coagulation inhibitors. The standard clotting times, a thrombin generation test, and the spatial rate of clot growth (test of thrombodynamics) were used to assess donor plasma diluted in vitro with various PEs. The pH value and Ca+2 concentration were maintained strictly constant in all samples. The effect of thrombin inhibitors on dilution-induced hypercoagulation was also examined. It was shown that coagulation was enhanced in plasma diluted up to 2.0-2.5-fold with any PE. This enhancement was due to the dilution of coagulation inhibitors in plasma. Their addition to plasma or PE could partially prevent the hypercoagulation shift.
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Dorotta I, Kimball-Jones P, Applegate R. Deep Hypothermia and Circulatory Arrest in Adults. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2016; 11:66-76. [PMID: 17484175 DOI: 10.1177/1089253206297482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Brain protection during cardiopulmonary bypass has been the subject of intense research. Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) continues to be used for that goal during complex aortic arch and large intracranial aneurysm surgeries. The anesthetic management for adult patients undergoing these types of procedures requires specific knowledge and expertise. Based on our experience and review of the current literature, the authors highlight the key areas of the anesthetic plan, discussing the risk factors associated with adverse neurologic outcome as well as the rationale for decisions regarding specific monitors and medications. In the conclusion an anesthetic protocol for adult patients undergoing DHCA is suggested.
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- Ihab Dorotta
- Department of Anesthesiology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, CA 92354, USA.
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Mossad EB, Machado S, Apostolakis J. Bleeding Following Deep Hypothermia and Circulatory Arrest in Children. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2016; 11:34-46. [PMID: 17484172 DOI: 10.1177/1089253206297413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) is a technique of extracorporeal circulation commonly used in children with complex congenital heart defects undergoing surgical repairs. The use of profound cooling (20°C) and complete cessation of circulation allow adequate exposure and correction of these complex lesions, with enhanced cerebral protection. However, the profound physiologic state of DHCA results in significant derangement of the coagulation system and a high incidence of postoperative bleeding. This review examines the impact of DHCA on bleeding and transfusion requirements in children and the pathophysiology of DHCA-induced platelet dysfunction. It also focuses on possible pharmacologic interventions to decrease bleeding following DHCA in children.
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- Emad B Mossad
- Department of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia-G3, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
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Skubas NJ, Despotis GJ. Optimal Management of Bleeding Complications After Cardiac Surgery. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2016. [DOI: 10.1053/scva.2001.26127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmo nary bypass (CPB) are at increased risk for excessive perioperative blood loss requiring transfusion of blood products. Point-of-care evaluation of platelets, coagu lation factors, and fibrinogen can enable physicians to assess bleeding abnormalities rapidly. They also can facilitate the optimal administration of pharmacologic and transfusion-based therapy and allow physicians to identify patients with surgical bleeding. The ability to reduce the unnecessary use of blood products in this setting has important implications for emerging issues in blood inventory and blood costs. The ability to de crease operative time along with re-exploration rates has important consequences for health care costs in an increasingly managed health care environment. Copyright© 2001 by W.B. Saunders Company.
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- Nikolaos J. Skubas
- Departments of Anesthesiology, Pathology, and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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- Departments of Anesthesiology, Pathology, and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
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Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is a nonphysiologic state that has many detrimental effects on a patient's hemostatic integrity. Exposure to the extracorporeal circuit and subsequent activation of the coagulation and fibrinolytic systems are factors that contribute to morbidity and mortality in cardiac surgical patients. These effects can be prevented in part or appropriately treated if practitioners understand the basic mecha nisms. This article reviews the effects of CPB on platelet function, the relationship of platelet function to post operative bleeding, the monitors available to measure platelet function, and the impact of antiplatelet therapy on bleeding in cardiac surgery.
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- Shari Samson
- Department of Anesthesiology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
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Core body temperature is normally tightly regulated to within a few tenths of a degree. The major thermoregulatory defences in humans are sweating, arteriovenous shunt vasoconstriction, and shivering. The core temperature triggering each response defines its activation threshold. General anaesthetics greatly impair thermoregulation, synchronously reducing the thresholds for vasoconstriction and shivering. Neuraxial anaesthesia also impairs central thermoregulatory control, and prevents vasoconstriction and shivering in blocked areas. Consequently, unwarmed anaesthetised patients become hypothermic, typically by 1-2°C. Hypothermia results initially from an internal redistribution of body heat from the core to the periphery, followed by heat loss exceeding metabolic heat production. Complications of perioperative hypothermia include coagulopathy and increased transfusion requirement, surgical site infection, delayed drug metabolism, prolonged recovery, shivering, and thermal discomfort. Body temperature can be reliably measured in the oesophagus, nasopharynx, mouth, and bladder. The standard-of-care is to monitor core temperature and to maintain normothermia during general and neuraxial anaesthesia.
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- Daniel I Sessler
- Department of Outcomes Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
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Adrenergic, Inflammatory, and Immune Function in the Setting of Oncological Surgery. Int Anesthesiol Clin 2016; 54:48-57. [DOI: 10.1097/aia.0000000000000120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Dan M, Martos SM, Beller E, Jones P, Randle R, Liu D. Blood loss in primary total knee arthroplasty--body temperature is not a significant risk factor--a prospective, consecutive, observational cohort study. J Orthop Surg Res 2015; 10:97. [PMID: 26112699 PMCID: PMC4490762 DOI: 10.1186/s13018-015-0241-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2015] [Accepted: 06/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Hypothermia related to anaesthesia and operating theatre environment is associated with increased blood loss in a number of surgical disciplines, including total hip arthroplasty. The influence of patient temperature on blood loss in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has not been previously studied. METHODS We recorded patient axillary temperature in the peri-operative period, up to 24 h post-operatively, and analysed the effect on transfusion rate and blood loss from a consecutive cohort of 101 patients undergoing primary TKA. RESULTS No relationship between peri-operative patient temperature and blood loss was found within the recorded patient temperature range of 34.7-37.8 °C. Multivariable analysis found increasing age, surgical technique, type of anaesthesia and the use of anti-platelet and anticoagulant medications as significant factors affecting blood loss following TKA. CONCLUSION Patient temperature within a clinically observed range does not have a significant impact on blood loss in primary TKA patients. As long as patient temperature is maintained within a reasonable range during the intra-operative and post-operative periods, strategies other than rigid temperature control above 36.5 °C may be more effective in reducing blood loss following TKA.
