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Tobar E, Cornejo R, Godoy J, Abedrapo M, Cavada G, Tobar D. Effects of intraoperative adrenergic administration on postoperative hyperlactatemia in open colon surgery: an observational study. Braz J Anesthesiol 2020; 71:58-64. [PMID: 33712255 PMCID: PMC9373707 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjane.2020.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Revised: 08/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Postoperative Hyperlactatemia (PO-HL) is a frequent condition associated with poor prognosis. In recent years, there has been growing evidence that adrenergic stimulation may contribute to increased lactate levels. The use of adrenergic agonists for the control of intraoperative hypotension is frequent, and its impact on the development of PO-HL is unknown. Objective To evaluate whether the use of intraoperative adrenergic agents is associated with the occurrence of PO-HL. Methods This was a prospective observational study. The inclusion criteria were undergoing elective open colon surgery, being ≥60 years old and signing informed consent. The exclusion criteria were cognitive impairment, unplanned surgery, and anticipated need for postoperative mechanical ventilation. Baseline and intraoperative variables were collected, and arterial lactate data were collected at baseline and every 6 hours postoperatively for 24 hours. Hyperlactatemia was defined as lactate >2.1 mEq.L-1. Results We studied 28 patients, 61% of whom developed hyperlactatemia. The variables associated with PO-HL in the univariate analysis were anesthetic time, the total dose of intraoperative ephedrine, and lower intraoperative central venous oxygen saturation (ScvO2). Multivariate analysis confirmed the association between the use of ephedrine (p = 0.004), intraoperative hypotension (p = 0.026), and use of phenylephrine (p = 0.001) with PO-HL. Conclusions The use of intraoperative ephedrine, phenylephrine and intraoperative hypotension were independently associated with the development of PO-HL. This finding should lead to new studies in this field, as well as a judicious interpretation of the finding of a postoperative increase in lactate levels.
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- Eduardo Tobar
- Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Unidad de Pacientes Críticos, Departamento Medicina Interna Norte, Santiago, Chile.
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- Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Unidad de Pacientes Críticos, Departamento Medicina Interna Norte, Santiago, Chile
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- Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Departamento de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Santiago, Chile
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- Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile, Departamento de Cirugía Norte, Equipo de Coloproctología, Santiago, Chile
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- Facultad de Medicina Universidad de Chile, Escuela de Salud Pública, Santiago, Chile
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- Facultad de Medicina Universidad de Chile, Escuela de Pregrado, Santiago, Chile
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The basis of all metabolic processes in the human body is the production and metabolism of carriers of energy. Lactate is the end-product of anaerobic glycolysis. Lactate can serve as a substrate for gluconeogenesis and as an oxidation substrate. Hyperlactatemia can be detected as the result of a multitude of acute events (e.g. shock, sepsis, cardiac arrest, trauma, seizure, ischemia, diabetic ketoacidosis, thiamine deficiency, liver failure and intoxication). Hyperlactatemia can be associated with increased mortality, therefore in emergency medicine the search for the cause of hyperlactatemia is just as important as an effective causal treatment. Repetitive measurements of lactate are components of several treatment algorithms as observation of the dynamic development of blood lactate concentrations can help to make a better assessment of the acute medical condition of the patient and to evaluate the effectiveness of the measures undertaken.
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Lucas A, Williams AT, Cabrales P. Prediction of Recovery From Severe Hemorrhagic Shock Using Logistic Regression. IEEE JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL ENGINEERING IN HEALTH AND MEDICINE 2019; 7:1900509. [PMID: 31367491 PMCID: PMC6661015 DOI: 10.1109/jtehm.2019.2924011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Revised: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 06/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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This paper implements logistic regression models (LRMs) and feature selection for creating a predictive model for recovery form hemorrhagic shock (HS) with resuscitation using blood in the multiple experimental rat animal protocols. A total of 61 animals were studied across multiple HS experiments, which encompassed two different HS protocols and two resuscitation protocols using blood stored for short periods using five different techniques. Twenty-seven different systemic hemodynamics, cardiac function, and blood gas parameters were measured in each experiment, of which feature selection deemed only 25% of the them as relevant. The reduced feature set was used to train a final logistic regression model. A final test set accuracy is 84% compared to 74% for a baseline classifier using only MAP and HR measurements. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve analysis and Cohens kappa statistics were also used as measures of performance, with the final reduced model outperforming the model, including all parameters. Our results suggest that LRMs trained with a combination of systemic hemodynamics, cardiac function, and blood gas parameters measured at multiple timepoints during HS can successfully classify HS recovery groups. Our results show the predictive ability of traditional and novel hemodynamic and cardiac function features and their combinations, many of which had not previously been taken into consideration, for monitoring HS. Furthermore, we have devised an effective methodology for feature selection and shown ways in which the performance of such predictive models should be assessed in future studies.
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- Alfredo Lucas
- Department of BioengineeringUniversity of California at San DiegoLa JollaCA92092USA
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- Department of BioengineeringUniversity of California at San DiegoLa JollaCA92092USA
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Rosenstein PG, Tennent-Brown BS, Hughes D. Clinical use of plasma lactate concentration. Part 1: Physiology, pathophysiology, and measurement. J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio) 2018. [PMID: 29533512 DOI: 10.1111/vec.12708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To review the current literature with respect to the physiology, pathophysiology, and measurement of lactate. DATA SOURCES Data were sourced from veterinary and human clinical trials, retrospective studies, experimental studies, and review articles. Articles were retrieved without date restrictions and were sourced primarily via PubMed, Scopus, and CAB Abstracts as well as by manual selection. HUMAN AND VETERINARY DATA SYNTHESIS Lactate is an important energy storage molecule, the production of which preserves cellular energy production and mitigates the acidosis from ATP hydrolysis. Although the most common cause of hyperlactatemia is inadequate tissue oxygen delivery, hyperlactatemia can, and does occur in the face of apparently adequate oxygen supply. At a cellular level, the pathogenesis of hyperlactatemia varies widely depending on the underlying cause. Microcirculatory dysfunction, mitochondrial dysfunction, and epinephrine-mediated stimulation of Na+ -K+ -ATPase pumps are likely important contributors to hyperlactatemia in critically ill patients. Ultimately, hyperlactatemia is a marker of altered cellular bioenergetics. CONCLUSION The etiology of hyperlactatemia is complex and multifactorial. Understanding the relevant pathophysiology is helpful when characterizing hyperlactatemia in clinical patients.
