Elintoimintojen valvonta vuodeosastolla

Peruselintoimintojen seuranta vuodeosastolla saattaa parantaa kirurgisten potilaiden ennustetta. Alan laitekehitystyö on vilkasta, mutta haastavaa. Elintoimintojen intensiivisempi monitorointi ja hoito vuodeosastolla korostavat anestesiologien roolia kirurgisten potilaiden kokonaisvaltaisessa hoidossa

Reduction of inflammation by high-dose methylprednisolone does not attenuate oxidative stress in children undergoing bidirectional Glenn procedure with or without aortic arch or pulmonary arterial repair

Objective Corticosteroids attenuate inflammatory reaction in pediatric heart surgery. Inflammation is a source of free oxygen radicals. Children with a cyanotic heart defect are prone to increased radical stress during heart surgery. We hypothesized that high-dose methylprednisolone reduces inflammatory reaction and thereby also oxidative stress in infants with a univentricular heart defect undergoing bidirectional Glenn procedure. Design A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial. Setting Operation theatre and pediatric intensive care unit of a university hospital. Participants Twenty-nine infants undergoing bidirectional Glenn procedure with or without aortic arch or pulmonary arterial repair. Interventions After anesthesia induction, the patients received intravenously either 30 mg/kg of methylprednisolone (n=15) or the same volume of saline as placebo (n=14). Measurements and Main Results Plasma interleukin-6, interleukin-8 and interleukin-10 (biomarkers of inflammation) as well as 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine concentrations (a biomarker of oxidative stress) were measured at four different time points: preoperatively, during CPB, after protamine administration, and six hours postoperatively. The study parameters did not differ between the study groups preoperatively. Methylprednisolone reduced the pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 and increased the anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-10 postoperatively. Despite reduced inflammation, there were no differences in 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine between the methylprednisolone and placebo groups. Conclusions Pro-inflammatory reaction and increase in free radical stress were not interrelated during congenital heart surgery in cyanotic infants with a univentricular heart defect undergoing bidirectional Glenn procedure. High-dose methylprednisolone was ineffective in attenuating free radical stress.Peer reviewe

Novel Zero-Heat-Flux Deep Body Temperature Measurement in Lower Extremity Vascular and Cardiac Surgery

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare deep body temperature obtained using a novel noninvasive continuous zero-heat-flux temperature measurement system with core temperatures obtained using conventional methods. Design: A prospective, observational study. Setting: Operating room of a university hospital. Participants: The study comprised 15 patients undergoing vascular surgery of the lower extremities and 15 patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Interventions: Zero-heat-flux thermometry on the forehead and standard core temperature measurements. Measurements and Main Results: Body temperature was measured using a new thermometry system (SpotOn; 3M, St. Paul, MN) on the forehead and with conventional methods in the esophagus during vascular surgery (n = 15), and in the nasopharynx and pulmonary artery during cardiac surgery (n = 15). The agreement between SpotOn and the conventional methods was assessed using the Bland-Altman random-effects approach for repeated measures. The mean difference between SpotOn and the was +0.08 degrees C (95% limit of agreement-0.25 to +0.40 degrees C). During cardiac surgery, during off CPB, the mean difference between SpotOn and the pulmonary arterial temperature was-0.05 degrees C (95% limits of agreement-0.56 to +0.47 degrees C). Throughout cardiac surgery (on and off CPB), the mean difference between SpotOn and the nasopharyngeal temperature was-0.12 degrees C (95% limits of agreement-0.94 to +0.71 degrees C). Poor agreement between the SpotOn and nasopharyngeal temperatures was detected in hypothermia below approximately 32 degrees C. Conclusions: According to this preliminary study, the deep body temperature measured using the zero-heat-flux system was in good agreement with standard core temperatures during lower extremity vascular and cardiac surgery. However, agreement was questionable during hypothermia below 32 degrees C. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Peer reviewe

