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Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Early Sepsis and Septic Shock. Chest 2020; 159:1055-1063. [PMID: 33068615 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.09.274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Sepsis is a frequently lethal state, commonly associated with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction in sepsis is less well understood. RESEARCH QUESTION In septic patients, how common is RV dysfunction, and is it associated with worse outcomes? STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS We measured echocardiographic parameters on critically ill patients with severe sepsis or septic shock within the first 24 hours of ICU admission. We defined RV dysfunction as fractional area change (FAC) less than 35% or tricuspid annulus systolic plane excursion (TAPSE) less than 1.6 cm. We defined LV systolic dysfunction as ejection fraction (EF) less than 45% or longitudinal strain greater than -19%. Using logistic regression, we assessed the relationship between 28-day mortality and presence of RV dysfunction and LV systolic dysfunction, controlling for receipt of vasopressors, receipt of fluid, mechanical ventilation, and the acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE II) score. RESULTS We studied 393 patients. RV and LV dysfunction were common (48% and 63%, respectively). Mean echocardiographic values were: RV end-diastolic area, 22.4 ± 7.0 cm2; RV end-systolic area, 14.2 ± 6.0 cm2; RV FAC, 38 ± 11%; TAPSE, 1.8 ± .06 cm; RV longitudinal strain, -15.3 ± 6.5%; LV EF, 60% ± 14%; LV longitudinal strain, -16.5% ± 6.0%. Patients with RV dysfunction had higher 28-day mortality (31% vs 16%, P = .001). In our multivariable regression model, RV dysfunction was associated with increased mortality (OR, 3.4; CI, 1.7-6.8; P = .001), and LV systolic dysfunction was not (OR, 0.63; CI, 0.3 -1.2; P = .32) INTERPRETATION: Right ventricular dysfunction is present in nearly half of studied septic patients and is associated with over threefold higher 28-day mortality.
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Main AB, Braham R, Campbell D, Inglis AJ, McLean A, Orde S. Subcostal TAPSE: a retrospective analysis of a novel right ventricle function assessment method from the subcostal position in patients with sepsis. Ultrasound J 2019; 11:19. [PMID: 31456096 PMCID: PMC6712122 DOI: 10.1186/s13089-019-0134-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) is frequently used as an objective measure of right-ventricular dysfunction. Abnormal TAPSE values are associated with poor prognosis in a number of disease states; however, the measure is not always easy to obtain in the critically ill. The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility and accuracy of using a subcostal view and TAPSE measurement as a measure of right-ventricular dysfunction. A secondary aim was to perform a pilot study to assess whether right-ventricular dysfunction was associated with adverse outcomes including mortality. Results Subcostal TAPSE corresponds well with TAPSE obtained from the apical window at low and moderate TAPSE values (mean difference 1.2 mm (CI 0.04–2.36; 100% data pairs < 3-mm difference for TAPSE < 19 mm; 92% had < 3 mm difference at TAPDE < 24 mm). Subcostal TAPSE is able to accurately discriminate between abnormal and normal TAPSE results (sensitivity 97.8%, specificity 87.5%). There was no association between right-ventricular (RV) dysfunction and 90-day mortality. Conclusions Subcostal TAPSE is a feasible and accurate alternative to conventional TAPSE from the apical view in critically ill patients. Further research is required to elucidate the relationship between RV dysfunction and outcomes in sepsis.
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- Alison B Main
- Alice Springs Hospital, Gap Road, The Gap, NT, 0870, Australia
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- Gold Coast University Hospital, Hospital Boulevard, Southport, QLD, 4215, Australia
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- Royal Darwin Hospital, Rocklands Dr, Tiwi, NT, 0810, Australia
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- Nepean Hospital, Derby St, Penrith, NSW, 2747, Australia
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- Nepean Hospital, Derby St, Penrith, NSW, 2747, Australia.
