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Dull RO, Hahn RG. Hypovolemia with peripheral edema: What is wrong? Crit Care 2023; 27:206. [PMID: 37245039 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-023-04496-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Fluid normally exchanges freely between the plasma and interstitial space and is returned primarily via the lymphatic system. This balance can be disturbed by diseases and medications. In inflammatory disease states, such as sepsis, the return flow of fluid from the interstitial space to the plasma seems to be very slow, which promotes the well-known triad of hypovolemia, hypoalbuminemia, and peripheral edema. Similarly, general anesthesia, for example, even without mechanical ventilation, increases accumulation of infused crystalloid fluid in a slowly equilibrating fraction of the extravascular compartment. Herein, we have combined data from fluid kinetic trials with previously unconnected mechanisms of inflammation, interstitial fluid physiology and lymphatic pathology to synthesize a novel explanation for common and clinically relevant examples of circulatory dysregulation. Experimental studies suggest that two key mechanisms contribute to the combination of hypovolemia, hypoalbuminemia and edema; (1) acute lowering of the interstitial pressure by inflammatory mediators such as TNFα, IL-1β, and IL-6 and, (2) nitric oxide-induced inhibition of intrinsic lymphatic pumping.
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Affiliation(s)
- Randal O Dull
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Suite 4401, PO Box 245114, Tucson, AZ, 85724-5114, USA.
- Department of Pathology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA.
- Department of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA.
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- Karolinska Institute at Danderyds Hospital (KIDS), 171 77, Stockholm, Sweden
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Wang D, Yao L, He R, Huang S, Huang Z, Fang K, Li Y. Comparison of the Effects of Acute Appendicitis and Chronic Cholecystitis on Intestinal Mucosal Function During Surgery. Cureus 2022; 14:e30953. [DOI: 10.7759/cureus.30953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Hahn RG, Dull RO. Interstitial washdown and vascular albumin refill during fluid infusion: novel kinetic analysis from three clinical trials. Intensive Care Med Exp 2021; 9:44. [PMID: 34448075 PMCID: PMC8390591 DOI: 10.1186/s40635-021-00407-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Increased capillary filtration may paradoxically accelerate vascular refill of both fluid and albumin from the interstitial space, which is claimed to be edema-preventing. We characterized this proposed mechanism, called "interstitial washdown", by kinetic analyses of the hemodilution induced by intravenous infusion of crystalloid fluid during 3 distinct physiological states. METHODS Greater plasma dilution of hemoglobin as compared to albumin during fluid therapy indicated recruitment of albumin, which was compared to the flow of interstitial fluid to the plasma as indicated by population volume kinetic analysis. Data for the comparison were derived from 24 infusions of crystalloid fluid in conscious volunteers, 30 in anesthetized patients, and 31 in patients with ketoacidosis from hyperglycemia. RESULTS "Interstitial washdown" increased the plasma albumin concentration by between 0.3 and 1.0 g/L in the three series of infusions. The initial albumin concentration in the interstitial fluid returning to the plasma was estimated to between 22 g/L and 29 g/L, which decreased to an average of 50-75% lower during the subsequent 2-3 h. Kinetic simulations show that pronounced washdown was associated with increased capillary filtration (high k12) and, in conscious subjects, with greater plasma and interstitial volume expansion and restricted urine flow. During anesthesia, the main effect was an increase in the non-exchangeable fluid volume ("third-spacing"). CONCLUSIONS Crystalloid fluid accelerates lymphatic flow that moderately increases plasma albumin, but more clearly helps to maintain the intravascular volume. This "interstitial washdown" mechanism becomes exhausted after a few hours.
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- Robert G Hahn
- Karolinska Institute at Danderyds Hospital (KIDS), Stockholm, Sweden. .,Research Unit, Södertälje Hospital, 152 86, Södertälje, Sweden.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA.,Department of Pathology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA.,Department of Surgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA
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Yiew XT, Bateman SW, Hahn RG, Bersenas AME, Muir WW. Understanding Volume Kinetics: The Role of Pharmacokinetic Modeling and Analysis in Fluid Therapy. Front Vet Sci 2020; 7:587106. [PMID: 33330713 PMCID: PMC7714761 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.587106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Fluid therapy is a rapidly evolving yet imprecise clinical practice based upon broad assumptions, species-to-species extrapolations, obsolete experimental evidence, and individual preferences. Although widely recognized as a mainstay therapy in human and veterinary medicine, fluid therapy is not always benign and can cause significant harm through fluid overload, which increases patient morbidity and mortality. As with other pharmaceutical substances, fluids exert physiological effects when introduced into the body and therefore should be considered as "drugs." In human medicine, an innovative adaptation of pharmacokinetic analysis for intravenous fluids known as volume kinetics using serial hemoglobin dilution and urine output has been developed, refined, and investigated extensively for over two decades. Intravenous fluids can now be studied like pharmaceutical drugs, leading to improved understanding of their distribution, elimination, volume effect, efficacy, and half-life (duration of effect) under various physiologic conditions, making evidence-based approaches to fluid therapy possible. This review article introduces the basic concepts of volume kinetics, its current use in human and animal research, as well as its potential and limitations as a research tool for fluid therapy research in veterinary medicine. With limited evidence to support our current fluid administration practices in veterinary medicine, a greater understanding of volume kinetics and body water physiology in veterinary species would ideally provide some evidence-based support for safer and more effective intravenous fluid prescriptions in veterinary patients.
