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BACKGROUND: The objective was to assess the agreement between therapeutic proposals derived from basic critical care echocardiography performed by novice operators in ultrasonography after a limited training (residents) and by experts considered as reference. Secondary objectives were to assess the agreement between operators' answers to simple clinical questions and the concordance between basic two-dimensional measurements. METHODS: This observational, prospective, single-center study was conducted over a 3-year period in a medical-surgical intensive care unit. Adult patients with acute circulatory and/or respiratory failure requiring a transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) examination were studied. In each patient, a TTE was performed by a resident novice in ultrasonography after a short training program and by an expert, independently but within 1 h and in random order. Each operator addressed standardized simple clinical questions and subsequently proposed a therapeutic strategy based on a predefined algorithm. RESULTS: Residents performed an average of 33 TTE studies in 244 patients (156 men; age: 63 years [52-74]; SAPS2: 45 [34-59]; 182 (75%) mechanically ventilated). Agreement between the therapeutic proposals of residents and experienced operators was good-to-excellent. The concordance was excellent for suggesting fluid loading, inotrope or vasopressor support (all Kappa values > 0.80). Inter-observer agreement was only moderate when considering the indication of negative fluid balance (Kappa: 0.65; 95% CI 0.50-0.80), since residents proposed diuretics in 23 patients (9.5%) while their counterparts had the same suggestion in 35 patients (14.4%). Overall agreement of responses to simple clinical questions was also good-to-excellent. Intraclass correlation coefficient exceeded 0.75 for measurement of ventricular and inferior vena cava size. CONCLUSIONS: A limited training program aiming at acquiring the basic level in critical care echocardiography enables ICU residents novice in ultrasonography to propose therapeutic interventions with a good-to-excellent agreement with experienced operators.
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OBJECTIVES: Anemia and transfusion are common in cardiac surgery patients, and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Multiple perioperative interventions have been described to reduce blood transfusion, but are rarely combined altogether. The aim of this study was to compare the incidence of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion in adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery before and after the implementation of a perioperative patient blood management (PBM) program. DESIGN: Before-and-after observational study. SETTING: Single-center French university teaching hospital. PARTICIPANTS: Adult patients scheduled for cardiac surgery. INTERVENTIONS: Perioperative patient blood management program including pre-, intra-, and postoperative interventions aimed at identifying and correcting anemia, minimizing blood loss during surgery, and optimizing coagulation. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Four hundred thirty-four patients were included in the study from January 2021 to July 2022. The incidence of perioperative RBC transfusion (intraoperatively and during the first 2 postoperative days) was significantly reduced from 43% (90/213) in the pre-PBM period to 27% (60/221) in the post-PBM period (p < 0.001). The application of a PBM program was associated with a reduction in perioperative RBC transfusion by multivariate analysis (odds ratio 0.55, 95% CI 0.36-0.85, p = 0.007), and was associated with a reduction in the median number of RBC units transfused within transfused patients (p = 0.025). These effects persisted at day 30 after surgery (p = 0.029). CONCLUSION: A perioperative PBM program in adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery was associated with a significant reduction in perioperative RBC transfusion, which persisted at day 30.
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Anemia , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardíacos , Adulto , Humanos , Transfusão de Eritrócitos , Transfusão de Sangue , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardíacos/efeitos adversos , Hospitais UniversitáriosRESUMO
We describe the case of a peripartum thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura with fulminant cardiogenic shock treated with extracorporeal life support. Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura should be considered in the case of thrombotic microangiopathy with several or severe organ involvement and needs emergent treatment with plasmapheresis (with or without rituximab). In the case of cardiac involvement, aggressive treatment should be considered given the high mortality and the potential complete recovery.