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Balan C, Barker G, Garry D. Clostridium perfringens sepsis complicated by right ventricular cardiogenic shock. J Intensive Care Soc 2016; 18:130-137. [PMID: 28979559 DOI: 10.1177/1751143716683713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Clostridium perfringens sepsis has been ascribed a dismal prognosis when associated with massive intravascular haemolysis. We present a 71-year-old woman's fatal case which was compounded by isolated right ventricular cardiogenic shock. In this context, combined use of transthoracic echocardiography and pulmonary artery catheter monitoring is able to yield an individualized hemodynamic resuscitation. We discuss key aspects related to right and left heart mechanical efficiency, hypothesize as to the pulmonary hypertension mechanism of our case and set to emphasize a physiologically based framework for right ventricular failure hemodynamic management.
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- Cosmin Balan
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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Assessment of right ventricular functions in patients with sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock and its prognostic importance: A tissue Doppler study. J Crit Care 2013; 28:1111.e7-1111.e11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2013.07.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2013] [Revised: 06/29/2013] [Accepted: 07/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Lakshmanadoss U, Levitan BM, Hsi DH. Right Ventricle Failure in Sepsis: A Case Report. Cardiol Res 2011; 2:48-49. [PMID: 28348661 PMCID: PMC5358130 DOI: 10.4021/cr12w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Sepsis could produce myocardial depression and typically it affects the left ventricle (LV). Sepsis could also affect right ventricle (RV), in addition to the interdependence with LV. RV pressure may be elevated secondary to pulmonary vasoconstriction, leading to RV dysfunction. Unlike LV, RV is poorly prepared to compensate for acute overload. Aggressive volume replacement may be vital to maintain RV function, but excess hydration can cause RV dilation, decreased LV diastolic filling, and reduced cardiac output. In patients having signs of inadequate cardiac output even after initial volume resuscitation, RV function should be assessed with echocardiogram. If RV dysfunction is noted, then fluid therapy should be guided by CVP measurements. If cardiac output increases with increasing CVP, maintaining higher filling pressures on the right side is indicated. On the other hand, increasing CVP with worsening of the cardiac output could worsen the RV dysfunction. In addition to the fluid management, treatment of other reversible causes like acidosis and hypoxia is also a key.
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- Umashankar Lakshmanadoss
- Division of Hospital Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Unity Health System, Rochester, NY, USA
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Price LC, Wort SJ, Finney SJ, Marino PS, Brett SJ. Pulmonary vascular and right ventricular dysfunction in adult critical care: current and emerging options for management: a systematic literature review. Crit Care 2010; 14:R169. [PMID: 20858239 PMCID: PMC3219266 DOI: 10.1186/cc9264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 206] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2010] [Revised: 05/30/2010] [Accepted: 09/21/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Pulmonary vascular dysfunction, pulmonary hypertension (PH), and resulting right ventricular (RV) failure occur in many critical illnesses and may be associated with a worse prognosis. PH and RV failure may be difficult to manage: principles include maintenance of appropriate RV preload, augmentation of RV function, and reduction of RV afterload by lowering pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR). We therefore provide a detailed update on the management of PH and RV failure in adult critical care. METHODS A systematic review was performed, based on a search of the literature from 1980 to 2010, by using prespecified search terms. Relevant studies were subjected to analysis based on the GRADE method. RESULTS Clinical studies of intensive care management of pulmonary vascular dysfunction were identified, describing volume therapy, vasopressors, sympathetic inotropes, inodilators, levosimendan, pulmonary vasodilators, and mechanical devices. The following GRADE recommendations (evidence level) are made in patients with pulmonary vascular dysfunction: 1) A weak recommendation (very-low-quality evidence) is made that close monitoring of the RV is advised as volume loading may worsen RV performance; 2) A weak recommendation (low-quality evidence) is made that low-dose norepinephrine is an effective pressor in these patients; and that 3) low-dose vasopressin may be useful to manage patients with resistant vasodilatory shock. 4) A weak recommendation (low-moderate quality evidence) is made that low-dose dobutamine improves RV function in pulmonary vascular dysfunction. 5) A strong recommendation (moderate-quality evidence) is made that phosphodiesterase type III inhibitors reduce PVR and improve RV function, although hypotension is frequent. 6) A weak recommendation (low-quality evidence) is made that levosimendan may be useful for short-term improvements in RV performance. 7) A strong recommendation (moderate-quality evidence) is made that pulmonary vasodilators reduce PVR and improve RV function, notably in pulmonary vascular dysfunction after cardiac surgery, and that the side-effect profile is reduced by using inhaled rather than systemic agents. 8) A weak recommendation (very-low-quality evidence) is made that mechanical therapies may be useful rescue therapies in some settings of pulmonary vascular dysfunction awaiting definitive therapy. CONCLUSIONS This systematic review highlights that although some recommendations can be made to guide the critical care management of pulmonary vascular and right ventricular dysfunction, within the limitations of this review and the GRADE methodology, the quality of the evidence base is generally low, and further high-quality research is needed.
