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Agerskov M, Sørensen H, Højlund J, Secher NH, Foss NB. Pre-operative haemodynamic monitoring and resuscitation in hip fracture patients: Protocol for a prospective observational study. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 2018; 62:1314-1320. [PMID: 29851062 DOI: 10.1111/aas.13163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2018] [Revised: 04/05/2018] [Accepted: 04/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND In a frail patient group often suffering from dehydration, hip fracture is potentially fatal partly because of the blood loss and thus deteriorated circulation. An important goal for haemodynamic monitoring and resuscitation is early detection of insufficient tissue perfusion. "The peripheral perfusion index" reflects changes in peripheral perfusion and blood volume. We hypothesize that hip fracture patients are hypovolaemic with poor peripheral perfusion and accordingly respond to controlled fluid resuscitation. The peripheral perfusion index might reflect restricted tissue perfusion in spite of stable central haemodynamic variables. METHODS This prospective observational study assess to what extend hip fracture patients suffer from hypovolaemia and respond to a stroke volume-guided fluid challenge. The secondary objectives are to evaluate correlation between the non-invasive peripheral perfusion index and minimally invasive measures of stroke volume, changes in blood volume and near-infrared spectroscopy determined tissue- and cerebral oxygenation and to compare results to prevalence of post-operative complications including mortality. We will include 50 patients (>65 years) presenting a hip fracture and treated in a multimodal fast-track regimen when written informed consent is available. DISCUSSION This is likely the first study to address pre-operative haemodynamic monitoring and resuscitation in hip fracture patients where adequate resuscitation is easily missed. We aim to evaluate feasibility of pre-operative stroke volume-guided haemodynamic optimization in the context of minimally- and non-invasive monitoring of peripheral perfusion and measure of blood volume.
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- M. Agerskov
- Department of Anaesthesiology; Hvidovre Hospital; University of Copenhagen; Hvidovre Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology; Abdominal Centre; Rigshospitalet; University of Copenhagen; Kobenhavn Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology; Hvidovre Hospital; University of Copenhagen; Hvidovre Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology; Abdominal Centre; Rigshospitalet; University of Copenhagen; Kobenhavn Denmark
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- Department of Anaesthesiology; Hvidovre Hospital; University of Copenhagen; Hvidovre Denmark
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Masuda R, Iijima T, Kondo R, Itoda Y, Matsuhashi M, Hashimoto S, Kohira T, Kobayashi N, Okazaki H. Preceding haemorrhagic shock as a detrimental risk factor for respiratory distress after excessive allogeneic blood transfusion. Vox Sang 2017; 113:51-59. [PMID: 29023857 DOI: 10.1111/vox.12560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2017] [Revised: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 07/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Whether transfusion-associated circulatory overload arises as a simple result of over-transfusion or requires another trigger remains unclear. Here, we examined whether respiratory distress could be reproduced by massive transfusion alone in an animal model. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 20 anaesthetized swine were equipped with monitors. Allogeneic blood was obtained from 10 donor swine. A 4-stage loading protocol with each stage equivalent to 25% of the blood volume (BV) in the recipient swine was then used to infuse crystalloid (CR), hydroxyethyl starch (HES) or allogeneic blood (TR) (n = 5 each). The five remaining animals were subjected to a haemorrhagic shock (HS) prior to an allogeneic blood transfusion (TRS). RESULTS The PaO2 /FiO2 (P/F) ratio did not decrease to the level of respiratory distress in either the CR group or the HES group after loading with a volume corresponding to 100% of the recipient BV. However, the TRS and TR groups exhibited significant reductions in the P/F ratio after fluid overloading (227 ± 29 and 267 ± 133, respectively). Blood transfusion after HS expanded the blood volume, but over-transfusion alone did not. HS was accompanied by an increase in the white blood cell count. CONCLUSION The lung and the heart can tolerate volume overloads with HES, CR and even transfused blood. However, a preceding HS may induce an inflammatory response, making the lung vulnerable to subsequent blood overloads. In this study, a preceding haemorrhagic shock mediated respiratory distress following massive transfusion in a swine model. (247 words).