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Reanimação Cardiopulmonar/métodos , Miocárdio/patologia , Complicações Cardiovasculares na Gravidez , Complicações Hematológicas na Gravidez , Púrpura Trombocitopênica Trombótica/diagnóstico , Choque Cardiogênico/etiologia , Adulto , Biópsia , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Feminino , Humanos , Período Periparto , Gravidez , Púrpura Trombocitopênica Trombótica/complicações , Choque Cardiogênico/diagnóstico , Choque Cardiogênico/terapiaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: High-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) does not improve the prognosis of ARDS patients despite an improvement in oxygenation. This paradox may partly be explained by HFOV hemodynamic side-effects on right ventricular function. Our goal was to study the link between HFOV and hemodynamic effects and to test if the pre-HFOV right over left ventricular end-diastolic area (RVEDA/LVEDA) ratio, as a simple parameter of afterload-related RV dysfunction, could be used to predict HFOV hemodynamic intolerance in patients with severe ARDS. METHODS: Twenty-four patients were studied just before and within 3 h of HFOV using transthoracic echocardiography and transpulmonary thermodilution. RESULTS: Before HFOV, the mean PaO2/FiO2 ratio was 89 ± 23. The number of patients with a RVEDA/LVEDA ratio >0.6 significantly increased after HFOV [11 (46 %) vs. 17 (71 %)]. Although HFOV did not significantly decrease the arterial pressure (systolic, diastolic, mean and pulse pressure), it significantly decreased the cardiac index (CI) by 13 ± 18 % and significantly increased the RVEDA/LVEDA ratio by 14 ± 11 %. A significant correlation was observed between pre-HFOV RVEDA/LVEDA ratio and CI diminution after HFOV (r = 0.78; p < 0.0001). A RVEDA/LVEDA ratio superior to 0.6 resulted in a CI decrease >15 % during HFOV with a sensitivity of 80 % (95 % confidence interval 44-98 %) and a specificity of 79 % (confidence interval 49-95 %). CONCLUSION: The RVEDA/LVEDA ratio measured just before HFOV predicts the hemodynamic intolerance of this technique in patients with severe ARDS. A high ratio under CMV raises questions about the use of HFOV in such patients. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01167621.
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OBJECTIVE: Although stress cardiomyopathy has been described in association with epilepsy, its frequency in patients with convulsive status epilepticus remains unknown. Accordingly, we sought to determine the prevalence and risk factors of stress cardiomyopathy in patients admitted to the ICU for convulsive status epilepticus. DESIGN: Prospective, descriptive, single-center study. SETTING: Medical-surgical ICU of a teaching hospital. PATIENTS: Thirty-two consecutive ventilated patients (21 men; age, 50 ± 18 yr; Simplified Acute Physiology Score II, 53 ± 15; Sequential Organ Failure Assessment, 6 ± 2) hospitalized in the ICU for convulsive status epilepticus. INTERVENTIONS: None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Hemodynamic parameters, transthoracic echocardiography, biological data, and electrocardiogram were obtained serially on ICU admission (H0), and after 6, 12, 24, and 48 hours of hospitalization (H6, H12, H24, and H48). Stress cardiomyopathy was defined as a 20% decrease in left ventricular ejection fraction between H0 or H6 and H48. Stress cardiomyopathy was diagnosed in 18 patients (56%; 95% CI, 38-74%). Mean left ventricular ejection fraction, left ventricular stroke index and cardiac index were initially (at H0 or H6 according to lowest individual values) significantly reduced in stress cardiomyopathy patients (45 ± 14% vs 61 ± 6%, p < 0.001; 24 ± 8 vs 28 ± 8 mL/m(2), p < 0.05; 2.3 ± 0.7 vs 3.0 ± 0.8 L/min/m(2), p < 0.05, respectively) and increased secondarily to reach similar mean values than those observed in patients without transient left ventricular dysfunction at H24. Dobutamine was more frequently used in patients with stress cardiomyopathy. Mean lactate level was increased and significantly higher in stress cardiomyopathy patients at H0 and H6, whereas mean central venous oxygen saturation was preserved but significantly lower in this group. Only three patients with stress cardiomyopathy had left ventricular regional wall motion abnormalities but normal coronary angiography. Risk factors of stress cardiomyopathy were age and Simplified Acute Physiology Score II. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that stress cardiomyopathy is common in patients admitted to the ICU for convulsive status epilepticus. Accordingly, these patients should be screened for stress cardiomyopathy and monitored if they present with hemodynamic compromise.