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- Laura C Price
- Department of Critical Care, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK
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- Department of Critical Care, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK
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- Department of Critical Care, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK
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- Department of Critical Care, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK
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- Centre for Perioperative Medicine and Critical Care Research, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS, UK
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Dünser MW, Hasibeder WR. Sympathetic overstimulation during critical illness: adverse effects of adrenergic stress. J Intensive Care Med 2009; 24:293-316. [PMID: 19703817 DOI: 10.1177/0885066609340519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 322] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The term ''adrenergic'' originates from ''adrenaline'' and describes hormones or drugs whose effects are similar to those of epinephrine. Adrenergic stress is mediated by stimulation of adrenergic receptors and activation of post-receptor pathways. Critical illness is a potent stimulus of the sympathetic nervous system. It is undisputable that the adrenergic-driven ''fight-flight response'' is a physiologically meaningful reaction allowing humans to survive during evolution. However, in critical illness an overshooting stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system may well exceed in time and scope its beneficial effects. Comparable to the overwhelming immune response during sepsis, adrenergic stress in critical illness may get out of control and cause adverse effects. Several organ systems may be affected. The heart seems to be most susceptible to sympathetic overstimulation. Detrimental effects include impaired diastolic function, tachycardia and tachyarrhythmia, myocardial ischemia, stunning, apoptosis and necrosis. Adverse catecholamine effects have been observed in other organs such as the lungs (pulmonary edema, elevated pulmonary arterial pressures), the coagulation (hypercoagulability, thrombus formation), gastrointestinal (hypoperfusion, inhibition of peristalsis), endocrinologic (decreased prolactin, thyroid and growth hormone secretion) and immune systems (immunomodulation, stimulation of bacterial growth), and metabolism (increase in cell energy expenditure, hyperglycemia, catabolism, lipolysis, hyperlactatemia, electrolyte changes), bone marrow (anemia), and skeletal muscles (apoptosis). Potential therapeutic options to reduce excessive adrenergic stress comprise temperature and heart rate control, adequate use of sedative/analgesic drugs, and aiming for reasonable cardiovascular targets, adequate fluid therapy, use of levosimendan, hydrocortisone or supplementary arginine vasopressin.
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- Martin W Dünser
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse, Innsbruck, Austria.
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Right ventricular dysfunction is common in sepsis and septic shock because of decreased myocardial contractility and elevated pulmonary vascular resistance despite a concomitant decrease in systemic vascular resistance. The mainstay of treatment for acute right heart failure includes treating the underlying cause of sepsis and reversing circulatory shock to maintain tissue perfusion and oxygen delivery. Decreasing pulmonary vascular resistance with selective pulmonary vasodilators is a reasonable approach to improving cardiac output in septic patients with right ventricular dysfunction. Treatment for right ventricular dysfunction in the setting of sepsis should concentrate on fluid repletion, monitoring for signs of RV overload, and correction of reversible causes of elevated pulmonary vascular resistance, such as hypoxia, acidosis, and lung hyperinflation.
