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Experimental study of delivery of humidified-warm carbon dioxide during open abdominal surgery.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to monitor the effect of humidified-warm carbon dioxide (HWCO2 ) delivered into the open abdomen of mice, simulating laparotomy. METHODS:Mice were anaesthetized, ventilated and subjected to an abdominal incision followed by wound retraction. In the experimental group, a diffuser device was used to deliver HWCO2 ; the control group was exposed to passive air flow. In each group of mice, surgical damage was produced on one side of the peritoneal wall. Vital signs and core temperature were monitored throughout the 1-h procedure. The peritoneum was closed and mice were allowed to recover for 24?h or 10?days. Tumour cells were delivered into half of the mice in each cohort. Tissue was then examined using scanning electron microscopy and immunohistochemistry. RESULTS:Passive air flow generated ultrastructural damage including mesothelial cell bulging/retraction and loss of microvilli, as assessed at 24?h. Evidence of surgical damage was still measurable on day 10. HWCO2 maintained normothermia, whereas open surgery alone led to hypothermia. The degree of tissue damage was significantly reduced by HWCO2 compared with that in controls. Peritoneal expression of hypoxia inducible factor 1? and vascular endothelial growth factor A was lowered by HWCO2 . These effects were also evident at the surgical damage sites, where protection from tissue trauma extended to 10?days. HWCO2 did not reduce tumorigenesis in surgically damaged sites compared with passive air flow. CONCLUSION:HWCO2 diffusion into the abdomen in the context of open surgery afforded tissue protection and accelerated tissue repair in mice, while preserving normothermia. Surgical relevance Damage to the peritoneum always occurs during open abdominal surgery, by exposure to desiccating air and by mechanical trauma/damage owing to the surgical intervention. Previous experimental studies showed that humidified-warm carbon dioxide (HWCO2 ) reduced peritoneal damage during laparoscopic insufflation. Additionally, this intervention decreased experimental peritoneal carcinomatosis compared with the use of conventional dry-cold carbon dioxide. In the present experimental study, the simple delivery of HWCO2 into the open abdomen reduced the amount of cellular damage and inflammation, and accelerated tissue repair. Sites of surgical intervention serve as ideal locations for cancer cell adhesion and subsequent tumour formation, but this was not changed measurably by the delivery of HWCO2 .

SUBMITTER: Carpinteri S

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5901019 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Experimental study of delivery of humidified-warm carbon dioxide during open abdominal surgery.

Carpinteri S S Sampurno S S Malaterre J J Millen R R Dean M M Kong J J Chittleborough T T Heriot A A Lynch A C AC Ramsay R G RG

The British journal of surgery 20171128 5

<h4>Background</h4>The aim of this study was to monitor the effect of humidified-warm carbon dioxide (HWCO<sub>2</sub> ) delivered into the open abdomen of mice, simulating laparotomy.<h4>Methods</h4>Mice were anaesthetized, ventilated and subjected to an abdominal incision followed by wound retraction. In the experimental group, a diffuser device was used to deliver HWCO<sub>2</sub> ; the control group was exposed to passive air flow. In each group of mice, surgical damage was produced on one s ...[more]

PMID: 29193022

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Project description:BACKGROUND:Animal studies have shown that peritoneal injury can be minimized by insufflating the abdominal cavity with warm humidified carbon dioxide gas. METHODS:A single-blind RCT was performed at a tertiary colorectal unit. Inclusion criteria were patient aged 18?years and over undergoing open elective surgery. The intervention group received warmed (37°C), humidified (98 per cent relative humidity) carbon dioxide (WHCO2 group). Multiple markers of peritoneal inflammation and oxidative damage were used to compare groups, including cytokines and chemokines, apoptosis, the 3-chlorotyrosine/native tyrosine ratio, and light microscopy on peritoneal biopsies at the start (T0 ) and end (Tend ) of the operation. Postoperative clinical outcomes were compared between the groups. RESULTS:Of 40 patients enrolled, 20 in the WHCO2 group and 19 in the control group were available for analysis. A significant log(Tend /T0 ) difference between control and WHCO2 groups was documented for interleukin (IL) 2 (5·3 versus 2·8 respectively; P = 0·028) and IL-4 (3·5 versus 2·0; P = 0·041), whereas apoptosis assays documented no significant change in caspase activity, and similar apoptosis rates were documented along the peritoneal edge in both groups. The 3-chlorotyrosine/tyrosine ratio had increased at Tend by 1·1-fold in the WHCO2 group and by 3·1-fold in the control group. Under light microscopy, peritoneum was visible in 11 of 19 samples from the control group and in 19 of 20 samples from the WHCO2 group (P = 0·006). The only difference in clinical outcomes between intervention and control groups was the number of days to passage of flatus (2·5 versus 5·0?days respectively; P = 0·008). CONCLUSION:The use of warmed, humidified carbon dioxide appears to reduce some markers related to peritoneal oxidative damage during laparotomy. No difference was observed in clinical outcomes, but the study was underpowered for analysis of surgical results. Registration number: NCT02975947 ( www.ClinicalTrials.gov/).

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