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- Patricia G Rosenstein
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria, Australia
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Zitek T, Cleveland N, Rahbar A, Parker J, Lim C, Elsbecker S, Forred W, Slattery DE. Effect of Nebulized Albuterol on Serum Lactate and Potassium in Healthy Subjects. Acad Emerg Med 2016; 23:718-21. [PMID: 26857949 DOI: 10.1111/acem.12937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2015] [Revised: 12/31/2015] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The objectives were to determine if nebulized albuterol causes an increase in the serum lactate level compared to placebo and, secondarily, to confirm that albuterol decreases serum potassium levels compared to placebo in patients with normokalemia. METHODS This was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Twenty-eight healthy adult volunteers were assigned to receive either 10 mg of nebulized albuterol or placebo (nebulized saline) over 1 hour. Serum lactate was measured prior to treatment and at 30 and 70 minutes after the start of treatment. Serum potassium level was measured prior to treatment and at 70 minutes. The primary outcome was the degree of change in lactate level. The secondary outcome was the degree of change in potassium level. RESULTS In the 14 subjects who received albuterol, the mean increase in lactate was 0.77 mmol/L (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.52 to 1.02 mmol/L), and the mean decrease in potassium level was 0.5 mEq/L (95% CI = -0.72 to -0.28 mEq/L). Among the subjects who received placebo, the lactate level decreased by 0.15 mmol/L (95% CI = -0.39 to 0.09 mmol/L) and there was no change in potassium level at (0.0 mEq/L [95% CI = -0.21 to 0.21 mEq/L]). These differences are statistically significant (p < 0.0001 and p = 0.003, respectively). CONCLUSION Nebulized albuterol increases lactate levels and decreases potassium levels in healthy adults.
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- Tony Zitek
- Department of Emergency Medicine; University of Nevada School of Medicine; Las Vegas NV
- University Medical Center of Southern Nevada; Las Vegas NV
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- Department of Emergency Medicine; University of Nevada School of Medicine; Las Vegas NV
- University Medical Center of Southern Nevada; Las Vegas NV
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- University Medical Center of Southern Nevada; Las Vegas NV
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- University Medical Center of Southern Nevada; Las Vegas NV
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- University Medical Center of Southern Nevada; Las Vegas NV
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- Department of Emergency Medicine; University of Nevada School of Medicine; Las Vegas NV
- University Medical Center of Southern Nevada; Las Vegas NV
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- University Medical Center of Southern Nevada; Las Vegas NV
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- Department of Emergency Medicine; University of Nevada School of Medicine; Las Vegas NV
- University Medical Center of Southern Nevada; Las Vegas NV
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Opioid Facilitation of β-Adrenergic Blockade: A New Pharmacological Condition? Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2015; 8:664-74. [PMID: 26426025 PMCID: PMC4695804 DOI: 10.3390/ph8040664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2015] [Revised: 09/15/2015] [Accepted: 09/17/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Recently, propranolol was suggested to prevent hyperlactatemia in a child with hypovolemic shock through β-adrenergic blockade. Though it is a known inhibitor of glycolysis, propranolol, outside this observation, has never been reported to fully protect against lactate overproduction. On the other hand, literature evidence exists for a cross-talk between β-adrenergic receptors (protein targets of propranolol) and δ-opioid receptor. In this literature context, it is hypothesized here that anti-diarrheic racecadotril (a pro-drug of thiorphan, an inhibitor of enkephalinases), which, in the cited observation, was co-administered with propranolol, might have facilitated the β-blocker-driven inhibition of glycolysis and resulting lactate production. The opioid-facilitated β-adrenergic blockade would be essentially additivity or even synergism putatively existing between antagonism of β-adrenergic receptors and agonism of δ-opioid receptor in lowering cellular cAMP and dependent functions.
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El-Kersh K, Chaddha U, Sinha RS, Saad M, Guardiola J, Cavallazzi R. Predictive Role of Admission Lactate Level in Critically Ill Patients with Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding. J Emerg Med 2015; 49:318-25. [PMID: 26113379 DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2015.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2015] [Revised: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 04/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND The predictive role of lactate in critically ill patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) remains to be elucidated. OBJECTIVE The primary objective of this study was to assess the value of lactate level on admission to predict in-hospital death in patients with UGIB admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). The secondary objective was to assess whether lactate level adds predictive value to the clinical Rockall score in these patients. METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study that included 133 patients with acute UGIB admitted to the ICU. Inclusion criteria were age > 18 years and presence of UGIB on admission to the ICU. RESULTS Mean age was 55.4 years old and 64.7% were male. The most common cause of gastrointestinal bleeding was peptic ulcer disease, followed by erosive esophagitis/gastritis. The in-hospital mortality was 22.6%. Median lactate level in survivors and nonsurvivors was 2.0 (interquartile range [IQR] 1.2-4.2 mmol/L) and 8.8 (IQR 3.4-13.3 mmol/L; p < 0.01), respectively. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) area to predict in-hospital death for clinical Rockall score and lactate level (0.82) was significantly higher than the ROC area for the clinical Rockall score alone (0.69) (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS In patients admitted to the ICU with acute UGIB, lactate level on admission has a high sensitivity but low specificity for predicting in-hospital death. Lactate level adds to the predictive value of the clinical Rockall score. Given its high sensitivity, lactate level can be used in addition to other prediction tools to predict outcomes in patients with UGIB.
