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Relationship between sublingual and intestinal microcirculatory perfusion in patients with abdominal sepsis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17334238     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relation between sublingual and intestinal microcirculatory alterations in patients with abdominal sepsis. DESIGN: Prospective observational study. SETTING: A 23-bed mixed intensive care unit of a tertiary teaching hospital. PATIENTS: Twenty-three patients with abdominal sepsis and a newly constructed intestinal stoma were included in the study group. Nineteen outpatient healthy individuals with an intestinal stoma and ten nonsepsis patients with a <24-hr-old intestinal stoma were included as controls. INTERVENTIONS: None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Orthogonal polarization spectral imaging of the sublingual and intestinal microcirculation was performed on days 1 and 3. In addition, variables of systemic hemodynamics, such as cardiac index, heart rate, blood pressure, central venous pressure, and dosages of vasopressor and inotropic agents, were obtained. On day 1 there was no correlation of the microvascular flow index between the sublingual and intestinal microcirculatory beds (Spearman's rho [rs] = .12; 95% confidence interval, -.51 to .31; p = .59). Furthermore, there was no significant correlation between microcirculatory alterations and variables of systemic circulation (rs <or= .25). On day 3, however, a correlation between sublingual and intestinal microcirculatory flow appeared to be restored (rs = .74; 95% confidence interval, .28-.92; p = .006), mainly due to a normalization of flow in both regions. CONCLUSIONS: On day 1 of abdominal sepsis there is a complete dispersion of flow, not only between hemodynamic compartments of a different order but also between the sublingual and intestinal microcirculation. Over time, both sublingual and intestinal microvascular flow indexes trended to normal values.
Authors:
E Christiaan Boerma; Peter H J van der Voort; Peter E Spronk; Can Ince
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Critical care medicine     Volume:  35     ISSN:  0090-3493     ISO Abbreviation:  Crit. Care Med.     Publication Date:  2007 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-04-06     Completed Date:  2007-05-15     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0355501     Medline TA:  Crit Care Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1055-60     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abdomen
Aged
Blood Pressure
Female
Heart Rate
Hospital Mortality
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Intestines / blood supply*,  surgery
Male
Microcirculation
Middle Aged
Monitoring, Physiologic / methods*
Mouth Floor / blood supply*
Prospective Studies
Sepsis / mortality,  physiopathology*
Severity of Illness Index
Surgical Stomas
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Comment In:
Crit Care Med. 2007 Apr;35(4):1204-5   [PMID:  17413791 ]

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