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- Chee M Chan
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving Street NW #2B-39, Washington, DC 20010, USA.
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Verdier B, Chauvet JL, Tamion F, Cauliez B, Lavoinne A, Veber B, Dureuil B. Évaluation du NT-proBNP comme marqueur biologique de la dysfonction cardiaque du choc septique. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 27:135-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annfar.2007.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2007] [Accepted: 12/12/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Felton TW, McCormick BA, Finfer SR, Fisher MM. Life-threatening pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular failure complicating calcium and phosphate replacement in the intensive care unit. Anaesthesia 2006; 61:49-53. [PMID: 16409342 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2005.04381.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A 43-year-old man developed septic shock and acute lung injury after surgery to drain an ischiorectal abscess. In the intensive care unit he initially improved but developed severe hypoxaemia, right ventricular failure and pulmonary hypertension 90 min after receiving intravenous calcium gluconate and potassium phosphate, best explained by the formation of a calcium-phosphate precipitant that resulted in aggregate anaphylaxis. His rapid deterioration and lack of response to conventional therapies necessitated support with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation that was life saving. This adverse event has altered local practice regarding calcium and phosphate replacement and has implications for all intensive care units.
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- T W Felton
- Intensive Therapy Unit, Royal North Shore Hospital, St. Leonards, Sydney, Australia.
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Müller-Werdan U, Buerke M, Christoph A, Flieger R, Loppnow H, Prondzinsky R, Reith S, Schmidt H, Werdan K. Schock. KLINISCHE KARDIOLOGIE 2006. [PMCID: PMC7143837 DOI: 10.1007/3-540-29425-2_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/29/2022]
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Wagner JG, Leatherman JW. Right ventricular end-diastolic volume as a predictor of the hemodynamic response to a fluid challenge. Chest 1998; 113:1048-54. [PMID: 9554646 DOI: 10.1378/chest.113.4.1048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To compare thermodilution right ventricular end-diastolic volume index (RVEDVI) and pulmonary artery occlusion pressure (Ppao) as predictors of the hemodynamic response to a fluid challenge. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Medical ICU of a university-affiliated county hospital and medical-surgical ICU of a community hospital. PATIENTS Twenty-five critically ill patients who had one or more clinical conditions that suggested the possibility of inadequate preload. INTERVENTIONS Thirty-six fluid challenges. Fluid (saline or colloid) was administered rapidly until the Ppao rose by at least 3 mm Hg. When a patient underwent more than one fluid challenge, these were given on separate days and for different clinical indications. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS Responders (n=20; > or = 10% increase in stroke volume [SV]) and nonresponders (n=16; <10% increase in SV) differed with respect to baseline Ppao (10.0+/-3.4 vs 14.2+/-3.6 mm Hg; p=0.001), but not with respect to baseline RVEDVI (105+/-31 vs 119+/-33 mL/m2; p=0.22). There was a moderate correlation between RVEDVI and fluid-induced change in SV (r=0.44); the relationship between Ppao and change in SV was stronger (r=0.58). A positive response to fluid was observed in 4 of 9 cases in which RVEDVI exceeded 138 mL/m2, a threshold value that has been suggested to reliably predict a poor response to fluid. CONCLUSION RVEDVI was not a reliable predictor of the response to fluid. As a predictor of fluid responsiveness, Ppao was superior to RVEDVI. In an individual patient, adequacy of preload is best assessed by an empiric fluid challenge.