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- Xiu Ting Yiew
- Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Research Unit, Södertälje Hospital, Södertälje, Sweden
- Karolinska Institutet, Danderyds Hospital (KIDS), Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN, United States
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Hahn RG. Understanding volume kinetics. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2020; 64:570-578. [PMID: 31863457 DOI: 10.1111/aas.13533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The distribution and elimination kinetics of the water volume in infusion fluids can be studied by volume kinetics. The approach is a modification of drug pharmacokinetics and uses repeated measurements of blood hemoglobin and urinary excretion as input variables in (usually) a two-compartment model with expandable walls. Study results show that crystalloid fluid has a distribution phase that gives these fluids a plasma volume expansion amounting to 50%-60% of the infused volume as long as the infusion lasts, while the fraction is reduced to 15%-20% within 30 minutes after the infusion ends. Small volumes of crystalloid barely distribute to the interstitium, whereas rapid infusions tend to cause edema. Fluid elimination is very slow during general anesthesia due to the vasodilatation-induced reduction of the arterial pressure, whereas elimination is less affected by hemorrhage. The half-life is twice as long for saline than for Ringer solutions. Elimination is slower in conscious males than conscious females, and high red blood cell and thrombocyte counts retard both distribution and re-distribution. Children have faster turnover than adults. Plasma volume expansions are similar for glucose solutions and Ringer's, but the expansion duration is shorter for glucose. Concentrated urine before and during infusion slows down the elimination of crystalloid fluid. Colloid fluids have no distribution phase, an intravascular persistence half-life of 2-3 hours, and-at least for hydroxyethyl starch-the ability to reduce the effect of subsequently infused crystalloids. Accelerated distribution due to degradation of the endothelial glycocalyx layer has not yet been demonstrated.
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- Robert G. Hahn
- Research Unit Södertälje Hospital Södertälje Sweden
- Karolinska Institutet at Danderyds Hospital (KIDS) Stockholm Sweden
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Li Y, Yi S, Zhu Y, Hahn R. Volume kinetics of Ringer's lactate solution in acute inflammatory disease. Br J Anaesth 2018; 121:574-580. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2018.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Revised: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 04/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Li Y, Xiaozhu Z, Guomei R, Qiannan D, Hahn RG. Effects of vasoactive drugs on crystalloid fluid kinetics in septic sheep. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0172361. [PMID: 28231305 PMCID: PMC5322902 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 02/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Purpose Crystalloid fluid and vasoactive drugs are used in the early treatment of sepsis. The purpose of the present study was to examine how these drugs alter plasma volume expansion, peripheral edema, and urinary excretion. Methods Twenty-five anesthetized sheep were made septic by cecal puncture and a short infusion of lipopolysaccharide. After 50 min, a slow infusion of isotonic saline was initiated: the saline either contained no drug, norepinephrine (1 μg/kg/min), phenylephrine (3 μg/kg/min), dopamine (50 μg/kg/min), or esmolol (50 μg/kg/min). Ten min later, 20 mL/kg Ringer´s lactate solution was given over 30 min. Central hemodynamics, acid-base balance, and the urinary excretion were monitored. Frequent measurements of the blood hemoglobin concentration were used as input in a kinetic analysis, using a mixed effects modeling software. Results The fluid kinetic analysis showed slow distribution and elimination of Ringer´s lactate, although phenylephrine and dopamine accelerated the distribution. Once distributed, the fluid remained in the peripheral tissues and did not equilibrate adequately with the plasma. Overall, stimulation of adrenergic alpha1-receptors accelerated, while beta1-receptors retarded, the distribution and elimination of fluid. A pharmacodynamic Emax model showed that Ringer´s lactate increased stroke volume by 13 ml/beat. Alpha1-receptors, but not beta1-receptors, further increased stroke volume, while both raised the mean arterial pressure. Modulation of the beta1-receptors limited the acidosis. Conclusions Stimulation of adrenergic alpha1-receptors with vasoactive drugs accelerated, while beta1-receptors retarded, the distribution and elimination of fluid. The tendency for peripheral accumulation of fluid was pronounced, in particular when phenylephrine was given.