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- Karim El-Kersh
- Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Disorders Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Disorders Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Disorders Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Disorders Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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Ottens TH, Nijsten MWN, Hofland J, Dieleman JM, Hoekstra M, van Dijk D, van der Maaten JM. Effect of high-dose dexamethasone on perioperative lactate levels and glucose control: a randomized controlled trial. CRITICAL CARE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE CRITICAL CARE FORUM 2015; 19:41. [PMID: 25886901 PMCID: PMC4350954 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-015-0736-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2014] [Accepted: 01/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Introduction Blood lactate levels are increasingly used to monitor patients. Steroids are frequently administered to critically ill patients. However, the effect of steroids on lactate levels has not been adequately investigated. We studied the effect of a single intraoperative high dose of dexamethasone on lactate and glucose levels in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Methods The Dexamethasone for Cardiac Surgery (DECS) trial was a multicenter randomized trial on the effect of dexamethasone 1 mg/kg versus placebo on clinical outcomes after cardiac surgery in adults. Here we report a pre-planned secondary analysis of data from DECS trial participants included at the University Medical Center Groningen. The use of a computer-assisted glucose regulation protocol—Glucose Regulation for Intensive care Patients (GRIP)—was part of routine postoperative care. GRIP aimed at glucose levels of 4 to 8 mmol/L. Primary outcome parameters were area under the lactate and glucose curves over the first 15 hours of ICU stay (AUC15). ICU length of stay and mortality were observed as well. Results The primary outcome could be determined in 497 patients of the 500 included patients. During the first 15 hours of ICU stay, lactate and glucose levels were significantly higher in the dexamethasone group than in the placebo group: lactate AUC15 25.8 (13.1) versus 19.9 (11.2) mmol/L × hour, P <0.001 and glucose AUC15 126.5 (13.0) versus 114.4 (13.9) mmol/L × hour, P <0.001. In this period, patients in the dexamethasone group required twice as much insulin compared with patients who had received placebo. Multivariate and cross-correlation analyses suggest that the effect of dexamethasone on lactate levels is related to preceding increased glucose levels. Patients in the placebo group were more likely to stay in the ICU for more than 24 hours (39.2%) compared with patients in the dexamethasone group (25.0%, P = 0.001), and 30-day mortality rates were 1.6% and 2.4%, respectively (P = 0.759). Conclusions Intraoperative high-dose dexamethasone increased postoperative lactate and glucose levels in the first 15 hours of ICU stay. Still, patients in the dexamethasone group had a shorter ICU length of stay and similar mortality compared with controls. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00293592. Registered 16 February 2006. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13054-015-0736-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Thomas H Ottens
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Mail stop Q.04.2.313, PO Box 85500, Utrecht, 3508, GA, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Critical Care, University Medical Center, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, Groningen, RB, 9700, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, 's Gravendijkwal 230, Rotterdam, CE, 3015, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Mail stop Q.04.2.313, PO Box 85500, Utrecht, 3508, GA, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, Groningen, RB, 9700, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Mail stop Q.04.2.313, PO Box 85500, Utrecht, 3508, GA, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Critical Care, University Medical Center, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, Groningen, RB, 9700, The Netherlands. .,Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, Groningen, RB, 9700, The Netherlands.
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Mooney E, Raw C, Hughes D. Plasma lactate concentration as a prognostic biomarker in dogs with gastric dilation and volvulus. Top Companion Anim Med 2014; 29:71-6. [PMID: 25496924 DOI: 10.1053/j.tcam.2014.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Initial and serial plasma lactate concentrations can be used to guide decision making in individual dogs with GDV but care is necessary in phrasing conversations with owners. Published data suggests that survival is more likely and the chance of complications less in dogs with an initial plasma lactate of <4 mmol/L. An initial lactate >6 mmol/L makes gastric necrosis and greater expense more likely. However, because of the overlap between groups and the good overall survival rates, exploratory laparotomy should always be recommended irrespective of the plasma lactate concentration. Falls in plasma lactate of greater than ~40% after fluid resuscitation are likely to indicate better survival. If the initial plasma lactate concentration is moderately to severely increased (5->10 mmol/L) and a sustained increase in plasma lactate occurs after fluid resuscitation, the cause should be aggressively pursued. Many dogs with persistent hyperlactatemia over 24-48 hours do not survive.
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- Erin Mooney
- Small Animal Specialist Hospital, New South Wales, Australia
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- Rochester Veterinary Practice, Victoria, Australia
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- Section of Emergency and Critical Care, Veterinary Hospital, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Bakker J, Nijsten MW, Jansen TC. Clinical use of lactate monitoring in critically ill patients. Ann Intensive Care 2013; 3:12. [PMID: 23663301 PMCID: PMC3654944 DOI: 10.1186/2110-5820-3-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 257] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2012] [Accepted: 04/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Increased blood lactate levels (hyperlactataemia) are common in critically ill patients. Although frequently used to diagnose inadequate tissue oxygenation, other processes not related to tissue oxygenation may increase lactate levels. Especially in critically ill patients, increased glycolysis may be an important cause of hyperlactataemia. Nevertheless, the presence of increased lactate levels has important implications for the morbidity and mortality of the hyperlactataemic patients. Although the term lactic acidosis is frequently used, a significant relationship between lactate and pH only exists at higher lactate levels. The term lactate associated acidosis is therefore more appropriate. Two recent studies have underscored the importance of monitoring lactate levels and adjust treatment to the change in lactate levels in early resuscitation. As lactate levels can be measured rapidly at the bedside from various sources, structured lactate measurements should be incorporated in resuscitation protocols.
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- Jan Bakker
- Department of Intensive Care Adults, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, PO Box 2040, Room H625, Rotterdam, CA 3000, Netherlands.