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- J G Wagner
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA
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Boldt J, Heesen M, Muller M, Pabsdorf M, Hempelmann G. The Effects of Albumin Versus Hydroxyethyl Starch Solution on Cardiorespiratory and Circulatory Variables in Critically III Patients. Anesth Analg 1996. [DOI: 10.1213/00000539-199608000-00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Boldt J, Heesen M, Müller M, Pabsdorf M, Hempelmann G. The effects of albumin versus hydroxyethyl starch solution on cardiorespiratory and circulatory variables in critically ill patients. Anesth Analg 1996; 83:254-61. [PMID: 8694302 DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199608000-00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Sufficient intravascular fluid therapy is of major importance in the treatment of the critically ill patient. The present study assessed whether the cardiorespiratory response of long-term volume replacement with low-molecular weight (LMW) hydroxyethyl starch solution (HES) differs from that of human albumin (HA). According to a randomized sequence, 30 trauma patients (injury severity score [ISS] between 15 and 30) and 30 sepsis patients (secondary to major general surgery) received either 10% HES (mean molecular weight 200,000 daltons; HES trauma [n = 15], HES sepsis [n = 15]) or human albumin 20% (HA trauma [n = 15], HA sepsis [n = 15]) over 5 days to keep pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) between 12 and 18 mm Hg. Cardiorespiratory variables were measured by a pulmonary artery catheter on the day of inclusion into the study and daily during the next 5 days. Gastric intramucosal pH (pHi) was measured by tonometry. Central venous pressure and PCWP were comparable within the subgroups (trauma/sepsis) throughout the entire study period. In the trauma patients, cardiac index (CI), oxygen consumption index (VO2I), and oxygen delivery index (DO2I), significantly increased only in the HES-treated patients. In the sepsis patients, CI, VO2I, and DO2I increased and remained higher than baseline only in the HES group (P < 0.01). Right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) was reduced (< 40%) in the HA patients and increased only in the HES patients (from 34% +/- 4% to 42% +/- 3%; P < 0.05). pHi remained normal (> 7.35) in both trauma groups and in the HES-treated sepsis patients. In the HA sepsis group, pH, decreased (> 7.20) within the study period (7.15 +/- 0.12 on Day 4), indicating deteriorated splanchnic perfusion. We conclude that long-term intravascular fluid therapy with HA in traumatized and sepsis patients has no advantages in comparison to LMW-HES. In both groups, volume replacement with HES even resulted in improved systemic hemodynamics. Decrease in pHi in the sepsis patients was blunted by HES infusion indicating improved splanchnic perfusion by this regimen of volume therapy.
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- J Boldt
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Klinikum der Stadt Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
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Bein T, Metz C, Keyl C, Pfeifer M, Taeger K. Effects of extreme lateral posture on hemodynamics and plasma atrial natriuretic peptide levels in critically ill patients. Intensive Care Med 1996; 22:651-5. [PMID: 8844229 DOI: 10.1007/bf01709741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To quantify the hemodynamic effects of turning critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients to the extreme left and right lateral postures. DESIGN Prospective investigation. SETTING Eight-bed intensive care unit in a university hospital. PATIENTS Twelve consecutive patients presenting with severe respiratory failure and requiring continuous positive inotropic support. INTERVENTIONS All patients were mechanically ventilated and placed in a kinetic treatment system. They were positioned in the supine, left dependent, and right dependent postures, resting for 15 min in each position. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS Hemodynamic measurements, assessments of right ventricular function, and determinations of intrathoracic blood volume were performed in three different positions. Concentrations of atrial natriuretic peptide in plasma were quantified. In three patients, the findings were controlled by transesophageal echocardiography. Cardiac index [median (range) 5.5 (3.2-8.1) vs 4.3 (3.2-7.5) l/min per m2, p < 0.01], intrathoracic blood volume [1125 (820-1394) vs 1037 (821-1267) ml/m2, p < 0.01], and right ventricular end-diastolic volume [130 (83-159) vs 114 (79-155) ml/m2, p < 0.05] increased significantly in the left dependent position compared to supine. Mean arterial pressure did not change. Atrial natriuretic peptide levels rose from 140 to 203 pg/ml. In the right dependent position, we found a marked decrease in the mean arterial pressure [85 mmHg (supine) to 72 mmHg (right dependent), p < 0.01]. Cardiac index and intrathoracic blood volume were unchanged, but right ventricular end-diastolic volume decreased from 114 to 102 ml/m2 (p < 0.05). Additionally, atrial natriuretic peptide levels decreased significantly (median delta value: 37 pg/ml). In echocardiographic controls we found an increase in right ventricular end-diastolic diameters in the left dependent position and shortened diameters in the right dependent position. CONCLUSIONS Extreme lateral posture affects the cardiovascular system in critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients: in the left dependent position a "hyperdynamic state" is reinforced, while the right decubitus position impairs right ventricular preload and predisposes to hypotension. Echocardiography and changes in plasma atrial natriuretic peptide values indicate that these findings are due to altered distensibility of the right ventricle caused by regional intrathoracic gravitational changes. We conclude that the duration and the angle of lateral posture should be restricted in hemodynamically unstable patients.
