Daily intra-abdominal pressure, Sequential Organ Failure Score and fluid balance predict duration of mechanical ventilation

Deresuscitation in Patients with Abdominal Sepsis Carries a Lower Mortality Rate and Less Organ Dysfunction than Conservative Fluid Management

Background: The relation between deresuscitative fluid management after the resuscitation phase and clinical outcome in patients with abdominal sepsis is not completely clear. The aim of this study was to assess the contribution of deresuscitative management to death and organ dysfunction in abdominal sepsis. Methods: Consecutive patients with abdominal sepsis requiring fluid resuscitation were included in this study. According to the fluid management given in the later stage of resuscitation, a conservative group and a deresuscitative fluid management group were compared. The primary outcome was in-hospital death, whereas secondary outcomes were categorized as organ dysfunction and other adverse events. Results: A total of 138 patients were enrolled in this study. Conservative fluid management was given to 47.8% of patients, whereas deresuscitative fluid management occurred in 52.2%. The deresuscitative strategy was associated with a markedly lower prevalence of new-onset acute kidney injury and a decrease in the duration of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). There was a greater risk of needing new-onset intubation and the mechanical ventilation duration in the conservative group than in the deresuscitative group. However, the deresuscitative group did not differ from the conservative group with respect to open abdomen and intra-abdominal hypertension or new-onset abdominal compartment syndrome. The conservative treatment was associated with prolonged stays as well as a higher in-hospital mortality rate. A multivariable logistic regression model showed that deresuscitative fluid management imparts a protective effect against in-hospital death (odds ratio 4.343; 95% confidence interva1 1.466-12.866; p = 0.008), whereas septic shock, source control failure, and CRRT duration were associated with a higher mortality rate. Conclusions: Fluid balance achieved using deresuscitative treatment is correlated with better outcomes in patients with abdominal sepsis, indicating that this treatment may be useful as a therapeutic strategy.

Factors associated with increased intra-abdominal pressure in patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Background

The aim of this study was to investigate the intra-abdominal pressure changes and risk factors associated with increased intra-abdominal pressure in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.

Methods

Between July 2016 and January 2017, a total of 100 patients (74 males, 26 females; mean age 55.9±14.3 years; range, 19 to 75 years) who underwent cardiac surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass were included in the study. Patients" data including demographic and clinical characteristics and intra- and postoperative data were recorded. Intra-abdominal pressure was measured via a urinary catheter after anesthesia induction, on admission to the intensive care unit, and at postoperative 12 and 24 h. The patients were divided into two groups according to the intraabdominal pressure as Group 1 (≥12 mmHg; n=49) and Group 2 (<12 mmHg; n=51).

Results

In the univariate regression analysis, high intra-abdominal pressure was related to intra-abdominal pressure measured after anesthesia induction (Odds Ratio =0.70, p=0.001), age (odds ratio=0.95, p=0.004), hypertension (odds ratio=4.51, p=0.0001), duration of cardiopulmonary bypass (odds ratio=0.97, p=0.0001), intraoperative lactate levels (odds ratio=0.53, p=0.0001), use of red blood cells (odds ratio=0.24, p=0.0001), use of dopamine (odds ratio=0.21, p=0.002), dobutamine (odds ratio=0.28, p=0.005), use of noradrenaline (odds ratio=0.25, p=0.016), postoperative lactate levels (odds ratio=0.60, p=0.0001), duration of cross-clamp (odds ratio=0.97, p=0.0001), atrial fibrillation (odds ratio=5.89, p=0.004), and acute kidney injury (odds ratio=8.33, p=0.048). In the multivariate analysis, the intra-abdominal pressure at baseline (odds ratio=0.70, p=0.045), age (odds ratio=0.93, p=0.032), hypertension (odds ratio=6.87, p=0.023), duration of cardiopulmonary bypass (odds ratio=0.98, p=0.062), intraoperative lactate levels (odds ratio=0.57, p=0.035), and use of red blood cells (odds ratio=0.19, p=0.003) remained statistically significant.

Conclusion

Our study results suggest that age, hypertension, duration of cardiopulmonary bypass, intraoperative lactate levels, and use of red blood cells are risk factors associated with elevated intra-abdominal pressure in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Increased awareness of these risk factors and the addition of intra-abdominal pressure measurement to the standard follow-up scheme in patients with variable hemodynamics, low cardiac output, and high lactate levels in the intensive care unit may be useful in early diagnosis of complications and in decreasing morbidity.

Intra-abdominal Pressure Has a Good Predictive Power for 28-Day Mortality: A Prospective Observational Study Conducted in Critically Ill Children

Objective: Elevated intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) is associated with organ dysfunction in critically ill children. Thus far, the predictive value of IAP for mortality remains unknown. Moreover, only few studies determined normal IAP values in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) children. This study aimed to determine the predictive value of IAP for mortality and calculate normal IAP values in PICU patients. Methods: This prospective observational study was conducted in two PICUs of two tertiary care university teaching hospitals. Patients admitted to the PICU between December 2013 and November 2015 were included. IAP was determined by bladder pressure measurements performed every 8 h until 48 h or until PICU discharge. All patients (except neonatal patients) aged ≤ 14 years who were admitted to the PICUs and had no history of chemical neuromuscular blockade use, neurogenic bladder, or bladder surgery were enrolled. Binary logistic regression was used to analyze the predictive value of IAP for 28-day mortality. Receiver operating characteristic curves were generated to evaluate the prediction effect of IAP. Results: Overall, 229 patients were enrolled. IAP (hazard ratio 1.09, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.029-1.161, P = 0.004) and lactic acid (hazard ratio 3.04, 95% CI 1.769-5.21, P < 0.001) were independent predictors of 28-day mortality. Additionally, IAP had good predictive power for 28-day mortality, with an area under the curve of 0.74. The optimal cutoff point was 12.13 mmHg (sensitivity 0.58, specificity 0.80). The Youden index was 0.38.Furthermore, 111 (48.47%) patients without high-risk factors or clinical manifestations of IAH were analyzed to determine normal IAP values, which were 7.57 ± 2.85 mmHg (range, 1.98-13.16 mmHg). There were no significant differences in normal IAP values according to different diseases, sex, age, weight, or body mass index (BMI). Conclusions: IAP has good predictive power for 28-day mortality. The optimal IAP cutoff point is 12.13 mmHg. The IAP reference range is 2.0-13.2 mmHg, which was not associated with factors such as sex, age, weight, and BMI in PICU children. We recommend that IAP be included in critical illness scoring systems in the future. IAP >12.13 mmHg may be more suitable for IAH definition in PICU patients.