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- Yuhong Li
- Department of Anesthesiology, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, PR of China.,Research Center, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, PR of China
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- The Department of Anesthesiology, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, PR of China
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- Research Center, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, PR of China
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- Research Center, Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, PR of China
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- Research Unit, Södertälje Hospital, Södertälje, Sweden
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Hahn RG. Fluid absorption and the ethanol monitoring method. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2015; 59:1081-93. [PMID: 25952458 DOI: 10.1111/aas.12550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2015] [Revised: 04/04/2015] [Accepted: 04/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Fluid absorption is a well-known complication of endoscopic surgeries, such as transurethral prostatic resection and transcervical endometrial resection. Absorption of electrolyte-free fluid in excess of 1 L, which occurs in 5% to 10% of the operations, markedly increases the risk of adverse effects from the cardiovascular and neurological systems. Absorption of isotonic saline, which is used with the new bipolar resection technique, will change the scenario of adverse effects in a yet unknown way. Hyponatremia no longer occurs, but marking the saline with ethanol reveals that fluid absorption occurs just as much as with monopolar prostate resections. METHODS Ethanol monitoring is a method for non-invasive indication and quantification of fluid absorption that has been well evaluated. By using an irrigating fluid that contains 1% of ethanol, updated information about fluid absorption can be obtained at any time perioperatively by letting the patient breathe into a hand-held alcolmeter. RESULTS Regression equations and nomograms with variable complexity are available for estimating how much fluid has been absorbed, both when the alcolmeter is calibrated to show the blood ethanol level and when it is calibrated to show the breath ethanol concentration. Examples of how such estimations should be performed are given in this review article. CONCLUSIONS The difficulty is that the anesthesiologist must be aware of how the alcolmeter is calibrated (for blood or breath) and be able to distinguish between the intravascular and extravascular absorption routes, which give rise to different patterns and levels of breath ethanol concentrations.
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- R. G. Hahn
- Research Unit; Södertälje Hospital and Department of Anesthesiology; Linköping University; Linköping Sweden
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Costalonga EC, Costa e Silva VT, Caires R, Hung J, Yu L, Burdmann EA. Prostatic surgery associated acute kidney injury. World J Nephrol 2014; 3:198-209. [PMID: 25374813 PMCID: PMC4220352 DOI: 10.5527/wjn.v3.i4.198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2014] [Revised: 08/07/2014] [Accepted: 10/16/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with extended hospital stays, high risks of in-hospital and long-term mortality, and increased risk of incident and progressive chronic kidney disease. Patients with urological diseases are a high-risk group for AKI owing to the coexistence of obstructive uropathy, older age, and preexistent chronic kidney disease. Nonetheless, precise data on the incidence and outcomes of postoperative AKI in urological procedures are lacking. Benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer are common diagnoses in older men and are frequently treated with surgical procedures. Whereas severe AKI after prostate surgery in general appears to be unusual, AKI associated with transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) syndrome and with rhabdomyolysis (RM) after radical prostatectomy have been frequently described. The purpose of this review is to discuss the current knowledge regarding the epidemiology, risk factors, outcomes, prevention, and treatment of AKI associated with prostatic surgery. The mechanisms of TURP syndrome and RM following prostatic surgeries will be emphasized.
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HAHN RG, BAHLMANN H, NILSSON L. Dehydration and fluid volume kinetics before major open abdominal surgery. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2014; 58:1258-66. [PMID: 25307711 DOI: 10.1111/aas.12416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Assessment of dehydration in the preoperative setting is of potential clinical value. The present study uses urine analysis and plasma volume kinetics, which have both been validated against induced changes in body water in volunteers, to study the incidence and severity of dehydration before open abdominal surgery begins. METHODS Thirty patients (mean age 64 years) had their urine analysed before major elective open abdominal surgery for colour, specific weight, osmolality and creatinine. The results were scored and the mean taken to represent a 'dehydration index'. Thereafter, the patients received an infusion of 5 ml/kg of Ringer's acetate intravenously for over 15 min. Blood was sampled for 70 min and the blood haemoglobin concentration used to estimate the plasma volume kinetics. RESULTS Distribution of fluid occurred more slowly (P < 0.01) and the elimination half-life was twice as long (median 40 min, not significant) in the 11 patients (37%) diagnosed to be moderately dehydrated as compared with euhydrated patients. The dehydration index indicated that the fluid deficit in these patients corresponded to 2.5% of the body weight, whereas the deficit in the others was 1%. In contrast, the 11 patients who later developed postoperative nausea and vomiting had a very short elimination half-life, only 9 min (median, P < 0.01). These patients were usually euhydrated but had microalbuminuria (P < 0.03) and higher natriuresis (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS The degree of dehydration before major surgery was modest as evidenced both by urine sampling and volume kinetic analysis.
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Affiliation(s)
- R. G. HAHN
- Department of Medical and Health Sciences; Linköping University; Linköping Sweden
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care; County Council of Östergötland; Linköping Sweden
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- Department of Medical and Health Sciences; Linköping University; Linköping Sweden
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care; County Council of Östergötland; Linköping Sweden
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- Department of Medical and Health Sciences; Linköping University; Linköping Sweden
- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care; County Council of Östergötland; Linköping Sweden
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