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- Department of Anesthesia, University Hospital, University of Regensburg, Germany
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Cardiac dysfunction is common in sepsis and septic shock. An understanding of this pathophysiology is crucial in treatment of this disorder. This article reviews the numerous studies of septic shock in humans that focus on cardiovascular physiology, briefly addresses the possible etiology, and concludes with therapeutic implications.
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- E Bunnell
- Department of Medicine, Rush Medical College of Rush University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Bein T, Metz C, Keyl C, Sendtner E, Pfeifer M. Cardiovascular and pulmonary effects of aerosolized prostacyclin administration in severe respiratory failure using a ventilator nebulization system. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 1996; 27:583-6. [PMID: 8847877 DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199604000-00019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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We investigated the effects of aerosolized prostacyclin (PGI2) administration on hemodynamics and pulmonary gas exchange in 8 patients with severe respiratory failure and acute pulmonary hypertension. Nebulization of epoprostenol (5 ng/kg body weight for 15 min) decreased mean pulmonary blood pressure from 41.2 +/- 6.7 mm Hg (mean +/- SD, before administration) to 36.1 +/- 6 mm Hg < or = 15 min (p < 0.05). The effect was reversed 10 min after discontinuation of PGI2 (40.9 +/- 6.3 mm Hg). Pulmonary vascular resistance index (339 +/- 138 dynes.s.cm-5.m2, before administration) was significantly (p < 0.05) reduced < or = 15 min (260 +/- 89 dynes.s.cm-5.m2) and increased again after discontinuation of PGI2 (341 +/- 142 dynes.s.cm-5.m2). The ratio of arterial oxygen to the fraction of inspired oxygen (PaO2/FiO2) increased from 119 +/- 34 mm Hg (before administration) to 163 +/- 76 mm Hg (15 min after initiation of administration p < 0.05) and was reduced after PGI2 discontinuation (116 +/- 35 mm Hg). Heart rate, mean blood pressure, central venous pressure, and pulmonary arterial wedge pressure remained unchanged, whereas cardiac index was slightly reduced. We assume that PGI2 aerosolization is a beneficial technique, applied with a ventilator nebulization system. The beneficial effect might be caused by selective pulmonary vasodilatation in well-ventilated areas of the lung.