Heparin Dose and Point-of-Care Measurements of Hemostasis in Cardiac Surgery-Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Objective: High heparin doses during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) have been suggested to reduce thrombin activation and consumption coagulopathy and consequently bleeding complications. The authors investigated the effect of a high heparin dose during CPB on point-of-care measurements of coagulation. The authors hypothesized that during CPB a high heparin dose compared with a lower heparin dose would reduce thrombin generation and platelet activation and tested whether this would be reflected in the results of rotational thromboelastometry (TEM) and platelet aggregation, measured with multiple electrode aggregometry (MEA). Design: Prospective, randomized, controlled, open single-center study. Setting: University teaching hospital. Participants: Sixty-three consecutive patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass grafting with CPB were enrolled. Interventions: Patients were randomly assigned to receive either a high (600 IU/kg, n = 32) or a low (300 IU/kg, n = 31) initial dose of heparin. Target levels of activated clotting time during CPB were >600 seconds in the high heparin dose group and >400 seconds in the low heparin dose group. Measurements and Main Results: Blood samples were collected (1) preoperatively after induction of anesthesia, (2) 10 minutes after aortic declamping, (3) 30 minutes after protamine administration, and (4) 3 hours after protamine administration. TEM and MEA were then measured. There was no difference in blood loss up to 18 hours postoperatively (median 735 mL for high dose v 610 mL for low dose; p <0.056) or transfusions between the groups. Total median heparin dose (54,300 IU v 27,000 IU; p = 0.001) and median antifactor Xa levels during CPB (9.38 U/mL v 5.04 U/mL; p = 0.001) were greater in the high than in the low heparin dose group. However, neither TEM nor MEA results differed significantly between the groups. Conclusions: Compared with a lower dose of heparin during CPB, a high dose of heparin had little effect on the point-of-care measurements of hemostasis, TEM, and MEA. Based on the similarity of platelet and coagulation activity assessments, the higher heparin dose does not appear to offer benefit during CPB. (C) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Peer reviewe

Endothelial glycocalyx during early reperfusion in patients undergoing cardiac surgery

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In response to : "Temperature monitoring with zero-heat-flux technology in neurosurgical patients"

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Neutrophil activation in septic acute kidney injury : A post hoc analysis of the FINNAKI study

Background Inflammation, reflected by high plasma interleukin-6 concentration, is associated with acute kidney injury (AKI) in septic patients. Neutrophil activation has pathophysiological significance in experimental septic AKI. We hypothesized that neutrophil activation is associated with AKI in critically ill sepsis patients. Methods We measured plasma (n = 182) and urine (n = 118) activin A (a rapidly released cytosolic neutrophil protein), interleukin-8 (a chemotactic factor for neutrophils), myeloperoxidase (a neutrophil biomarker released in tissues), and interleukin-6 on intensive care unit admission (plasma and urine) and 24 hours later (plasma) in sepsis patients manifesting their first organ dysfunction between 24 hours preceding admission and the second calendar day in intensive care unit. AKI was defined by the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes criteria. Results Plasma admission interleukin-8 (240 [60-971] vs 50 [19-164] pg/mL, P <.001) and activin A (845 [554-1895] vs 469 [285-862] pg/mL, P <.001) were but myeloperoxidase (169 [111-300] vs 144 [88-215] ng/mL, P = .059) was not higher among patients with AKI compared with those without. Urine admission interleukin-8 (50.4 [19.8-145.3] vs 9.5 [2.7-28.7] ng/mL, P <.001) and myeloperoxidase (7.7 [1.5-12.6] vs 1.9 [0.4-6.9] ng/mL, P <.001) were but activin A (9.7 [1.4-42.6] vs 4.0 [0.0-33.0] ng/mL, P = .064) was not higher in AKI than non-AKI patients. Urine myeloperoxidase correlated with urine interleukin-8 (R = .627, P <.001) but not with plasma myeloperoxidase (R = .131, P = .158). Conclusion Interleukin-8 in plasma and urine was associated with septic AKI. Elevated plasma activin A indicates intravascular neutrophil activation in septic AKI. Concomitant plasma and urine myeloperoxidase measurements suggest neutrophil accumulation into injured kidneys.Peer reviewe

