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Can venous-to-arterial carbon dioxide differences reflect microcirculatory alterations in patients with septic shock?

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Purpose

Septic shock has been associated with microvascular alterations and these in turn with the development of organ dysfunction. Despite advances in video microscopic techniques, evaluation of microcirculation at the bedside is still limited. Venous-to-arterial carbon dioxide difference (Pv-aCO2) may be increased even when venous O2 saturation (SvO2) and cardiac output look normal, which could suggests microvascular derangements. We sought to evaluate whether Pv-aCO2 can reflect the adequacy of microvascular perfusion during the early stages of resuscitation of septic shock.

Methods

Prospective observational study including 75 patients with septic shock in a 60-bed mixed ICU. Arterial and mixed-venous blood gases and hemodynamic variables were obtained at catheter insertion (T0) and 6 h after (T6). Using a sidestream dark-field device, we simultaneously acquired sublingual microcirculatory images for blinded semiquantitative analysis. Pv-aCO2 was defined as the difference between mixed-venous and arterial CO2 partial pressures.

Results

Progressively lower percentages of small perfused vessels (PPV), lower functional capillary density, and higher heterogeneity of microvascular blood flow were observed at higher Pv-aCO2 values at both T0 and T6. Pv-aCO2 was significantly correlated to PPV (T0: coefficient -5.35, 95 % CI -6.41 to -4.29, p < 0.001; T6: coefficient, -3.49, 95 % CI -4.43 to -2.55, p < 0.001) and changes in Pv-aCO2 between T0 and T6 were significantly related to changes in PPV (R (2) = 0.42, p < 0.001). Absolute values and changes in Pv-aCO2 were not related to global hemodynamic variables. Good agreement between venous-to-arterial CO2 and PPV was maintained even after corrections for the Haldane effect.

Conclusions

During early phases of resuscitation of septic shock, Pv-aCO2 could reflect the adequacy of microvascular blood flow.

SUBMITTER: Ospina-Tascon GA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4726723 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Can venous-to-arterial carbon dioxide differences reflect microcirculatory alterations in patients with septic shock?

Ospina-Tascón Gustavo A GA Umaña Mauricio M Bermúdez William F WF Bautista-Rincón Diego F DF Valencia Juan D JD Madriñán Humberto J HJ Hernandez Glenn G Bruhn Alejandro A Arango-Dávila César C De Backer Daniel D

Intensive care medicine 20151117 2

<h4>Purpose</h4>Septic shock has been associated with microvascular alterations and these in turn with the development of organ dysfunction. Despite advances in video microscopic techniques, evaluation of microcirculation at the bedside is still limited. Venous-to-arterial carbon dioxide difference (Pv-aCO2) may be increased even when venous O2 saturation (SvO2) and cardiac output look normal, which could suggests microvascular derangements. We sought to evaluate whether Pv-aCO2 can reflect the ...[more]

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Project description:IntroductionVenous-to-arterial carbon dioxide difference (Pv-aCO2) may reflect the adequacy of blood flow during shock states. We sought to test whether the development of Pv-aCO2 during the very early phases of resuscitation is related to multi-organ dysfunction and outcomes in a population of septic shock patients resuscitated targeting the usual oxygen-derived and hemodynamic parameters.MethodsWe conducted a prospective observational study in a 60-bed mixed ICU in a University affiliated Hospital. 85 patients with a new septic shock episode were included. A Pv-aCO2 value ? 6 mmHg was considered to be high. Patients were classified in four predefined groups according to the Pv-aCO2 evolution during the first 6 hours of resuscitation: (1) persistently high Pv-aCO2 (high at T0 and T6); (2) increasing Pv-aCO2 (normal at T0, high at T6); (3) decreasing Pv-aCO2 (high at T0, normal at T6); and (4) persistently normal Pv-aCO2 (normal at T0 and T6). Multiorgan dysfunction at day-3 was compared for predefined groups and a Kaplan Meier curve was constructed to show the survival probabilities at day-28 using a log-rank test to evaluate differences between groups. A Spearman-Rho was used to test the agreement between cardiac output and Pv-aCO2. Finally, we calculated the mortality risk ratios at day-28 among patients attaining normal oxygen parameters but with a concomitantly increased Pv-aCO2.ResultsPatients with persistently high and increasing Pv-aCO2 at T6 had significant higher SOFA scores at day-3 (p < 0.001) and higher mortality rates at day-28 (log rank test: 19.21, p < 0.001) compared with patients who evolved with normal Pv-aCO2 at T6. Interestingly, a poor agreement between cardiac output and Pv-aCO2 was observed (r2 = 0.025, p < 0.01) at different points of resuscitation. Patients who reached a central venous saturation (ScvO)2 ? 70% or mixed venous oxygen saturation (SvO2) ? 65% but with concomitantly high Pv-aCO2 at different developmental points (i.e., T0, T6 and T12) had a significant mortality risk ratio at day-28.ConclusionThe persistence of high Pv-aCO2 during the early resuscitation of septic shock was associated with more severe multi-organ dysfunction and worse outcomes at day-28. Although mechanisms conducting to increase Pv-aCO2 during septic shock are insufficiently understood, Pv-aCO2 could identify a high risk of death in apparently resuscitated patients.