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Kayambu G, Boots RJ, Paratz JD. Early rehabilitation in sepsis: a prospective randomised controlled trial investigating functional and physiological outcomes The i-PERFORM Trial (Protocol Article). BMC Anesthesiol 2011; 11:21. [PMID: 22035174 PMCID: PMC3306201 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2253-11-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2011] [Accepted: 10/31/2011] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with sepsis syndromes in comparison to general intensive care patients can have worse outcomes for physical function, quality of life and survival. Early intensive care rehabilitation can improve the outcome in general Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients, however no investigations have specifically looked at patients with sepsis syndromes. The 'i-PERFORM Trial' will investigate if early targeted rehabilitation is both safe and effective in patients with sepsis syndromes admitted to ICU. METHODS/DESIGN A single-centred blinded randomized controlled trial will be conducted in Brisbane, Australia. Participants (n = 252) will include those ≥ 18 years, mechanically ventilated for ≥ 48 hours and diagnosed with a sepsis syndrome. Participants will be randomised to an intervention arm which will undergo an early targeted rehabilitation program according to the level of arousal, strength and cardiovascular stability and a control group which will receive normal care.The primary outcome measures will be physical function tests on discharge from ICU (The Acute Care Index of Function and The Physical Function ICU Test). Health-related quality of life will be measured using the Short Form-36 and the psychological component will be tested using The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Secondary measures will include inflammatory biomarkers; Interleukin-6, Interleukin-10 and Tumour Necrosis Factor-α, peripheral blood mitochondrial DNA content and lactate, fat free muscle mass, tissue oxygenation and microcirculatory flow. DISCUSSION The 'i-PERFORM Trial' will determine whether early rehabilitation for patients with sepsis is effective at improving patient outcomes with functional and physiological parameters reflecting long and short-term effects of early exercise and the safety in its application in critical illness. TRIAL REGISTRATION Australia and New Zealand Clinical Trials Register (ANZCTR): ACTRN12610000808044.
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- Geetha Kayambu
- Burns, Trauma & Critical Care Research Centre, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD 4029, Australia
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- Burns, Trauma & Critical Care Research Centre, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD 4029, Australia
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, The Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane QLD 4029, Australia
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- Burns, Trauma & Critical Care Research Centre, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD 4029, Australia
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Mortality and regional oxygen saturation index in septic shock patients: a pilot study. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 70:1145-52. [PMID: 21610429 DOI: 10.1097/ta.0b013e318216f72c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Peripheral muscle tissue oxygenation determined noninvasively using near-infrared spectroscopy may help to identify tissue hypoperfusion in septic patients. The aim of this study was to investigate regional oxygen saturation index (rSO2) in the brachioradialis (forearm) muscle by comparing measurements in healthy subjects and in intensive care unit (ICU) septic shock patients, and determine whether brachioradialis muscle rSO2 is associated with poor outcome in ICU septic shock patients. METHODS We conducted a prospective observational study in healthy volunteers (n = 50) and ICU septic shock patients (n=19). Brachioradialis (forearm) rSO2 measurements in healthy volunteers at rest and in ICU septic shock patients were compared. Pulmonary artery catheter monitoring was used in ICU patients. RESULTS Significant differences in rSO2 were observed between healthy volunteers and ICU septic shock patients at ICU admission (68.7±4.9 vs. 55.0±13.0; p<0.001). When comparing septic shock survivors and nonsurvivors, significant differences were observed in rSO2 at baseline (64.5±8.9 vs. 47.5±10.7; p<0.01), 12 hours (67.3±9.6 vs. 45.0±14.9; p<0.01), and 24 hours (65.7±7.0 vs. 50.1±10.3; p<0.01). Lactate concentration was lower in survivors than nonsurvivors at 24 hours (12.0±7.5 mmol/L vs. 23.2±12.5 mmol/L; p<0.04). Cardiac index was greater in nonsurvivors than survivors at baseline (4.6+1.9 L/min/m vs. 3.0+0.9 L/min/m; p<0.05) and 12 h (3.9+0.5 L/min/m vs. 3.1+0.3 L/min/m; p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS We observed that septic shock patients with forearm skeletal muscle rSO2≤60% throughout first 24 hours after ICU admission had significantly greater mortality rate than patients with forearm skeletal muscle rSO2>60% throughout this critical time.
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Identification of occult shock is a major clinical problem compounded by inadequate criteria for assessing the efficacy of fluid resuscitation. We suggest that these problems may be resolved in part by understanding both the physiological mechanisms underlying oxygen debt accumulation and, more importantly, the debt repayment schedule during resuscitation. We present a simplified tutorial that incorporates the concept of the oxygen supply-delivery relationship with that of oxygen debt and show how this is relevant to the understanding of shock and resuscitation. Use of oxygen debt metrics as end points for shock have been controversial; however, much of the controversy may have been due to incomplete understanding of basic physiology of shock and semantic confusion between the various metrics proposed as end points. Here, we provide working definitions for the frequently misunderstood concepts of oxygen deficit and oxygen debt and discuss the relatively novel concept of oxygen debt repayment schedule. We introduce predictions made on the basis of data derived from animal models of hemorrhagic shock. Our calculations suggest that the amount of debt repaid in the first 2 h of resuscitation, rather than the restoration of volume per se, influences the likelihood of organ damage. Because of difficulties inherent in measuring oxygen debt in the prehospital and emergency settings, various metabolic end points such as lactate and base deficit have been proposed as surrogates. We demonstrate the heuristic value of this model in providing a predictive framework for both the optimum therapeutic time window and optimum fluid loadings before critical transitions to an irreversible shock state can occur. The model also provides an unambiguous and objective standard for quantifying the behavior of various postulated shock "markers".
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Blood lactate monitoring in critically ill patients: a systematic health technology assessment. Crit Care Med 2009; 37:2827-39. [PMID: 19707124 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e3181a98899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To decide whether the use of blood lactate monitoring in critical care practice is appropriate. We performed a systematic health technology assessment as blood lactate monitoring has been implemented widely but its clinical value in critically ill patients has never been evaluated properly. DATA SOURCE PubMed, other databases, and citation review. STUDY SELECTION We searched for lactate combined with critically ill patients as the target patient population. Two reviewers independently selected studies based on relevance for the following questions: Does lactate measurement: 1) perform well in a laboratory setting? 2) provide information in a number of clinical situations? 3) relate to metabolic acidosis? 4) increase workers' confidence? 5) alter therapeutic decisions? 6) result in benefit to patients? 7) result in similar benefits in your own setting? 8) result in benefits which are worth the extra costs? DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS We concluded that blood lactate measurement in critically ill patients: 1) is accurate in terms of measurement technique but adequate understanding of the (an)aerobic etiology is required for its correct interpretation; 2) provides not only diagnostic but also important prognostic information; 3) should be measured directly instead of estimated from other acid-base variables; 4) has an unknown effect on healthcare workers' confidence; 5) can alter therapeutic decisions; 6) could potentially improve patient outcome when combined with a treatment algorithm to optimize oxygen delivery, but this has only been shown indirectly; 7) is likely to have similar benefits in critical care settings worldwide; and 8) has an unknown cost-effectiveness. CONCLUSIONS The use of blood lactate monitoring has a place in risk-stratification in critically ill patients, but it is unknown whether the routine use of lactate as a resuscitation end point improves outcome. This warrants randomized controlled studies on the efficacy of lactate-directed therapy.