Sleep and Lipid Profile During Transition from Childhood to Adolescence

OBJECTIVES: To assess the longitudinal effects of sleep duration and quality on lipid profiles during the transition from childhood to early adolescence, over a 4-year-period. STUDY DESIGN: A cohort study of children born in 1998 examined at 8 years of age (SD, 0.3; n = 105) and 12 years of age (SD, 0.5; n = 190). Sleep duration, wake after sleep onset, sleep efficiency, and weekend catch-up sleep were measured with actigraphs for 7 (8 years of age) and 8 (12 years of age) nights. Fasting serum samples were collected at 12 years of age. Covariates included age, pubertal development, socioeconomic status, body mass index, and physical activity. RESULTS: In girls, shorter sleep duration at 8 and 12 years of age was associated with lower high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol and higher triglycerides at 12 years of age. Poorer sleep quality at 8 years of age and longer weekend catch-up sleep at 12 years of age was associated with higher triglycerides at 12 years of age. From 8 to 12 years of age, improvement in sleep quality associated with higher total cholesterol, and a decrease in sleep duration with lower lipid levels. In boys, longer sleep duration at 8 years of age, and a larger decrease in sleep duration from 8 to 12 years of age was associated with higher levels of triglycerides at 12 years of age. CONCLUSIONS: Poorer sleep during transition to early adolescence is associated with an atherogenic lipid profile in early adolescent girls, and such effects are less prominent in boys. Poor sleep may have long-term associations with health, which are not mitigated by the amount of physical activity.Peer reviewe

Glycocalyx Degradation and Inflammation in Cardiac Surgery

Objective: Experimental inflammation induces degradation of glycocalyx. The authors hypothesized that inflammation is an important determinant of glycocalyx degradation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Design: A prospective observational study. Setting: Operation theater and intensive care unit of a university hospital. Participants: Two separate prospective patient cohorts. Interventions: Blood samples were collected at 5 perioperative time points in the trial cohort (30 patients) and only preoperatively in the preoperative cohort (35 patients). Plasma syndecan-1 (biomarker of glycocalyx degradation), interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-8, and IL-10 were measured. Measurements and Main Results: In the trial cohort, preoperative ranges were as follows: 0.8-198 ng/mL for syndecan-1; 0-902 pg/mL for IL-6; 0-314.9 pg/mL for IL-8, and 0-2,909 pg/mL for IL-10. Seven out of 30 patients were outliers in terms of plasma concentrations of syndecan-1 and all cytokines preoperatively. The increase of syndecan-1 was 2.7-fold, and those of IL-6 and IL-8 were both 2.5-fold. The increase of IL-10 was modest. Plasma syndecan-1 correlated with all cytokines preoperatively (IL-6: R = 0.66, p <0.001; IL-8: R = 0.67, p = 0.001; IL-10: R = 0.73, p <0.001) as well as at 6 hours postoperatively (IL-6: R = 0.49, p = 0.006; IL-8: R = 0.43, p = 0.02; IL-10: R = 0.41, p = 0.03) and on the postoperative morning (IL-6: R = 0.57, p = 0.001; IL-8: R = 0.37, p = 0.06; IL-10: R = 0.51, p = 0.005) but not intraoperatively. The preoperative findings of the trial cohort could be confirmed in the preoperative cohort. Conclusions: In patients undergoing cardiac surgery with CPB, inflammation in terms of proinflammatory cytokines IL-6 and IL-8 and anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 is associated with glycocalyx degradation measured as plasma syndecan-1 concentrations. (C) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Peer reviewe

Development of Late Circadian Preference : Sleep Timing From Childhood to Late Adolescence

Objectives To assess differences relating to circadian preference in objectively measured sleep patterns from childhood to adolescence over a 9-year period. We hypothesized there is developmental continuity in sleep timing and duration according to circadian preference. Study design Young participants (N = 111, 65% girls) from a community- based birth cohort underwent sleep actigraphy at mean ages 8.1 (SD = 0.3), 12.3 (SD = 0.5), and 16.9 (SD = 0.1) years. A short version of MorningnessEveningness Questionnaire was administered in late adolescence. At each follow-up, sleep midpoint, duration, wake after sleep onset, sleep efficiency, and weekend catch-up sleep were compared between those reporting morning, intermediate, and evening preferences in late adolescence. Results Mixed model analyses indicated that sleep timing was significantly earlier among morning types compared with evening types at all ages (P values <.04). The mean differences in sleep midpoint between morning and evening types increased from a mean of 19 minutes (age 8), 36 minutes (age 12), to 89 minutes (age 17). The largest change occurred from age 12 to 17 years. Sleep duration, wake after sleep onset, sleep efficiency, and catch-up sleep did not differ according to circadian preference. Conclusions This study found significant continuity in sleep timing from childhood to adolescence over 9 years, indicating that late circadian preference reported in late adolescence begins to manifest in middle childhood. Further studies are needed to establish whether sleep timing has its origins at an even earlier age.Peer reviewe