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- R Masuda
- Department of Transfusion Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Ohta, Japan.,Division of Anesthesiology, Department of Perioperative Medicine, School of Dentistry, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Ohta, Japan.,Division of Anesthesiology, Department of Perioperative Medicine, School of Dentistry, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Ohta, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Tokyo, Ohta, Japan
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Ohta, Japan
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- Haemopoietic Stem Cell General Management Division, Blood Service Headquarters, Japanese Red Cross Society, Tokyo, Japan
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- Haemopoietic Stem Cell General Management Division, Blood Service Headquarters, Japanese Red Cross Society, Tokyo, Japan
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- R&D Center, Nihon Kohden Corporation Co., Ltd., Shinjuku, Japan
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- Department of Transfusion Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Ohta, Japan
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Ripollés-Melchor J, Chappell D, Aya HD, Espinosa Á, Mhyten MG, Abad-Gurumeta A, Bergese SD, Casans-Francés R, Calvo-Vecino JM. Fluid therapy recommendations for major abdominal surgery. Via RICA recommendations revisited. Part II: Goal directed hemodynamic therapy. Rationale for optimising intravascular volume. REVISTA ESPANOLA DE ANESTESIOLOGIA Y REANIMACION 2017; 64:339-347. [PMID: 28343684 DOI: 10.1016/j.redar.2017.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Revised: 02/11/2017] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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- J Ripollés-Melchor
- Departamento de Anestesia, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, España.
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- Departamento de Anestesia, Hospital Universitario LMU de Múnich, Múnich, Alemania
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- Departamento de Cuidados Intensivos, St George's University Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust, Londres, Reino Unido
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- Departamento de Anestesia Cardiovascular y Torácica, y Cuidados Intensivos, Bahrain Defence Force Hospital, Riffa, Reino de Baréin
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- University College London Hospital, National Institute for Health Research, Biomedical Research Centre, Londres, Reino Unido
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- Departamento de Anestesia, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, España
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- Departamento de Anestesia y Neurocirugía, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Estados Unidos
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- Departamento de Anestesia, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, España
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- Departamento de Anestesia, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Salamanca, Universidad de Salamanca (CAUSA), Salamanca, España
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Nishimura A, Tabuchi Y, Kikuchi M, Masuda R, Goto K, Iijima T. The Amount of Fluid Given During Surgery That Leaks Into the Interstitium Correlates With Infused Fluid Volume and Varies Widely Between Patients. Anesth Analg 2016; 123:925-32. [DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000001505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Ripollés Melchor J, Espinosa A. [Goal directed fluid therapy controversies in non-cardiac surgery]. REVISTA ESPANOLA DE ANESTESIOLOGIA Y REANIMACION 2014; 61:477-480. [PMID: 25284819 DOI: 10.1016/j.redar.2014.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Accepted: 09/04/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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- J Ripollés Melchor
- Servicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid, España.
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- Department of Anesthesia, Blekinge County Council Hospital, Karlskrona, Suecia
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Hilberath JN, Smith T, Jara C, Thomas M, FitzGerald DJ, Muehlschlegel JD. Blood volumes in cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Perfusion 2014; 30:395-9. [PMID: 25249518 DOI: 10.1177/0267659114550230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PURPOSE Total blood volume (TBV) estimation potentially impacts various aspects of cardiac surgical care, including pharmacological and transfusion interventions, hemodynamic and volume management and perfusion equipment selection. TBV is commonly computed during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), using standardized formulae. We hypothesized that these equations fail to accurately predict individual blood volume variability. The aim of this study was to determine TBV with a dilution technique and compare the results to commonly utilized TBV calculations. METHODS After institutional review board approval, data was prospectively collected and analyzed for 101 patients undergoing open-heart surgery. Hematocrits (Hct) just prior to and immediately after the initiation of CPB were used to calculate the TBV. Results were compared to (1) the Allen formula and (2) weight-based standards (70 ml/kg for males (SM); 65 ml/kg for females (SF)). RESULTS The average dilution TBV (male: 4684 ± 1641 ml; female: 3027 ± 1067 ml; total: 4175 ± 1617 ml) was significantly smaller (p<0.05) than TBV estimated by Allen's formula (male: 6328 ± 973 ml; female: 4167 ± 643 ml; total: 5665 ± 1134 ml) and weight-based standards (male: 6278 ± 1256 ml; female: 4924 ± 1064 ml; total: 5862 ± 1350 ml). Allen's formula and the weight-based standards correlated strongly (R(2) = 0.821, p<0.001), suggesting similar estimates of TBV when using these methods. In contrast, hemodilution correlated poorly with the estimates by Allen (R(2) = 0.221, p<0.001) and weight-based formulae (R(2) = 0.122, p<0.001), suggesting different TBV computation. CONCLUSIONS The dilution method during CPB for TBV estimation is applicable and reproducible in the cardiac surgical arena and can be utilized to calculate TBV. Our results suggest that traditional TBV assessment in cardiac surgical patients by Allen's and weight-based formulae lacks the desired accuracy in estimating true TBV.