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Blood lactate monitoring in critically ill patients: A systematic health technology assessment *. Crit Care Med 2009. [DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200910000-00022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Munley SM, Kinzeler S, Lizzano R, Woodruff RI. Fractional contribution of major ions to the membrane potential of Drosophila melanogaster oocytes. ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2009; 70:230-243. [PMID: 19241411 DOI: 10.1002/arch.20296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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In ovarian follicles of Drosophila melanogaster, ion substitution experiments revealed that K(+) is the greatest contributor (68%) in setting oocyte steady-state potential (E(m)), while Mg(2+) and a metabolic component account for the rest. Because of the intense use made of Drosophila ovarian follicles in many lines of research, it is important to know how changes in the surrounding medium, particularly in major diffusible ions, may affect the physiology of the cells. The contributions made to the Drosophila oocyte membrane potential (E(m)) by [Na(+)](o), [K(+)](o), [Mg(2+)](o), [Ca(2+)](o), [Cl(-)](o), and pH (protons) were determined by substitutions made to the composition of the incubation medium. Only K(+) and Mg(2+) were found to participate in setting the level of E(m). In follicles subjected to changes in external pH from the normal 7.3 to either pH 6 or pH 8, E(m) changed rapidly by about 6 mV, but within 8 min had returned to the original E(m). Approximately half of all follicles exposed to reduced [Cl(-)](o) showed no change in E(m), and these all had input resistances of 330 kOmega or greater. The remaining follicles had smaller input resistances, and these first depolarized by about 5 mV. Over several minutes, their input resistances increased and they repolarized to a value more electronegative than their value prior to reduction in [Cl(-)](o). Together, K(+) and Mg(2+) accounted for up to 87% of measured steady-state potential. Treatment with sodium azide, ammonium vanadate, or chilling revealed a metabolically driven component that could account for the remaining 13%.
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- Susan M Munley
- Department of Biology, West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania 19380, USA
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The correct identification of the cause, and ideally the individual acid, responsible for metabolic acidosis in the critically ill ensures rational management. In Part 2 of this review, we examine the elevated (corrected) anion gap acidoses (lactic, ketones, uraemic and toxin ingestion) and contrast them with nonelevated conditions (bicarbonate wasting, renal tubular acidoses and iatrogenic hyperchloraemia) using readily available base excess and anion gap techniques. The potentially erroneous interpretation of elevated lactate signifying cell ischaemia is highlighted. We provide diagnostic and therapeutic guidance when faced with a high anion gap acidosis, for example pyroglutamate, in the common clinical scenario 'I can't identify the acid--but I know it's there'. The evidence that metabolic acidosis affects outcomes and thus warrants correction is considered and we provide management guidance including extracorporeal removal and fomepizole therapy.
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- C G Morris
- Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia, Derby Hospitals Foundation Trust, Derby Royal Infirmary, London Road, Derby DE1 2QY, UK.
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Antonelli M, Levy M, Andrews PJD, Chastre J, Hudson LD, Manthous C, Meduri GU, Moreno RP, Putensen C, Stewart T, Torres A. Hemodynamic monitoring in shock and implications for management. International Consensus Conference, Paris, France, 27-28 April 2006. Intensive Care Med 2007; 33:575-90. [PMID: 17285286 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-007-0531-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 261] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2006] [Accepted: 01/05/2007] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Shock is a severe syndrome resulting in multiple organ dysfunction and a high mortality rate. The goal of this consensus statement is to provide recommendations regarding the monitoring and management of the critically ill patient with shock. METHODS An international consensus conference was held in April 2006 to develop recommendations for hemodynamic monitoring and implications for management of patients with shock. Evidence-based recommendations were developed, after conferring with experts and reviewing the pertinent literature, by a jury of 11 persons representing five critical care societies. DATA SYNTHESIS A total of 17 recommendations were developed to provide guidance to intensive care physicians monitoring and caring for the patient with shock. Topics addressed were as follows: (1) What are the epidemiologic and pathophysiologic features of shock in the ICU? (2) Should we monitor preload and fluid responsiveness in shock? (3) How and when should we monitor stroke volume or cardiac output in shock? (4) What markers of the regional and micro-circulation can be monitored, and how can cellular function be assessed in shock? (5) What is the evidence for using hemodynamic monitoring to direct therapy in shock? One of the most important recommendations was that hypotension is not required to define shock, and as a result, importance is assigned to the presence of inadequate tissue perfusion on physical examination. Given the current evidence, the only bio-marker recommended for diagnosis or staging of shock is blood lactate. The jury also recommended against the routine use of (1) the pulmonary artery catheter in shock and (2) static preload measurements used alone to predict fluid responsiveness. CONCLUSIONS This consensus statement provides 17 different recommendations pertaining to the monitoring and caring of patients with shock. There were some important questions that could not be fully addressed using an evidence-based approach, and areas needing further research were identified.