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- T Bein
- Department of Anaesthesia, University Hospital, University of Regensburg, Germany
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Bein T, Pfeifer M, Keyl C, Metz C, Taeger K. Right ventricular function and plasma atrial natriuretic peptide levels during fiberbronchoscopic alveolar lavage in critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients. Chest 1995; 108:1030-5. [PMID: 7555115 DOI: 10.1378/chest.108.4.1030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVE To assess the influence of fiberbronchoscopic alveolar lavage on hemodynamics, right ventricular function, and plasma atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) concentrations in critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients. DESIGN Prospective investigation. SETTING Eight-bed ICU of a university hospital. PATIENTS Fourteen patients with cardiovascular instability due to a systemic inflammatory response syndrome who were mechanically ventilated. INTERVENTIONS Fiberbronchoscopic alveolar lavage after fluid replacement, deep sedation, and paralyzation. Intervention time: 10 min. After inspection of the endobronchial system, one lavage of 40 mL sterile saline solution was instilled in each lung and recovered. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS The fiberbronchoscopic procedure induced a prompt increase in mean pulmonary arterial pressure after 3 min (median[range]: 25 [13 to 39] to 30 [19 to 45] mm Hg, p < 0.05), which increased further after 6 min (34 [17 to 46] mm Hg, p < 0.01). Cardiac index increased simultaneously (4.25 [3.1 to 5.7] to 4.85 [4.3 to 6.9] L/min.m2 after 6 min, p < 0.01), whereas mean arterial pressure and heart rate remained unchanged. Central venous pressure rose from 12 (3 to 18) mm Hg before procedure to 14 (4 to 20) mm Hg after 6 min (p < 0.01). The right ventricular function was measured using a "fast response" ejection fraction thermodilution catheter: end-diastolic volume increased (238 [137 to 358] to 280 [150 to 4ll] mL after 9 min, p < 0.05), as well as stroke volume (88 [54 to 113] to 103 [67 to 153] mL after 9 min, p < 0.01). Right ventricular ejection fraction (37 [25 to 50] %) did not change significantly during the procedure, but the stroke work index was reinforced (8.2 [4.7 to 15.7] to 13.3 [2.4 to 41.3] gm.M/M2 after 6 min, p < 0.01). Plasma c-ANP concentration rose from 135 (24 to 350) to 196.5 (44 to 830 pg/ml after 20 min (p < 0.05). Systemic vascular resistance decreased from 533 (390 to 1,042) to 429 (281 to 684) dynes.s/cm5 after removal of the bronchoscope (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Although acute pulmonary hypertension was observed during the fiberbronchoscopic procedure, the right ventricular performance did not deteriorate in hemodynamically unstable patients. To maintain a "hyperdynamic cardiovascular state," the right ventricular stroke work was reinforced, presumably by the "Frank-Starling mechanism." We assume that the acute distention of the right side of the heart resulted in elevated ANP concentrations. The marked decrease in systemic vascular resistance might be due to high ANP levels.
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- T Bein
- Clinic for Anesthesiology, University Hospital, University of Regensburg, Germany
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Offner PJ, Ogura H, Jordan BS, Pruitt BA, Cioffi WG. Effects of inhaled nitric oxide on right ventricular function in endotoxin shock. THE JOURNAL OF TRAUMA 1995; 39:179-85; discussion 185-6. [PMID: 7674383 DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199508000-00001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Sepsis has been shown to cause right ventricular (RV) dysfunction, which may be related to pulmonary hypertension and increased RV afterload. This study evaluates the effects of inhaled nitric oxide (NO), a selective pulmonary vasodilator, on RV function in a porcine model of endotoxemia. After an infusion of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS; 200 micrograms/kg), animals were resuscitated with saline (1 mL/kg/min) and observed for 3 hours while being mechanically ventilated (Fio2 = 0.6, tidal volume = 12 mL/kg, and peak end-expiratory pressure = 5 cm H2O). The LPS group (n = 5) received no additional treatment. The NO group (n = 5) received inhaled NO (40 ppm) for the last 2 hours. The control group (n = 5) received only saline without LPS. Hemodynamic data and blood gases were collected hourly for 3 hours. LPS resulted in pulmonary hypertension and RV dysfunction as indexed by a decreased RV ejection fraction and increased RV end-diastolic volume. Inhaled NO significantly decreased pulmonary hypertension and significantly increased RV ejection fraction and oxygen delivery without adverse effects. In conclusion, inhaled NO significantly improved pulmonary hypertension and RV dysfunction in a porcine model of endotoxemia and should be a useful therapeutic modality in selected septic patients.
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- P J Offner
- Department of Surgery, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, USA
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Pinsky MR. The role of the right ventricle in determining cardiac output in the in the critically ill. Intensive Care Med 1993; 19:1-2. [PMID: 8440791 DOI: 10.1007/bf01709269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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