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- J N Hilberath
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Perfusion, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Perfusion, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Perfusion, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Hilberath JN, Thomas ME, Smith T, Jara C, Fitzgerald DJ, Wilusz K, Liu X, Muehlschlegel JD. Blood volume measurement by hemodilution: association with valve disease and re-evaluation of the Allen Formula. Perfusion 2014; 30:305-11. [PMID: 25125291 DOI: 10.1177/0267659114547250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Total blood volume (TBV) assessment is central to the management of cardiac surgical patients with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). The widely accepted Allen Formula lacks accuracy in estimating TBV in these patients. Moreover, the impact of commonly encountered cardiac disease states on TBV has not been systematically investigated. The aim of this study was to determine TBV by hemodilution (TBVHD) for patients with valve disease, compare TBVHD to algorithms frequently used during cardiac surgery and to modify the Allen Formula to better fit today's patient population. METHODS TBVHD was prospectively measured upon initiation of CPB. Ninety-six patients were grouped into 4 cohorts by preoperative diagnosis and compared to Allen and weight-based formulae in a univariate analysis: mitral regurgitation (MR), coronary artery disease requiring bypass surgery (CABG) and aortic stenosis (AS) ± CABG. The independent effects of height and weight on TBV were correlated to the original Allen Formula by multiple linear regression. RESULTS Patients with MR had significantly larger TBVHD compared to patients with AS, CABG or both. The smallest TBVHD was found in the patients with AS and CABG. The modified Allen Formula had an excellent model fit (R(2) = 0.88 and R(2) = 0.95 for males and females, respectively; p<0.001) while the classic formula overestimated TBV by 30% in males and females. For males, height impacted TBV calculations the most whereas weight was the predominant determinant in females. CONCLUSION Blood volume assessment via the Allen Formula or bodyweight overestimated TBV in cardiac surgical patients, with potential implications on their management. The assumption that MR frequently presents with increased intravascular volume was confirmed whereas AS patients with coronary disease had a relatively smaller TBV. Lastly, a modified Allen Formula to better reflect today's patient population was derived to reproducibly improve accuracy in mathematical estimates of TBV.
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- J N Hilberath
- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Warren Alpert School of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Perfusion, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Perfusion, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA
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- Department of Cardiac Perfusion, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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Koch CG, Li L, Sun Z, Hixson ED, Tang A, Phillips SC, Blackstone EH, Henderson JM. Hospital-acquired anemia: prevalence, outcomes, and healthcare implications. J Hosp Med 2013; 8:506-12. [PMID: 23873739 DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2013] [Revised: 05/17/2013] [Accepted: 05/21/2013] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Evidence suggests that patients with normal hemoglobin (Hgb) levels on hospital admission who subsequently develop hospital-acquired anemia (HAA) may be at risk for adverse outcomes. Our objectives were to (1) determine the prevalence of HAA and (2) examine whether HAA is associated with increased mortality, length of stay (LOS), and total hospital charges. METHODS The population consisted of 417,301 adult hospitalizations from January 1, 2009 to August 31, 2011, in an academic medical center and 9 community hospitals. Patients with anemia on admission, and hospitals in the health system without available laboratory data were excluded; 188,447 hospitalizations were included in the analysis. Demographics, comorbidities, and outcomes were retrieved from administrative data; Hgb values were taken from the electronic medical record. Regression modeling was used to examine the association between demographics, comorbidity, hospitalization type, and HAA variables (mild: Hgb >11 and <12 g/dL for women, and >11 and <13 g/dL for men; moderate: Hgb 9.1 to ≤ 11.0 g/dL; severe: Hgb ≤ 9.0 g/dL) on mortality, LOS, and hospital charges. RESULTS Among 188,447 hospitalizations, 139,807 patients (74%) developed HAA: mild, 40,828 (29%); moderate, 57,184 (41%); and severe, 41,795 (30%). Risk-adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for in-hospital mortality with HAA were: mild, 1.0 (0.88-1.17; P = 0.8); moderate, 1.51 (1.33-1.71, P < 0.001); and severe, 3.28 (2.90-3.72, P < 0.001). Risk-adjusted relative mean LOS and hospital charges relative to no HAA were higher with HAA: LOS: mild, 1.08 (1.08-1.10, P < 0.001); moderate, 1.28 (1.26-1.29, P < 0.001); severe, 1.88 (1.86-1.89, P < 0.001). Hospital charges: mild, 1.06 (1.06-1.07, P < 0.001); moderate, 1.18 (1.17-1.19, P < 0.001); severe, 1.80 (1.79-1.82, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS HAA is common and associated with increased mortality and resource utilization. Factors related to its development necessitate further study.