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- Michael Dan
- Orthopaedic Department, John Hunter Hospital, Lookout Road, New Lambton, 2305, New South Wales, Australia. .,Department of Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
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- Centre for Research in Evidence-Based Practice, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
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- Department of Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
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- Gold Coast Centre for Bone and Joint Surgery, Gold Coast, Australia.
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- Gold Coast Centre for Bone and Joint Surgery, Gold Coast, Australia.
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Intraoperative core temperature patterns, transfusion requirement, and hospital duration in patients warmed with forced air. Anesthesiology 2015; 122:276-85. [PMID: 25603202 DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000000551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Core temperature patterns in patients warmed with forced air remain poorly characterized. Also unknown is the extent to which transient and mild intraoperative hypothermia contributes to adverse outcomes in broad populations. METHODS We evaluated esophageal (core) temperatures in 58,814 adults having surgery lasting >60 min who were warmed with forced air. Independent associations between hypothermic exposure and transfusion requirement and duration of hospitalization were evaluated. RESULTS In every percentile subgroup, core temperature decreased during the first hour and subsequently increased. The mean lowest core temperature during the first hour was 35.7 ± 0.6°C. Sixty-four percent of the patients reached a core temperature threshold of <36°C 45 min after induction; 29% reached a core temperature threshold of <35.5°C. Nearly half the patients had continuous core temperatures <36°C for more than an hour, and 20% of the patients were <35.5°C for more than an hour. Twenty percent of patients had continuous core temperatures <36°C for more than 2 h, and 8% of the patients were below 35.5°C for more than 2 h. Hypothermia was independently associated with both transfusions and duration of hospitalization, although the prolongation of hospitalization was small. CONCLUSIONS Even in actively warmed patients, hypothermia is routine during the first hour of anesthesia. Thereafter, average core temperatures progressively increase. Nonetheless, intraoperative hypothermia was common, and often prolonged. Hypothermia was associated with increased transfusion requirement, which is consistent with numerous randomized trials.
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Lee BR, Song JW, Kwak YL, Yoo KJ, Shim JK. The influence of hypothermia on transfusion requirement in patients who received clopidogrel in proximity to off-pump coronary bypass surgery. Yonsei Med J 2014; 55:224-31. [PMID: 24339311 PMCID: PMC3874931 DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2014.55.1.224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Hypothermia adversely affects the coagulation that could be of clinical significance in patients receiving clopidogrel. We evaluated the influence of hypothermia on transfusion requirements in patients undergoing isolated off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery (OPCAB) who continued clopidogrel use within 5 days of surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS Protocol-based, prospectively entered data of 369 patients were retrospectively reviewed. The time-weighted average of intraoperative temperatures and the temperature upon ICU admission (TWA-temp) was assessed. Patients were divided into normothermia (≥36°C, n=224) and hypothermia (<36°C, n=145) group. The transfusion requirement for perioperative blood loss was assessed and compared. RESULTS Patients with hypothermia were older and had lower body surface area (BSA) than patients with normothermia. Age and BSA adjusted transfusion requirement was significantly larger in the hypothermia group [patients requiring transfusion: 64% versus 48%, p=0.003; number of units: 0 (0-2) units versus 2 (0-3) units, p=0.002]. In multivariate analysis of predictors of perioperative multiple transfusion requirements, hypothermia was identified as an independent risk factor along with age, female gender, BSA, chronic kidney disease, and congestive heart failure. CONCLUSION Hypothermia was associated with increased transfusion requirement in patients undergoing OPCAB who received clopidogrel in proximity to surgery. Considering the high prevalence and the possibility of hypothermia being a modifiable risk factor, aggressive measures should be undertaken to maintain normothermia in those patients.
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- Bo Ra Lee
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
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Saad H, Aladawy M. Temperature management in cardiac surgery. Glob Cardiol Sci Pract 2013; 2013:44-62. [PMID: 24689001 PMCID: PMC3963732 DOI: 10.5339/gcsp.2013.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2012] [Accepted: 03/06/2013] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Point-of-care assessment of hypothermia and protamine-induced platelet dysfunction with multiple electrode aggregometry (Multiplate®) in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass. Anesth Analg 2013; 116:533-40. [PMID: 23400974 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e31827cee88] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Coagulopathy is common after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), and platelet dysfunction is frequently considered to be a major contributor to excessive bleeding. Exposure to hypothermia may exacerbate the platelet function defect. We assessed platelet function during and after deep hypothermia with multiple electrode aggregometry (Multiplate(®); Verum Diagnostica GmbH, Munich, Germany). METHODS Twenty adult patients undergoing pulmonary endarterectomy for chronic pulmonary hypertension were cooled on CPB to 20°C and deep hypothermic arrest was used to facilitate surgery. We analyzed platelet aggregation in whole blood samples at 12 measuring points during and after the procedure. Platelet aggregation was stimulated via the thrombin receptor (TRAPtest) at the patient's actual body temperature (AUC-CT) and after rewarming the samples to 37°C (AUC-37). In addition, we tested samples at 2 time points after 2 minutes of in vitro incubation with 20 μg protamine (0.067 μg/μL). Results are expressed as area under the aggregation curve (AUC). RESULTS Cooling resulted in a marked decrease of platelet aggregation to a minimum AUC-CT of 20.5 (95% confidence interval [CI] 8.9-32.1) at 20°C body temperature. AUC-CT was significantly different from baseline (92.8, 95% CI 82.5-103.1) for temperatures of ≤28°C (P < 0.001), whereas the change in AUC-37 only became significant at the lowest body temperature (59.4, 95% CI 41.3-77.4). After rewarming to 36°C, AUC-CT and AUC-37 had recovered to 67.6 (95% CI 53.9-81.3) and 71.7 (95% CI 52.5-90.8), respectively. The mean AUC-CT was significantly lower than the mean AUC-37 from cooling at 28°C to warming at 24°C inclusive, and the relationship with temperature during cooling was significantly different between AUC-CT and AUC-37 (regression coefficients 4.7 [95% CI 4.2-5.2] vs 1.3 [95% CI 0.7-1.9]; P < 0.0001). After administration of protamine, mean aggregation decreased significantly for both measurements by 38.2 (95% CI -27.9 to -48.5; P < 0.001) and 44.5 (95% CI -58.5 to -30.5; P < 0.001), respectively. Similarly, adding protamine in vitro resulted in a decrease of mean aggregation by 35.1 (95% CI -71.0 to 0.8; P = 0.055) when measured after administration of heparin, and 56.5 (95% CI -94.5 to -18.5; P = 0.005) at the end of CPB. CONCLUSION Platelet aggregation, assessed by multiple electrode aggregometry (Multiplate), was severely affected during deep, whole-body hypothermia. This effect was partially reversible after rewarming, and was distinct from a general decline of platelet aggregation during CPB. Protamine also caused a significant decrease in platelet aggregation in vivo and in vitro.