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Estado Epiléptico/complicações , Cardiomiopatia de Takotsubo/epidemiologia , Cardiomiopatia de Takotsubo/etiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Unidades de Terapia Intensiva , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prevalência , Estudos Prospectivos , Fatores de RiscoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Stress cardiomyopathy (SC) is a transient ventricular dysfunction rarely described in the critical care setting. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the mechanisms, incidence, treatment and prognosis of SC. METHOD: This is a retrospective observational study of every critically-ill patient admitted to the ICU over a period of two years. RESULTS: Among 1314 patients admitted in the ICU, 20 patients (1.5%) were diagnosed with SC. A total of 249 patients experienced cardiogenic shock, whereas 8% were suffering from SC. SC was suspected because of hemodynamic impairment (80% of cases), ECG modifications (15%) and/or dyspnea (15%). SC was apical (typical Tako-tsubo) in 90% and atypical in 10% of cases. Several mechanisms or conditions may explain the occurrence of SC and are may be combined: catecholamine toxicity (45%), psychological stress, seizures or neurological impairment (35%), non-epicardial coronary ischemia (20%) and left ventricular outflow track (LVOT) obstruction (10%). SC could have indirectly caused death by worsening heart failure in three patients and arrhythmias were seen in 40% of patients. SAPS2, renal impairment, malnutrition, norepinephrine infusion and thrombocytopenia were associated with death in the univariate analysis. Catecholamines were required in 85% and intra-aortic balloon pump in 20% of patients. CONCLUSIONS: SC is a rare reversible cardiac impairment in the critically-ill patient that can induce arrhythmias and cardiogenic shock. The likely mechanisms are combined: catecholamine toxicity, stress or neurological involvement and less frequently ischemia or LVOT obstruction.
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Estado Terminal , Cardiomiopatia de Takotsubo/mortalidade , Cardiomiopatia de Takotsubo/terapia , Adulto , Idoso , Biomarcadores/metabolismo , Catecolaminas/metabolismo , Eletrocardiografia , Feminino , Hemodinâmica , Humanos , Incidência , Unidades de Terapia Intensiva , Balão Intra-Aórtico/métodos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Ventilação não Invasiva/métodos , Prognóstico , Estudos Retrospectivos , Reunião/epidemiologia , Medição de Risco , Fatores de Risco , Cardiomiopatia de Takotsubo/diagnóstico , Cardiomiopatia de Takotsubo/fisiopatologia , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: We sought to evaluate the efficacy of a limited training dedicated to residents without knowledge in ultrasound for performing goal-oriented echocardiography in ICU patients. DESIGN: Prospective pilot observational study. SETTING: Medical-surgical ICU of a teaching hospital. PATIENTS: 61 consecutive adult ICU patients (SAPS II score: 38 +/- 17; 46 ventilated patients) requiring a transthoracic echocardiography were studied. INTERVENTIONS: After a curriculum including a 3-h training course and 5 h of hands-on training, one of four noncardiologist residents and an intensivist experienced in ultrasound subsequently performed hand-held echocardiography (HHE), independently and in random order. Assessable "rule in, rule out" clinical questions were purposely limited to easily identifiable conditions by the sole use of two-dimensional imaging. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: When compared with residents, the experienced intensivist performed shorter examinations (4 +/- 1 vs. 11 +/- 4 min: p < 0.0001) and had significantly less unsolved clinical questions [3 (0.8%) vs. 27 (7.4%) of 366 clinical questions: p < 0.0001]. When addressed, clinical questions were adequately appraised by residents: left ventricular systolic dysfunction [Kappa: 0.76 +/- 0.09 (95% CI: 0.59-0.93)], left ventricular dilatation [Kappa: 0.66 +/- 0.12 (95% CI: 0.43-0.90)], right ventricular dilatation [Kappa: 0.71 +/- 0.12 (95% CI: 0.46-0.95)], pericardial effusion [Kappa: 0.68 +/- 0.18 (95 CI: 0.33-1.03)], and pleural effusion [Kappa: 0.71 +/- 0.09 (95% CI: 0.53-0.88)]. The only case of tamponade was accurately diagnosed by the resident. CONCLUSIONS: Limited training of noncardiologist ICU residents without previous knowledge in ultrasound appears feasible and efficient to address simple clinical questions using point-of-care echography. Influence of the learning curve on diagnostic accuracy and potential therapeutic impact remain to be determined.