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- Massimo Antonelli
- Istituto di Anestesiologia e Rianimazione, Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli, 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
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Gonsolin D, Couturier K, Garait B, Rondel S, Novel-Chaté V, Peltier S, Faure P, Gachon P, Boirie Y, Keriel C, Favier R, Pepe S, Demaison L, Leverve X. High dietary sucrose triggers hyperinsulinemia, increases myocardial β-oxidation, reduces glycolytic flux and delays post-ischemic contractile recovery. Mol Cell Biochem 2006; 295:217-28. [PMID: 16944307 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-006-9291-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2006] [Accepted: 07/24/2006] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Although the causal relationship between insulin resistance (IR) and hypertension is not fully resolved, the importance of IR in cardiovascular dysfunction is recognized. As IR may follow excess sucrose or fructose diet, the aim of this study was to test whether dietary starch substitution with sucrose results in myocardial dysfunction in energy substrate utilization and contractility during normoxic and post-ischemic conditions. Forty-eight male Wistar rats were randomly allocated to three diets, differing only in their starch to sucrose (S) ratio (13, 2 and 0 for the Low S, Middle S and High S groups, respectively), for 3 weeks. Developed pressure and rate x pressure product (RPP) were determined in Langendorff mode-perfused hearts. After 30 min stabilization, hearts were subjected to 25 min of total normothermic global ischemia, followed by 45-min reperfusion. Oxygen consumption, beta-oxidation rate (using 1-13C hexanoate and Isotopic Ratio Mass Spectrometry of CO2 produced in the coronary effluent) and flux of non-oxidative glycolysis were also evaluated. Although fasting plasma glucose levels were not affected by increased dietary sucrose, high sucrose intake resulted in increased plasma insulin levels, without significant rise in plasma triglyceride and free fatty acid concentrations. Sucrose-rich diet reduced pre-ischemic baseline measures of heart rate, RPP and non-oxidative glycolysis. During reperfusion, post-ischemic recovery of RPP was impaired in the Middle S and High S groups, as compared to Low S, mainly due to delayed recovery of developed pressure, which by 45 min of reperfusion eventually resumed levels matching Low S. At the start of reperfusion, delayed post-ischemic recovery of contractile function was accompanied by: (i) reduced lactate production; (ii) decreased lactate to pyruvate ratio; (iii) increased beta-oxidation; and (iv) depressed metabolic efficiency. In conclusion, sucrose rich-diet increased plasma insulin levels, in intact rat, and increased cardiac beta-oxidation and coronary flow-rate, but reduced glycolytic flux and contractility during normoxic baseline function of isolated perfused hearts. Sucrose rich-diet impaired early post-ischemic recovery of isolated heart cardiac mechanical function and further augmented cardiac beta-oxidation but reduced glycolytic and lactate flux.
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- D Gonsolin
- Laboratoire de Bioénergétique Fondamentale et Appliquée, INSERM E221, Université J. Fourier, BP 53, 38041, Grenoble cedex 09, France
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Peltier S, Burelle Y, Novel-Chate V, Demaison L, Verdys M, Saks V, Keriel C, Leverve XM. Effect of exogenous adenosine and monensin on glycolytic flux in isolated perfused normoxic rat hearts: role of pyruvate kinase. Mol Cell Biochem 2005; 277:55-61. [PMID: 16132715 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-005-4882-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2004] [Accepted: 04/04/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We studied the effect of exogenous adenosine in isolated perfused normoxic rat hearts on glycolytic flux through pyruvate kinase (PK). We compared its effect with that of myxothiazol, an inhibitor of mitochondrial ATP production. Moreover, we tested whether an increase of membrane ionic flux with monensin is linked to a stimulation of glycolytic flux through PK. After a 20-min stabilization period adenosine, myxothiazol or monensin were administrated to the perfusate continuously at various concentrations during 10 min. The contraction was monitored and the lactate production in coronary effluents evaluated. The amount of adenine nucleotides and phosphoenolpyruvate was measured in the frozen hearts. Myxothiazol induced a decrease of the left ventricular developed pressure (LVDP : -40%) together with a stimulation of glycolytic flux secondary to PK activation. In contrast, adenosine primarily reduced heart rate (HR: -30%) with only marginal effects on LVDP. This was associated with an inhibition of glycolysis at the level of PK. The Na+ ionophore monensin affected HR (+14%) and LVDP (+25%). This effect was associated with a stimulation of glycolysis secondary to the stimulation of PK. These results provide new information of action of adenosine in the heart and support the concept of a direct coupling between glycolysis and process regulating sarcolemmal ionic fluxes.
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- S Peltier
- Laboratoire de Bioénergétique Fondamentale et Appliquée, INSERM E221, Université Joseph Fourier, BP 53X, 38041, Grenoble Cedex, France.
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Suistomaa M, Uusaro A, Parviainen I, Ruokonen E. Resolution and outcome of acute circulatory failure does not correlate with hemodynamics. Crit Care 2003; 7:R52. [PMID: 12930556 PMCID: PMC270699 DOI: 10.1186/cc2332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2002] [Revised: 03/01/2003] [Accepted: 05/12/2003] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Hemodynamic goals in the treatment of acute circulatory failure (ACF) are controversial. In critical care, organ failures can be assessed using Sequential Organ Failure Assessment and its refinement, total maximal Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (TMS). We studied the associations between resolution of ACF and hemodynamics in the early (< 24 hours) phase of intensive care unit care and their relation to TMS and mortality. PATIENTS AND METHODS Eighty-three patients with ACF (defined as arterial lactate > 2 mmol/l and/or base deficit > 4) who had pulmonary artery catheters and stayed for longer than 24 hours in the intensive care unit were included. Hemodynamics, oxygen transport, vasoactive drugs and TMS scores were recorded. Normalisation of hyperlactatemia and metabolic acidosis in less than 24 hours after admission was defined as a positive response to hemodynamic resuscitation. RESULTS Fifty-two patients responded to resuscitation. Nonresponders had higher mortality than responders (52% versus 33%, P = 0.044). Hospital mortality was highest (63%) among nonresponders who received vasoactive drugs. The TMS scores of nonresponders (median [interquartile range], 12 9-16) were higher than the scores of responders (10 7-12, P = 0.019). Late accumulation of TMS scores was associated with increasing mortality, and if the TMS score increase occurred > 5 days after admission then the mortality was 77%. Responders had higher mean arterial pressure at 24 hours, but it was no different between survivors and nonsurvivors. No other hemodynamic and oxygen transport variables were associated with the success of resuscitation or with mortality. CONCLUSIONS Except for the mean arterial pressure at 24 hours, invasively derived hemodynamic and oxygen transport variables are not associated with the response to resuscitation or with mortality. Positive response to resuscitation in ACF is associated with less severe organ failures as judged by TMS scores. Late accumulation of the TMS score predicts poor outcome.