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Predictive factors of hospital stay in patients undergoing minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and instrumentation. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2012; 37:2046-54. [PMID: 22576071 DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e31825c6688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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STUDY DESIGN A single-center retrospective study. OBJECTIVE To identify predictors of length of stay (LOS) days in patients undergoing 1 level minimally invasive (MIS) transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions (TLIF). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Recent studies suggest intraoperative fluid administration, and colloid and crystalloid administration among other intraoperative variables may prolong LOS days and increase complications. Therefore, an understanding of which preoperative, intraoperative, and immediate postoperative parameters best predict immediate LOS days will help risk stratify patients and guide decision making. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 104 patients undergoing a MIS TLIF at 1 institution between 2008 and 2010. Two groups were selected on the basis of the time of discharge. Group 1 consisted of patients discharged within 24 hours after surgery and group 2 consisted of patients discharged more than 24 hours after surgery. Multiple regression analysis was performed to determine which preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative variables were independent predictors of LOS days. RESULTS Seventy-eight patients (75%) with a LOS greater than 24 hours had significantly higher estimated blood loss, received more crystalloids, had higher total fluids, longer surgical time, lower end of case temperature, lower hemoglobin during hospitalization, and a lower preoperative narcotic use. Multiple regression analysis showed that significant predictors of increased LOS were postoperative creatinine, visual analogue scale score, intraoperative colloids, fluids input at the end of surgical case, crystalloid to colloid ratio, fluid balance, oxycodone (Oxycontin) use, mean percentage of fraction of inspired oxygen, and preoperative hemoglobin. CONCLUSION Patients undergoing 1 level MIS TLIF for degenerative conditions can overall expect a short LOS postoperatively. Multiple preoperative, intraoperative, and immediate postoperative factors can prolong the LOS in this group. This information should help the surgical team in optimizing their intraoperative patient management.
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Shukry M, Matthews L, de Armendi AJ, Kropp BP, Frimberger D, Cure JA, Mayhew J. Does the covering of children during induction of anesthesia have an effect on body temperature at the end of surgery? J Clin Anesth 2012; 24:116-20. [PMID: 22301208 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2011.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2011] [Revised: 06/23/2011] [Accepted: 06/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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STUDY OBJECTIVES To determine whether the covering of healthy children during anesthetic induction reduces hypothermia at the end of minor surgeries. DESIGN Randomized, single-blinded, prospective study. SETTING Operating room and postoperative recovery area of a university-affiliated hospital. PATIENTS 50 ASA physical status 1 patients, aged 6 months to 3.5 years, scheduled for simple urological surgeries. INTERVENTIONS Subjects were randomly assigned to one of two groups: covered or uncovered. Children in the covered group (Group C) were actively warmed on arrival in the operating room (OR) using cotton blankets and a warm forced-air blanket set at 43°C. Children in the uncovered group (Group U) remained uncovered during the induction of general anesthesia. Children in both groups were actively warmed following placement of surgical drapes. MEASUREMENTS Temperature (in Celsius) during the study procedure was recorded for each patient. MAIN RESULTS Mean core body temperature at the end of induction did not differ in the two groups, 36.4°C in Group C and 36.6°C in Group U. Mean core body temperature at the end of surgery did not differ between the two groups: 36.9°C in Group C and 37.0°C in Group U. CONCLUSION Leaving healthy children uncovered during induction of general anesthesia does not have a clinically significant effect on core temperature at the end of induction or of surgery.