Project description:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the prognostic value of the difference between peripheral venous and arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide in patients with septic shock following early resuscitation. METHODS:This prospective study was conducted among the patients with septic shock treated in our department during the period from May, 2017 to May, 2018. Peripheral venous, peripheral arterial and central venous blood samples were collected simultaneously and analyzed immediately at bedside after 6-h bundle treatment. Arterial blood lactate concentration (Lac) and the arterial (PaCO2), peripheral venous (PpvCO2) and central venous partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PcvCO2) were recorded. The differences between PpvCO2 and PaCO2 (Ppv-aCO2) and between PcvCO2 and PaCO2 (Pcv-aCO2) were calculated. Pearson correlation analysis was used to test the agreement between Pcv-aCO2 and Ppv-aCO2. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to analyze the possible risk factors for 28-day mortality, and the receiver-operating characteristic curve (ROC) was plotted to assess the prognostic values of these factors for 28-day mortality. RESULTS:A total of 62 patients were enrolled in this study, among who 35 survived and 27 died during the 28-day period. Compared with the survivor group, the patients died within 28 days showed significantly higher Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation ? (APACHE ?) score (24.2±6.0 vs 20.5±4.9, P=0.011), sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score (14.9±4.7 vs 12.2±4.5, P=0.027), PcvaCO2 (5.5±1.6 vs 7.1±1.7, P < 0.001), PpvaCO2 (7.1±1.8 vs 10.0±2.7, P < 0.001), and arterial lactate level (3.3±1.2 vs 4.2±1.3, P=0.003) after 6-h bundle treatment. Pearson correlation analysis showed that Ppv-aCO2 was significantly correlated with Pcv-aCO2 (r=0.897, R2= 0.805, P < 0.001). Multiple logistic regression analysis identified Ppv-aCO2 (?=0.625, P=0.001, OR=1.869, 95% CI: 1.311-2.664) and lactate level (?=0.584, P=0.041, OR=1.794, 95%CI: 1.024-3.415) as the independent risk factors for 28-day mortality. The maximum area under the ROC (AUC) of Ppv-aCO2 was 0.814 (95%CI: 0.696- 0.931, P < 0.001), and at the best cut- off value of 9.05 mmHg, Ppv-aCO2 had a sensitivity of 70.4% and a specificity of 88.6% for predicting 28-day mortality. The AUC of lactate level was 0.732 (95%CI: 0.607-0.858, P=0.002), and its sensitivity for predicting 28-day mortality was 70.4% and the specificity was 74.3% at the best cut-off value of 3.45 mmol/L; The AUC of Pcv-aCO2 was 0.766 (95%CI: 0.642-0.891, P < 0.001), and its sensitivity was 66.7% and the specificity was 80.0% at the best cut-off value of 7.05 mmHg. CONCLUSIONS:A high Ppv-aCO2 after early resuscitation of septic shock is associated with poor outcomes. Ppv-aCO2 is well correlated with Pcv-aCO2 and can be used as an independent indicator for predicting 28-day mortality in patients with septic shock.

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Can venous-to-arterial carbon dioxide differences reflect microcirculatory alterations in patients with septic shock?

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