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- Matti Suistomaa
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
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McCarter FD, Nierman SR, James JH, Wang L, King JK, Friend LA, Fischer JE. Role of skeletal muscle Na+-K+ ATPase activity in increased lactate production in sub-acute sepsis. Life Sci 2002; 70:1875-88. [PMID: 12005173 DOI: 10.1016/s0024-3205(02)01475-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Bacterial sepsis is frequently accompanied by increased blood concentration of lactic acid, which traditionally is attributed to poor tissue perfusion, hypoxia and anaerobic glycolysis. Therapy aimed at improving oxygen delivery to tissues often does not correct the hyperlactatemia, suggesting that high blood lactate in sepsis is not due to hypoxia. Various tissues, including skeletal muscle, demonstrate increased lactate production under well-oxygenated conditions when the activity of the Na+-K+ ATPase is stimulated. Although both muscle Na+-K+ ATPase activity and muscle plasma membrane content of Na+, K+-ATPase subunits are increased in sepsis, no studies in vivo have demonstrated correlation between lactate production and changes in intracellular Na+ and K+ resulting from increased Na+-K+ pump activity in sepsis. Plasma concentrations of lactate and epinephrine, a known stimulator of the Na+-K+ pump, were increased in rats made septic by E. coli injection. Muscle lactate content was significantly increased in septic rats, although muscle ATP and phosphocreatine remained normal, suggesting oxygen delivery remained adequate for mitochondrial energy metabolism. In septic rats, muscle intracellular ratio of Na+:K+ was significantly reduced, indicating increased Na+-K+ pump activity. These data thus demonstrate that increased muscle lactate during sepsis correlates with evidence of elevated muscle Na+-K+ ATPase activity, but not with evidence of impaired oxidative metabolism. This study also further supports a role for epinephrine in this process.
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- Freda D McCarter
- Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Ohio 45267, USA
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Luchette FA, Jenkins WA, Friend LA, Su C, Fischer JE, James JH. Hypoxia is not the sole cause of lactate production during shock. THE JOURNAL OF TRAUMA 2002; 52:415-9. [PMID: 11901313 DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200203000-00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Traditionally, elevated blood lactate after hemorrhage is interpreted as tissue hypoperfusion, hypoxia, and anaerobic glycolysis. The severity and duration of the increase in blood lactate correlate with death. Recent in vitro studies indicate that epinephrine stimulates lactate production in well-oxygenated skeletal muscle by increasing activity of the Na+-K+-adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase), which derives a significant amount of adenosine triphosphate from glycolysis. Using in vivo microdialysis, we tested whether inhibiting the Na+-K+ pump with ouabain could reduce muscle lactate production during local exposure, via the microdialysis probe, to epinephrine or during hemorrhage in rats. METHODS Microdialysis catheters were placed in the muscle of both thighs of pentobarbital-anesthetized male Sprague-Dawley rats (275-350 g) and perfused (1 microL/min) with Krebs-phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) containing ethanol (5 mmol/L) to permit assessment of changes in local blood flow. To inhibit the Na+-K+-ATPase, ouabain (2-3 mmol/L) was added to the perfusate of one leg. In one series of studies, epinephrine was added to the perfusate. In another series, rats were hemorrhaged to a mean arterial pressure of 45 mm Hg for 30 minutes, followed by resuscitation with shed blood and 0.9% sodium chloride. Dialysate fractions were analyzed for lactate and ethanol fluorometrically. RESULTS Lactate rose during epinephrine exposure or during hemorrhage and resuscitation. Treatment with ouabain reduced dialysate lactate concentration significantly in both series of studies. Local blood flow was reduced by either epinephrine or hemorrhage, but returned toward baseline afterward. Ouabain had no apparent effect on local blood flow. CONCLUSION Increased Na+-K+ATPase activity during epinephrine treatment or hemorrhage contributes to muscle lactate production. Hypoxia is not necessarily the sole cause of hyperlactatemia during and after hemorrhagic shock.
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- Fred A Luchette
- Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, and Shriners Hospital for Children, Shriners Burns Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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McCarter FD, James JH, Luchette FA, Wang L, Friend LA, King JK, Evans JM, George MA, Fischer JE. Adrenergic blockade reduces skeletal muscle glycolysis and Na(+), K(+)-ATPase activity during hemorrhage. J Surg Res 2001; 99:235-44. [PMID: 11469892 DOI: 10.1006/jsre.2001.6175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent evidence suggests that hyperlactatemia in shock may reflect accelerated aerobic glycolysis linked to activity of the Na(+), K(+)-ATPase rather than hypoxia. Epinephrine stimulates glycolysis in resting muscle largely by stimulating Na(+), K(+)-ATPase activity. This study evaluates the effects of hemorrhagic shock, with and without combined alpha- and beta-adrenergic receptor blockade, on lactate production, glycogenolysis, Na(+)-K(+) pump activity, and high-energy phosphates in rat skeletal muscle. METHODS Male Sprague-Dawley rats in four treatment groups were studied: unhemorrhaged control not receiving blockers (CN), controls receiving blockers (CB), shocked animals not receiving blockers (SN), and shocked rats receiving blockers (SB). Shocked rats (SN and SB) were bled to a MAP of 40 mm Hg, maintained for 60 min. Blocker groups (CB and SB) received propranolol and phenoxybenzamine. Arterial blood was drawn for plasma lactate, epinephrine, norepinephrine, and gas analysis. Lactate, glycogen, glucose 6-phosphate, ATP, phosphocreatine, and intracellular Na(+) and K(+) were determined in extensor digitorum longus and soleus muscles. For comparison, muscles were exposed to epinephrine and/or ouabain in vitro. RESULTS With the exception of P(a)CO(2), HCO(3), and base excess in the SN group, no significant differences in arterial blood gas parameters were noted. Adrenergic blockade significantly reduced plasma lactate concentration. In shocked rats, adrenergic blockade significantly reduced muscle lactate and glucose 6-phosphate accumulation. Intracellular Na(+):K(+) ratio was decreased in SN rats, implying increased Na(+)-K(+) pump activity. Adrenergic blockade raised the intracellular Na(+):K(+) ratio in shocked animals, implying decreased pump activity. Epinephrine exposure in vitro stimulated muscle lactate production, raised glucose 6-phosphate content, and significantly reduced soleus phosphocreatine stores. CONCLUSIONS Neither hypoxia nor defective oxidative metabolism appeared responsible for increased glycolysis during hemorrhagic shock. Adrenergic blockade concurrently reduced plasma lactate, muscle levels of lactate and glucose 6-phosphate, and muscle Na(+)-K(+) pump activity during shock. Rapid skeletal muscle aerobic glycolysis in response to increased plasma epinephrine levels may be an important contributor to increased glycolysis in muscle and increased plasma lactate during hemorrhagic shock.