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- Mohanad Shukry
- Department of Anesthesiology, The Children's Hospital, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA
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Lee HK, Jang YH, Choi KW, Lee JH. The effect of electrically heated humidifier on the body temperature and blood loss in spinal surgery under general anesthesia. Korean J Anesthesiol 2011; 61:112-6. [PMID: 21927679 PMCID: PMC3167128 DOI: 10.4097/kjae.2011.61.2.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2011] [Revised: 01/26/2011] [Accepted: 02/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND General anesthesia often produces some degree of hypothermia and hypothermia causes much more blood loss during surgery than normothermia. Electrically heated humidifiers (EHHs) have been used for patients under general anesthesia and in the intensive care unit. However, the benefits of the EHH have not been widely reported in the literature. METHODS Patients scheduled for posterior lumbar spine fusion, were randomly assigned to a mechanically ventilated with EHH circuit group or to a conventional respiratory circuit group. Their tympanic membrane temperature was monitored every 30 min after induction up to 180 min, and perioperative blood losses, transfusion requirements during surgery, and other complications were noted. RESULTS Patients in the control group (n = 40) showed a lower mean body temperature at all times than immediately after induction, while the EHH group (n = 40) showed a lower body temperature from 60 minute after induction comparing to the initial temperature. Furthermore, patients in the EHH group had a higher mean body temperature than patients in the control group during surgery (35.9 ± 0.4 vs 35.4 ± 0.5, P < 0.001). Mean intraoperative blood loss (9.75 ± 5.4 vs 7.48 ± 3.9, P = 0.035) and transfusion requirements (57.5% vs 25%, P = 0.006) were significantly less in the EHH group, but postoperative blood loss, duration of hospitalization, and other complications were not significantly different in the two study groups. CONCLUSIONS The use of an electrically heated humidifier did not prevent a body temperature drop under general anesthesia. However, it helped maintain body temperature and was associated less blood loss and transfusion requirement during surgery.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea
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ELECTROPHYSICAL AGENTS - Contraindications And Precautions: An Evidence-Based Approach To Clinical Decision Making In Physical Therapy. Physiother Can 2011; 62:1-80. [PMID: 21886384 PMCID: PMC3031347 DOI: 10.3138/ptc.62.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Perioperative hypothermia is a common and serious complication of anesthesia and surgery and is associated with many adverse perioperative outcomes. It prolongs the duration of action of inhaled and intravenous anesthetics as well as the duration of action of neuromuscular drugs. Mild core hypothermia increases thermal discomfort, and is associated with delayed post anaesthetic recovery. Mild hypothermia significantly increases perioperative blood loss and augments allogeneic transfusion requirement. Only 1.9 degrees C core hypothermia triples the incidence of surgical wound infection following colon resection and increases the duration of hospitalization by 20%. Hypothermia adversely affects antibody- and cell-mediated immune defences, as well as the oxygen availability in the peripheral wound tissues. Furthermore mild hypothermia triples the incidence of postoperative adverse myocardial events. Thus, even mild hypothermia contributes significantly to patient care costs and needs to be avoided.
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- Department of Outcomes Research, Anesthesia Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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Effect of 35 degrees C hypothermia on intracranial pressure and clinical outcome in patients with severe traumatic brain injury. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 66:166-73. [PMID: 19131820 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318157dbec] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND From 1994, we have used therapeutic hypothermia in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (Glasgow Coma Scale scores of 5 or less). In 2000, we altered the target temperature to 35 degrees C from the former 33 degrees C, as our findings suggested that cooling to 35 degrees C is sufficient to control intracranial hypertension, and that hypothermia below 35 degrees C may predispose patients to persistent cumulative oxygen debt. We attempted to clarify whether 35 degrees C hypothermia has the same effect as 33 degrees C hypothermia in reducing intracranial hypertension and whether it is associated with fewer complications and improved outcomes. METHODS We compared intracranial pressure (ICP) and biochemical parameters in the 30 patients treated with 35 degrees C hypothermia (January 2000 to June 2005) with those in the 31 patients treated with 33 degrees C hypothermia (July 1994 to December 1999). RESULTS Patient characteristics were similar in the two groups. The mean temperature during hypothermia was 35.1 +/- 0.7 degrees C in the 35 degrees C hypothermia group and 33.4 +/- 0.8 degrees C in the 33 degrees C hypothermia group. Mean ICP was controlled under 20 mm Hg during hypothermia in both the 35 degrees C hypothermia and 33 degrees C hypothermia groups. The incidence of intracranial hypertension and low cerebral perfusion pressure did not differ between the two groups. The 35 degrees C hypothermic patients exhibited a significant improvement in the decline of serum potassium concentrations during hypothermia and in the increment of C-reactive protein after rewarming. The mortality rate and the incidence of systemic complications tended to be lower in the 35 degrees C group. CONCLUSIONS Cooling patients to 35 degrees C is safe and the ICP reduction effects of 35 degrees C hypothermia are similar to those of 33 degrees C hypothermia.
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Preconditions of hemostasis in trauma: a review. The influence of acidosis, hypocalcemia, anemia, and hypothermia on functional hemostasis in trauma. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 65:951-60. [PMID: 18849817 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318187e15b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Beside the often discussed topics of consumption and dilution coagulopathy, additional perioperative impairments of coagulation are caused by acidosis, hypocalcemia, anemia, hypothermia, and combinations. METHODS Reviewing current literature, cutoff values of these parameters become obvious at which therapy should commence. RESULTS A notable impairment of hemostasis arises at a pH < or = 7.1. Similar effects are caused by a BE of -12.5 or less. Thus, in case of severe bleeding, buffering toward physiologic pH values is recommended, especially with massive transfusions of older RBCCs displaying exhausted red blood cell buffer systems. It completes the optimization of the volume homeostasis to ensure an adequate tissue perfusion. Combining beneficial cardiovascular and coagulation effects, the level for ionized calcium concentration should be held > or = 0.9 mmol/L. From the hemostatic point of view, the optimal Hct is higher than the one required for oxygenation. Even without a "classical" transfusion trigger, the therapy of acute, persistent bleeding should aim at reaching an Hct > or = 30%. A core temperature of < or = 34 degrees C causes a decisive impairment of hemostasis. A controlled hypotensive fluid resuscitation should aim at reaching a mean arterial pressure of > or = 65 mm Hg (possibly higher for cerebral trauma). Prevention and later aggressive therapy of hypothermia by exclusive infusion of warmed fluids and the use of warming devices are prerequisites for the cure of traumatic coagulopathy. Combined appearance of single preconditions cause additive impairments of the coagulation system. CONCLUSIONS The prevention and timely correction, especially of the combination acidosis plus hypothermia, is crucial for the treatment of hemorrhagic coagulopathy.