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- Colleen G Koch
- Department, of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Quality and Patient Safety Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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Iijima T, Brandstrup B, Rodhe P, Andrijauskas A, Svensen CH. The maintenance and monitoring of perioperative blood volume. Perioper Med (Lond) 2013; 2:9. [PMID: 24472160 PMCID: PMC3964327 DOI: 10.1186/2047-0525-2-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2012] [Accepted: 03/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The assessment and maintenance of perioperative blood volume is important because fluid therapy is a routine part of intraoperative care. In the past, patients undergoing major surgery were given large amounts of fluids because health-care providers were concerned about preoperative dehydration and intraoperative losses to a third space. In the last decade it has become clear that fluid therapy has to be more individualized. Because the exact determination of blood volume is not clinically possible at every timepoint, there have been different approaches to assess fluid requirements, such as goal-directed protocols guided by invasive and less invasive devices. This article focuses on laboratory volume determination, capillary dynamics, aspects of different fluids and how to clinically assess and monitor perioperative blood volume.
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Section of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Iijima T. Complexity of blood volume control system and its implications in perioperative fluid management. J Anesth 2009; 23:534-42. [DOI: 10.1007/s00540-009-0797-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2008] [Accepted: 05/25/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Reekers M, Simon MJG, Boer F, Mooren RAG, van Kleef JW, Dahan A, Vuyk J. Cardiovascular monitoring by pulse dye densitometry or arterial indocyanine green dilution. Anesth Analg 2009; 109:441-6. [PMID: 19608815 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e3181a8d81f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Noninvasive cardiac output (CO) monitoring is possible by indocyanine green (ICG) dilution measured by pulse dye densitometry (PDD). To validate the precision of this method, we compared hemodynamic variables derived from PDD (DDG-2001, Nihon Kohden, Japan) with those derived from simultaneously taken arterial blood ICG concentrations. METHODS In 20 patients (6 M/14 F), ASA I or II, 36 sessions were performed (n = 24 with the PDD-finger probe, n = 10 with the PDD-nose probe). After IV administration of 10 mg ICG, 34 arterial blood samples were taken during each session, with 20 samples taken during the first 2 min. CO, central blood volume (CBV), and total blood volume (TBV) were calculated independently from ICG and PDD and the results compared between methods using Bland-Altman analysis. The results are reported as mean difference (bias) and limits of agreement (LOA = +/- 2 sd). RESULTS PDD using the finger probe underestimated CO (LOA) by 5% (-56% and 47%); overestimated CBV by 21% (-54% and 96%) and underestimated TBV by -15% (-38% and 8%). PDD using the nose probe overestimated CO (LOA) by 30% (-67% and 127%); CBV by 48% (-98% and 193%) and underestimated TBV by -10% (-47% and 27%). CONCLUSION Despite the permissible bias, the wide LOA of the PDD-derived hemodynamic variables CO and CBV, compared with those simultaneously obtained by invasive arterial ICG measurements, suggest that PDD is unsuitable for evaluation of cardiovascular variables in the individual patient. Hence, the reliability and clinical use of this method seem limited.
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- Marije Reekers
- Department of Anesthesiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Andrews P, Azoulay E, Antonelli M, Brochard L, Brun-Buisson C, Dobb G, Fagon JY, Gerlach H, Groeneveld J, Mancebo J, Metnitz P, Nava S, Pugin J, Pinsky M, Radermacher P, Richard C, Tasker R, Vallet B. Year in review in intensive care medicine, 2004. II. Brain injury, hemodynamic monitoring and treatment, pulmonary embolism, gastrointestinal tract, and renal failure. Intensive Care Med 2005; 31:177-88. [PMID: 15678311 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-004-2552-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2004] [Accepted: 12/23/2004] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Peter Andrews
- Intensive Care Medicine Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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