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- F D McCarter
- Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Shriners Hospitals for Children, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA
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High blood lactate concentration (hyperlactacidaemia) in trauma or sepsis is thought to indicate tissue hypoxia and anaerobic glycolysis even when blood pressure, cardiac output, and urine output are within clinically acceptable ranges. However, mechanisms of lactate generation by well-oxygenated tissues have received little attention. Within cells, oxidative and glycolytic energy production can proceed in separate, independent compartments. In skeletal muscle and other tissues, aerobic glycolysis is linked to ATP provision for the Na+-K+ pump, the activity of which is stimulated by epinephrine. In injured patients, hypokalaemia may reflect increased Na+,K+-ATPase activity. We propose that increased blood lactate often reflects increased aerobic glycolysis in skeletal muscle secondary to epinephrine-stimulated Na+,K+-ATPase activity and not anaerobic glycolysis due to hypoperfusion. The hypothesis explains why hyperlactacidaemia often neither correlates with traditional indicators of perfusion nor diminishes with increased oxygen delivery. When other variables have returned to normal, continued attempts at resuscitation based on elevated blood lactate may lead to unnecessary use of blood transfusion and inotropic agents in an effort to increase oxygen delivery and lactate clearance.
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- J H James
- Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, OH, USA.
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Young VR, Ajami AM. 1999 Jonathan E. Rhoads lecture. Isotopic metaprobes, nutrition, and the roads ahead. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 1999; 23:175-94. [PMID: 10421386 DOI: 10.1177/0148607199023004175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The 1999 Jonathan E. Rhoads lecture, delivered by Vernon R. Young at the annual meeting of American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.), San Diego, February 2, 1999, with the printed version coauthored with Alfred M. Ajami, is concerned with the application of isotopic probes and how, in particular, they may be used as diagnostic tools to enhance the role of nutrition in the comprehensive medical management of the patient. Following a brief review of the early uses of stable isotopes in metabolic research we consider the present and possible future application of stable isotope probes. The concept of a "gateway" enzyme in a discrete biochemical pathway and how the flow of substrate through this step might be assessed by giving a "metaprobe" is developed. The specific and desirable structural requirements of the metaprobe are considered. A number of examples are given that further exploit the concepts of "underground" metabolism and of metabolic "hijackers." It is our view that we are on the verge of a new era where, for the many pragmatic and exciting reasons discussed, stable isotope probes will find and increasing use in the practice of clinical medicine and in the preventive and public health areas.
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- V R Young
- Laboratory of Human Nutrition and Clinical Research Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139, USA
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Yu YM, Tompkins RG, Ryan CM, Young VR. The metabolic basis of the increase of the increase in energy expenditure in severely burned patients. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 1999; 23:160-8. [PMID: 10338224 DOI: 10.1177/0148607199023003160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Severe burn trauma is characterized by an elevated rate of whole-body energy expenditure. APPROACH In this short review, we have attempted to assess the metabolic characteristics of and basis for the persistent increase in energy expenditure during the flow phase of the injury. We consider some aspects of normal energy metabolism, including the contribution of the major adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-consuming reactions to the standard or basal metabolic rate. Rate estimates are compiled from the literature for a number of these reactions in healthy adults and burned patients, and the values are related to the increased rates of whole-body energy expenditure with burn injury. RESULTS Whole-body protein synthesis, gluconeogenesis, urea production, and substrate cycles (total fatty acid and glycolytic-gluconeogenic) account for approximately 22%, 11%, 3%, 17%, and 4%, respectively, of the burn-induced increase in total energy expenditure. CONCLUSIONS These ATP-consuming reactions, therefore, seem to explain approximately 57% of the increase in energy expenditure. The remainder of the increase may be due, in large part, to altered Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase activity and increased proton leakage across the mitochondrial membrane.
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- Y M Yu
- Shriners Burns Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Luchette FA, Robinson BR, Friend LA, McCarter F, Frame SB, James JH. Adrenergic antagonists reduce lactic acidosis in response to hemorrhagic shock. THE JOURNAL OF TRAUMA 1999; 46:873-80. [PMID: 10338406 DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199905000-00017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hemorrhagic shock is associated with lactic acidosis and increased plasma catecholamines. Skeletal muscle increases lactate production under aerobic conditions in response to epinephrine, and this effect is blocked by ouabain, a specific inhibitor of the cell membrane Na+/K+ pump. In this study, we tested whether adrenergic antagonists can block lactate production during shock. METHODS Male Sprague-Dawley rats (250-300 g) were pretreated with phenoxybenzamine (2 mg/kg, i.v.) and/or propranolol (0.5 mg/kg, i.p.) before hemorrhaging to a mean arterial pressure of 40 mm Hg for 1 hour. Skeletal muscle perfusion, plasma lactate, and catecholamines were measured at baseline, 55 minutes after shock, and 1 hour after resuscitation. In a separate study, extensor digitorum longus and soleus muscles were incubated in Krebs buffer (95:5, O2:CO2) with 10 mmol/L glucose. One of each muscle pair was incubated in the absence or presence of epinephrine and of one or both adrenergic blockers. Medium lactate concentration was then measured. RESULTS The combination of alpha- and beta-blockers significantly reduced plasma lactate levels during hemorrhage. In contrast, beta-blockade alone was associated with a significant increase in plasma lactate and epinephrine. None of the blockers altered tissue perfusion. Epinephrine stimulation of muscle lactate production in vitro was completely blocked by propranolol. CONCLUSION Epinephrine release in response to hypotension is a primary stimulus for muscle lactate production in this model of hemorrhagic shock. Hypoxia alone does not explain the increased lactate levels because tissue perfusion was not altered by the adrenergic antagonists. These observations challenge the rationale behind lactate clearance as an end point for resuscitation after hemorrhagic shock.
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- F A Luchette
- Division of Trauma and Critical Care, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Ohio, USA.
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