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Thrombelastography is better than PT, aPTT, and activated clotting time in detecting clinically relevant clotting abnormalities after hypothermia, hemorrhagic shock and resuscitation in pigs. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 65:535-43. [PMID: 18784565 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e31818379a6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hypothermia and hemorrhagic shock contribute to coagulopathy after trauma. In this study, we investigated the independent and combined effects of hypothermia and hemorrhage with resuscitation on coagulation in swine and evaluated clinically relevant tests of coagulation. METHODS Pigs (n = 24) were randomized into four groups of six animals each: sham control, hypothermia, hemorrhage with resuscitation, and hypothermia, hemorrhage with resuscitation combined. Hypothermia to 32 degrees C was induced with a cold blanket. Hemorrhage was induced by bleeding 35% of total blood volume followed by resuscitation with lactated Ringer's solution. Coagulation was assessed by thrombin generation, prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), activated clotting time (ACT), and thrombelastography (TEG) from blood samples taken at baseline and 4 hour after hypothermia and/or hemorrhage with resuscitation. Data were compared with analysis of variance. RESULTS Baseline values were similar among groups. There were no changes in any measurements in the control group. Compared with baseline values, hemorrhage with resuscitation increased lactate to 140% +/- 15% (p < 0.05). Hypothermia decreased platelets to 73% +/- 3% (p < 0.05) with no effect on fibrinogen. Hemorrhage with resuscitation reduced platelets to 72% +/- 4% and fibrinogen to 71% +/- 3% (both p < 0.05), with similar decreases in platelets and fibrinogen observed in the combined group. Thrombin generation was decreased to 75% +/- 4% in hypothermia, 67% +/- 6% in hemorrhage with resuscitation, and 75% +/- 10% in the combined group (all p < 0.05). There were no significant changes in PT or aPTT by hemorrhage or hypothermia. ACT was prolonged to 122% +/- 1% in hypothermia, 111% +/- 4% in hemorrhage with resuscitation, and 127% +/- 3% in the combined group (all p < 0.05). Hypothermia prolonged the initial clotting time (R) and clot formation time (K), and decreased clotting rapidity (alpha) (all p < 0.05). Hemorrhage with resuscitation only decreased clot strength (maximum amplitude [MA], p < 0.05). TEG parameters in the combined group reflected the abnormal R, K, MA, and alpha observed in the other groups. CONCLUSION Hypothermia inhibited clotting times and clotting rate, whereas hemorrhage impaired clot strength. Combining hypothermia with hemorrhage impaired all these clotting parameters. PT, aPTT were not sensitive whereas ACT was not specific in detecting these coagulation defects. Only TEG differentiated mechanism related to clotting abnormalities, and thus may allow focused treatment of clotting alterations associated with hypothermia and hemorrhagic shock.
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Despotis G, Eby C, Lublin DM. A review of transfusion risks and optimal management of perioperative bleeding with cardiac surgery. Transfusion 2008; 48:2S-30S. [PMID: 18302579 DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2007.01573.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- George Despotis
- Departments of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
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It is estimated that 10 000 people per year die following trauma in England and Wales and 30—40% do so due to uncontrolled haemorrhage. By the time the patient reaches hospital, coagulopathy is often already installed and needs to be corrected promptly to prevent further haemorrhage and allow effective treatment of injuries. The coagulopathy is multifactorial with the leading causes being acidosis, hypothermia and massive transfusion. Early recognition of the condition is imperative using standard coagulation testing; however, there are limitations in this setting. Newer methods of testing `global haemostasis' using thromboelastography are becoming more popular but need further validation. Treatment of coagulopathy requires a multidisciplinary approach. Blood product transfusion remains the cornerstone of management but newer pharmacological agents such as recombinant factor VIIa are increasingly being used. Here we review the pathogenesis, investigation and management of the coagulopathy of trauma.
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- Haemostasis Research Unit, University College London, , Department of Haematology, University College London, London, UK
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- Haemostasis Research Unit, University College London, , Department of Haematology, University College London, London, UK
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Ying CLA, Tsang SF, Ng KFJ. The potential use of desmopressin to correct hypothermia-induced impairment of primary haemostasis—An in vitro study using PFA-100®. Resuscitation 2008; 76:129-33. [PMID: 17714852 DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2007.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2007] [Revised: 06/30/2007] [Accepted: 07/05/2007] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Mild hypothermia (32-35 degrees C) impairs primary haemostasis and coagulation. Correction of these haemostatic impairments by rewarming alone may not be possible or desirable, particularly in major trauma, neuroanaesthesia and in critically ill patients. Pharmacological treatment of these impairments, if available, may be a useful alternative. Desmopressin has been used to treat various congenital and acquired platelet disorders, but its effects on hypothermia-induced impairment of primary haemostasis is not known. This study aims to investigate the in vitro effects of desmopressin on hypothermia-induced impairment of primary haemostasis using PFA-100 platelet function analyzer. METHODS Whole blood was collected from 20 healthy volunteers, divided into 2.7 ml aliquots and some incubated at 32 degrees C, and others at 37 degrees C as control. Three log doses of desmopressin (0.01, 0.1 or 1 nM) were added to aliquots at 32 degrees C, and saline was added to controls at both 32 and 37 degrees C, all in 0.1 ml volume. After incubating for 30 min, closure times (CT) was measured by PFA-100 using both collagen/epinephrine (adrenaline) (Col/EPI) and collagen/adenosine-5'-diphosphate (Col/ADP) cartridges. RESULTS CT was prolonged by 30.9% (Col/EPI) and 18.8% (Col/ADP) at 32 degrees C, respectively, compared to 37 degrees C (P<0.001). All the three doses of desmopressin significantly, but incompletely corrected CT prolongation due to hypothermia (P<0.002). CONCLUSION Desmopressin partially reverses hypothermia-induced impairment of primary haemostasis in vitro, and may be potentially useful in improving haemostasis in hypothermic patients with bleeding where immediate rewarming is difficult or undesirable.
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- Chee L A Ying
- Department of Anaesthesiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Room 424, Block K, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China
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Valeri CR, Khuri S, Ragno G. Nonsurgical bleeding diathesis in anemic thrombocytopenic patients: role of temperature, red blood cells, platelets, and plasma-clotting proteins. Transfusion 2007; 47:206S-248S. [PMID: 17888061 DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2007.01465.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Research at the Naval Blood Research Laboratory (Boston, MA) for the past four decades has focused on the preservation of red blood cells (RBCs), platelets (PLTs), and plasma-clotting proteins to treat wounded servicemen suffering blood loss. We have studied the survival and function of fresh and preserved RBCs and PLTs and the function of fresh and frozen plasma-clotting proteins. This report summarizes our peer-reviewed publications on the effects of temperature, RBCs, PLTs, and plasma-clotting proteins on the bleeding time (BT) and nonsurgical blood loss. The term nonsurgical blood loss refers to generalized, systemic bleeding that is not corrected by surgical interventions. We observed that the BT correlated with the volume of shed blood collected at the BT site and to the nonsurgical blood loss in anemic thrombocytopenic patients after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. Many factors influence the BT, including temperature; hematocrit (Hct); PLT count; PLT size; PLT function; and the plasma-clotting proteins factor (F)VIII, von Willebrand factor, and fibrinogen level. Our laboratory has studied temperature, Hct, PLT count, PLT size, and PLT function in studies performed in non-aspirin-treated and aspirin-treated volunteers, in aspirin-treated baboons, and in anemic thrombocytopenic patients. This monograph discusses the role of RBCs and PLTs in the restoration of hemostasis, in the hope that a better understanding of the hemostatic mechanism might improve the treatment of anemic thrombocytopenic patients. Data from our studies have demonstrated that it is important to transfuse anemic thrombocytopenic patients with RBCs that have satisfactory viability and function to achieve a Hct level of 35 vol percent before transfusing viable and functional PLTs. The Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) Collaborative recommends that preserved PLTs have an in vivo recovery of 66 percent of that of fresh PLTs and a life span that is at least 50 percent that of fresh PLTs. Their recommendation does not include any indication that preserved PLTs must be able to function to reduce the BT and reduce or prevent nonsurgical blood loss. One of the hemostatic effects of RBC is to scavenge endothelial cell nitric oxide, a vasodilating agent that inhibits PLT function. In addition, endothelin may be released from endothelial cells, a potent vasoconstrictor substance,to reduce blood flow at the BT site. RBCs, like PLTs at the BT site, may provide arachidonic acid and adenosine diphosphate to stimulate the PLTs to make thromboxane, another potent vasoconstrictor substance and a PLT-aggregating substance. At the BT site, the PLTs and RBCs are activated and phosphatidyl serine is exposed on both the PLTs and the RBCs. FVa and FXa, which generate prothrombinase activity to produce thrombin, accumulate on the PLTs and RBCs. A Hct level of 35 vol percent at the BT site minimizes shear stress and reduces nitric oxide produced by endothelial cells. The transfusion trigger for prophylactic PLT transfusion should consider both the Hct and the PLT count. The transfusion of RBCs that are both viable and functional to anemic thrombocytopenic patients may reduce the need for prophylactic leukoreduced PLTs, the alloimmunization of the patients, and the associated adverse events related to transfusion-related acute lung injury. The cost for RBC transfusions will be significantly less than the cost for the prophylactic PLT transfusions.
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- C Robert Valeri
- NBRL, Inc., and Boston VA Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Perioperative hypothermia can influence clinical outcome negatively. It triples the incidence of adverse myocardial outcomes, significantly increases perioperative blood loss, significantly augments allogenic transfusion requirements, and increases the incidence of surgical wound infections. The major causes are redistribution of heat from the core of the body to the peripheral tissues and a negative heat balance. Adequate thermal management includes preoperative and intraoperative measures. Preoperative measures, e.g., prewarming, enhance heat content of the peripheral tissues, thereby reducing redistribution of heat from the core to the peripheral tissues after induction of anesthesia. Intraoperative measures are active skin surface warming of a large body surface area with conductive or convective warming systems. Intravenous fluids should be warmed when large volumes of more than 500-1000 ml/h are required. The body surfaces that cannot be actively warmed should be insulated. Airway humidification and conductive warming of the back are less efficient.
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- Zentrum Anaesthesiologie, Rettungs- und Intensivmedizin, Georg-August-Universität, Robert-Koch-Strasse 40, 37075 Göttingen.
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Ferraris VA, Ferraris SP, Saha SP, Hessel EA, Haan CK, Royston BD, Bridges CR, Higgins RSD, Despotis G, Brown JR, Spiess BD, Shore-Lesserson L, Stafford-Smith M, Mazer CD, Bennett-Guerrero E, Hill SE, Body S. Perioperative blood transfusion and blood conservation in cardiac surgery: the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and The Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists clinical practice guideline. Ann Thorac Surg 2007; 83:S27-86. [PMID: 17462454 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.02.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 610] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2006] [Revised: 01/21/2007] [Accepted: 02/08/2007] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND A minority of patients having cardiac procedures (15% to 20%) consume more than 80% of the blood products transfused at operation. Blood must be viewed as a scarce resource that carries risks and benefits. A careful review of available evidence can provide guidelines to allocate this valuable resource and improve patient outcomes. METHODS We reviewed all available published evidence related to blood conservation during cardiac operations, including randomized controlled trials, published observational information, and case reports. Conventional methods identified the level of evidence available for each of the blood conservation interventions. After considering the level of evidence, recommendations were made regarding each intervention using the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology classification scheme. RESULTS Review of published reports identified a high-risk profile associated with increased postoperative blood transfusion. Six variables stand out as important indicators of risk: (1) advanced age, (2) low preoperative red blood cell volume (preoperative anemia or small body size), (3) preoperative antiplatelet or antithrombotic drugs, (4) reoperative or complex procedures, (5) emergency operations, and (6) noncardiac patient comorbidities. Careful review revealed preoperative and perioperative interventions that are likely to reduce bleeding and postoperative blood transfusion. Preoperative interventions that are likely to reduce blood transfusion include identification of high-risk patients who should receive all available preoperative and perioperative blood conservation interventions and limitation of antithrombotic drugs. Perioperative blood conservation interventions include use of antifibrinolytic drugs, selective use of off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery, routine use of a cell-saving device, and implementation of appropriate transfusion indications. An important intervention is application of a multimodality blood conservation program that is institution based, accepted by all health care providers, and that involves well thought out transfusion algorithms to guide transfusion decisions. CONCLUSIONS Based on available evidence, institution-specific protocols should screen for high-risk patients, as blood conservation interventions are likely to be most productive for this high-risk subset. Available evidence-based blood conservation techniques include (1) drugs that increase preoperative blood volume (eg, erythropoietin) or decrease postoperative bleeding (eg, antifibrinolytics), (2) devices that conserve blood (eg, intraoperative blood salvage and blood sparing interventions), (3) interventions that protect the patient's own blood from the stress of operation (eg, autologous predonation and normovolemic hemodilution), (4) consensus, institution-specific blood transfusion algorithms supplemented with point-of-care testing, and most importantly, (5) a multimodality approach to blood conservation combining all of the above.
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Wong PF, Kumar S, Leaper DJ. Systemic Warming as an Adjunct to Resuscitation in Peritonitis: A Pilot, Randomized Controlled Trial. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2007; 8:387-95. [PMID: 17635062 DOI: 10.1089/sur.2006.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Bacterial peritonitis is accompanied by a high risk of sepsis and endotoxin production resulting in physiological derangements and a high mortality rate. Localized and systemic warming improves tissue perfusion, oxygen tension, and outcomes after surgery. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of systemic warming as an adjunct to standard antibiotic and fluid resuscitation in patients with peritonitis. METHODS In this pilot randomized controlled trial, patients presenting with an acute abdomen were randomized into control and warmed groups using sequential envelopes. Local Ethics Committee approval was obtained. Systemic warming was delivered using the Inditherm warming mattress set at 40 degrees C. Standard oxygen, fluid resuscitation, and antibiotics were delivered simultaneously. Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II scores were recorded on admission and 24 h later or just prior to surgery, whichever was earlier. RESULTS Thirty-three patients were recruited. The APACHE II scores on admission were comparable (median 9.0 [range 2-23] and 9.0 [0-20], respectively, for the control and warmed groups (p = 0.70; Mann-Whitney U test)). No patient showed any adverse effects of warming. There were statistically significant improvements in APACHE II scores (p = 0.028; Wilcoxon signed ranks test) and the magnitude of its change (p = 0.048; Mann-Whitney U test) in the warmed group compared with the control group. CONCLUSIONS Systemic warming may reduce physiological derangements and improve the prognosis in patients with intra-abdominal crisis. The technique may be used safely as an adjunct to standard resuscitation in peritonitis.
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- Peng Foo Wong
- Department of Surgery, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, United Kingdom.
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Romlin B, Petruson K, Nilsson K. Moderate superficial hypothermia prolongs bleeding time in humans. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2007; 51:198-201. [PMID: 17096671 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2006.01181.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND In vitro and in vivo studies have shown that mild systemic hypothermia influences platelet adhesion and aggregation and coagulation reactions. We wanted to test the hypothesis that mild local hypothermia in healthy volunteers with preserved core temperature increased bleeding time. A secondary aim was to evaluate if local cooling influenced whole blood coagulation measured by thrombelastograph (TEG) in the same setting. METHODS Bleeding time was measured at the left volar forearm at a baseline skin temperature of 32 degrees C and after cooling to 30 degrees C and 28 degrees C in a water bath. Skin temperature was continuously measured by contact thermistors. Measurements of coagulation by TEG were performed at baseline skin temperature before cooling and after cooling to 28 degrees C skin temperature. Tympanic membrane temperature was continuously measured. RESULTS Compared with baseline, bleeding time was significantly prolonged at 30 degrees C skin temperature and further prolonged at 28 degrees C skin temperature. No significant differences were measured in any of the TEG parameters. During the procedure, tympanic membrane temperature did not change. CONCLUSION Lowering the skin temperature from 32 degrees C to 30 degrees C and 28 degrees C with a preserved core temperature more than doubled the bleeding time. Whole blood coagulation measured by TEG was not influenced by the local cooling. In addition to core temperature, local temperature may offer information in understanding the surgical site of bleeding.
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- Department of Pediatric Anaestesia and Intensive Care, The Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden.
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Bräuer A, English MJM, Steinmetz N, Lorenz N, Perl T, Weyland W, Quintel M. Efficacy of forced-air warming systems with full body blankets. Can J Anaesth 2007; 54:34-41. [PMID: 17197466 DOI: 10.1007/bf03021897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Postoperative hypothermia after cardiac surgery is still a common problem often treated with forced-air warming. This study was conducted to determine the heat transfer efficacy of 11 forced-air warming systems with full body blankets on a validated copper manikin. METHODS The following systems were tested: 1) Bair Hugger 505; 2) Bair Hugger 750; 3) Life-Air 1000 S; 4) Snuggle Warm; 5) Thermacare; 6) Thermacare with reusable Optisan blanket; 7) WarmAir; 8) Warm-Gard; 9) Warm-Gard and reusable blanket; 10) WarmTouch; and 11) WarmTouch and reusable blanket. Heat transfer of forced-air warmers can be described as follows: Q = h x DeltaT x A. Where Q = heat flux (W), h = heat exchange coefficient (W x m-2 x degrees C-1), DeltaT = temperature gradient between blanket and manikin surface (degrees C), A = covered area (m2). Heat flux per unit area and surface temperature were measured with 16 heat flux transducers. Blanket temperature was measured using 16 thermocouples. The temperature gradient between blanket and surface (DeltaT) was varied and h was determined by linear regression analysis. Mean DeltaT was determined for surface temperatures between 32 degrees C and 38 degrees C. The covered area was estimated to be 1.21 m2. RESULTS For the 11 devices, heat transfers of 30.7 W to 77.3 W were observed for surface temperatures of 32 degrees C, and between -8.8 W to 29.6 W for surface temperatures of 38 degrees C. CONCLUSION There are clinically relevant differences between the tested forced-air warming systems with full body blankets. Several systems were unable to transfer heat to the manikin at a surface temperature of 38 degrees C.
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- Anselm Bräuer
- Department of Anesthesiology, Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, University of Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, D-37075 Göttingen, Germany.
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Smith BR, Rinder HM, Rinder CS. Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Platelets 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-012369367-9/50821-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Hardy JF, de Moerloose P, Samama CM. Massive transfusion and coagulopathy: pathophysiology and implications for clinical management. Can J Anaesth 2006; 53:S40-58. [PMID: 16766790 PMCID: PMC7103890 DOI: 10.1007/bf03022251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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PURPOSE To review the pathophysiology of coagulopathy in massively transfused, adult and previously hemostatically competent patients in both elective surgical and trauma settings, and to recommend the most appropriate treatment strategies. METHODS Medline was searched for articles on "massive transfusion," "transfusion," "trauma," "surgery," "coagulopathy" and "hemostatic defects." A group of experts reviewed the findings. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Coagulopathy will result from hemodilution, hypothermia, the use of fractionated blood products and disseminated intravascular coagulation. The clinical significance of the effects of hydroxyethyl starch solutions on hemostasis remains unclear. Maintaining a normal body temperature is a first-line, effective strategy to improve hemostasis during massive transfusion. Red cells play an important role in coagulation and hematocrits higher than 30% may be required to sustain hemostasis. In elective surgery patients, a decrease in fibrinogen concentration is observed initially while thrombocytopenia is a late occurrence. In trauma patients, tissue trauma, shock, tissue anoxia and hypothermia contribute to the development of disseminated intravascular coagulation and microvascular bleeding. The use of platelets and/or fresh frozen plasma should depend on clinical judgment as well as the results of coagulation testing and should be used mainly to treat a clinical coagulopathy. CONCLUSIONS Coagulopathy associated with massive transfusion remains an important clinical problem. It is an intricate, multifactorial and multicellular event. Treatment strategies include the maintenance of adequate tissue perfusion, the correction of hypothermia and anemia, and the use of hemostatic blood products to correct microvascular bleeding.
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- Jean-François Hardy
- Department of Anesthesology, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Canada.
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Martini WZ, Dubick MA, Pusateri AE, Park MS, Ryan KL, Holcomb JB. Does Bicarbonate Correct Coagulation Function Impaired by Acidosis in Swine? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 61:99-106. [PMID: 16832255 DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000215574.99093.22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Coagulopathy is an important contributor to morbidity and mortality in trauma patients. Acidosis contributes to coagulopathy. Acidosis can be neutralized with intravascular bicarbonate, but it is unclear if the coagulation defect is rapidly reversed. The effects of acidosis and bicarbonate neutralization on coagulation function were investigated in vivo. METHODS Acidosis was induced in 12 pigs by infusing 0.2 mol/L HCl to pH 7.1. Pigs were then infused with either LR to maintain a pH of 7.1 (A-LR, n = 6) or 0.3 mol/L bicarbonate to a pH of 7.4 (A-Bi, n = 6). Blood samples were taken at baseline, 15 minutes after acidosis induction, and 15 minutes after bicarbonate neutralization. Coagulation function was assessed by prothrombin time (PT), partial thromboplastin time (PTT), thrombin generation, initial clot formation time (R), clotting rapidity (alpha), and clot strength (MA). RESULTS Compared with baseline values, acidosis reduced fibrinogen concentration to 66% +/- 2% in A-LR and to 71% +/- 3% in A-Bi, and decreased platelet counts to 49% +/- 4% in A-LR and to 53% +/- 4% in A-Bi. Thrombin generation decreased to 60% +/- 4% in A-LR and to 53% +/- 7% in A-Bi. Acidosis prolonged PT and PTT about 20% and decreased alpha and MA. After pH neutralization, fibrinogen and platelet levels remained depleted and no reversal of acidosis-induced changes in thrombin generation, PT, PTT, alpha, and MA were observed. CONCLUSION Acidosis impaired coagulation by depleting fibrinogen and platelets and by inhibiting clotting kinetics. The deficit associated with acidosis was not reversed with bicarbonate pH neutralization.
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- Wenjun Z Martini
- US Army Institute of Surgical Research, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas, USA.
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Kumar S, Wong PF, Melling AC, Leaper DJ. Effects of perioperative hypothermia and warming in surgical practice. Int Wound J 2005; 2:193-204. [PMID: 16618324 PMCID: PMC7951190 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4801.2005.00102.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Perioperative hypothermia is common and adversely affects clinical outcomes due to its effect on a range of homeostatic functions. Many of these adverse consequences are preventable by the use of warming techniques. A literature search was conducted to identify relevant published articles on perioperative hypothermia and warming. The databases searched include MEDLINE (1966 to February 2005), EMBASE (1974 to February 2005), CINAHL, the Cochrane library and the health technology assessment database. Reference lists of key articles were also searched. The primary beneficial effects of warming are mediated through increased blood flow and oxygen tension at tissue level. Reduction in wound infection, blood loss and perioperative pain with warming is promising. However, more evidence from good-quality prospective randomised controlled trials is needed to evaluate the role of warming in improving overall morbidity, mortality and hospital stay as well as to clarify its role as an adjunct to resuscitation and during the pre-hospital transport phase of critically ill patients. Awareness of the risks of perioperative hypothermia is the key to prevention. Achieving normothermia throughout the patient's journey is a worthwhile goal in surgical patients.
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- Professorial Unit of Surgery, University Hospital of North Tees, Stockton-on-Tees, UK
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