Hemodynamic monitoring involves measuring a patient's circulatory status through various devices. Newer non-invasive devices like bioreactance and pulse contour analysis aim to continuously monitor cardiac output without needing a pulmonary artery catheter. Clinical trials show mixed results on whether advanced hemodynamic monitoring improves outcomes, but some evidence suggests it can reduce complications, length of hospital stay, and ventilation time in high-risk patients.
45. PiCCO-way it works CO is calculated with the Stewart-Hamilton equation Curve is then transformed into a logarithmic form and with the MTt and DSt are determined
51. Results…. R=used as Reference method, s=stable conditions, PAC-CC0 PiCCO LiDCO NiCOM Flotrac Squara, 2007 X (R) X R=0.82 (s) Marque, 2009 X (R) X X R=0.77 (s) Ni, R=0.69 (s) Flo Mayer, 2008 X (R) X Rel. Err 24.6% Raval, 2008 X (R) X R=0.78 (s) Squara, 2009 X (R) X R=0.76 McCoy, 2009 X (R) X Good bias, large SD
Problem: poor baseline matching – different APACHE II, different Creatinine, etc.
French multicentre trial, 676 Patients, assigned to PAC or no PAC, treatment up to attending physician – no difference in 90 day mortality
3803 pt screened, 1994 randomized, 997 pat each group, same mortality, no difference in mortality after 1 year. PAC-man trial in ICU population with similar results.
535 critical care physicians working in 86 ICUs participated, multiple choice questionnaire consisting of 31 questions regarding all aspects of bedside pulmonary artery catheterization, The mean score of all respondents was 72.2 +/- 14.4%, significantly lower (p <.0001) in case of uncompleted postgraduate training (67.3 +/- 14.7%, lower quartile 56.7%, median 70.0%, upper quartile 76.7%), as compared with completed postgraduate training (76.1 +/- 13.0%, lower quartile 70.0%, median 80.0%, upper quartile 86.7%).
retrospectively analyzed 373 patients, maximum EVLW was significantly higher in nonsurvivors (n= 186) than in survivors (n= 187) [median, 14.3 mL/kg vs 10.2 mL/kg, respectively; p < 0.001]
188 ICU patients.
Fluid responsiveness depends on compliance of heart and systolic function – both are usually unknown. Surprisingly in a retrospective study by Osman (Crit Care Med 2007) even the combination of CVP/PAOP and SVI didn’t predict fluid responsiveness very well.
Of the 24 studies included in this analysis, 5 studies compared CVP with the measured circulating blood volume while 19 studies determined the relationship between CVP and change in cardiac performance following a fluid challenge (generally defined as a 10 to 15% increase in stroke index/cardiac index). In all, 830 patients across a spectrum of medical and surgical disciplines were studied. Regression for CVP-BV is 0.16. the pooled area under the ROC curve was 0.56 for (ΔCVP).
Z is aortic impedance – variable.
Dependent on amount of fluid in chest, vet=ventricular ejection time; Unlike bioimpedance, bioreactance-based noninvasive CO measurement does not use the static impedance Zo and does not depend on the distance between the electrodes L for the calculations of SV and CO, which significantly reduces the uncertainty in the result.
Dependent on amount of fluid in chest, vet=ventricular ejection time; Unlike bioimpedance, bioreactance-based noninvasive CO measurement does not use the static impedance Zo and does not depend on the distance between the electrodes L for the calculations of SV and CO, which significantly reduces the uncertainty in the result.
In addition to changing resistance to blood flow ( Zo), changes in intrathoracic volume also produce changes in electrical capacitive and inductive (i.e., bioreactance) properties that result in phase shifts of the received signal relative to the applied signal.
Although clinical utility has been increasingly recognized in some clinical settings (13, 14), bioimpedance has been found to be inaccurate in intensive care units (ICUs) and other settings where significant electrical noise and body motion exist (5, 9). Also, the technique is sensitive to placement of the electrodes on the body, variations in patient body size, and other physical factors that impact on electrical conductivity between the electrodes and skin (e.g., temperature and humidity).
Within each sticker, one electrode is used by the high-frequency current generator to inject the high-frequency sine wave into the body, while the other electrode is used by the voltage input amplifier. Two stickers are placed on the right side of the body, and two stickers are placed on the left side of the body. The stickers on a given side of the body are paired, so that the currents are passed between the outer electrodes of the pair and voltages are recorded from between the inner electrodes. A noninvasive CO measurement signal is thus determined separately from each side of the body, and the final noninvasive CO measurement signal is obtained by averaging these two signals.
high-frequency (75 kHz) sine wave generator and four dualelectrode “stickers” that are used to establish electrical contact with the body. Within each sticker, one electrode is used by the high-frequency current generator to inject the high-frequency sine wave into the body, while the other electrode is used by the voltage input amplifier. Two stickers are placed on the right side of the body, and two stickers are placed on the left side of the body. The stickers on a given side of the body are paired, so that the currents are passed between the outer electrodes of the pair and voltages are recorded from between the inner electrodes. A noninvasive CO measurement signal is thus determined separately from each side of the body, and the final noninvasive CO measurement signal is obtained by averaging these two signals.
Measurement of CO and, sometimes more importantly, changes in CO can be extremely useful when assessing circulatory function Bioimpedance: To investigate the validity of thoracic bioimpedance, numerous studies have compared the results obtained from thoracic bioimpedance with values obtained from reference methods in different research settings. Some studies have reported very good correlations (6), while others have reported relatively poor correlations (8)
Skewness: a measure for lack of symmetry – e.g: an arterial pressure waveform in which the data points increase quickly in systole and fall slowly can result as an increase in vasoconstriction and would have increased skewness. Kurtosis: a measure of how peaked or flat the pressure data points are distributed from normal distribution
σAP = standard deviation of arterial pressure
The change in power during a single cardiac cycle should therefore be determined by stroke volume (input of mass) and the distribution of blood from the aorta into the peripheral circulation (removal of mass).
Kurve factor is not changed with calibration – less influence of change of intravascular volume
MTt mean transit time (half the indicator has passed) DSt downslope time (exponential downslope time) = The product of CO x DSt represents the largest individual mixing volume in a series of indicator mixing chambers.
GEDV and ITBV are correlated via a fixed equation.
Squara 2007, 110 pt., 65888 paired CO measurements, good correlation when stable, good prediction of change Marque 2009, 29 pt, 12099 simultanous measurements for each device, precision equal in all systems (8%) – therefore the reported realtive error of less than 30% (20%) in only 94% (79%) of patients (NiCOM) and 91% and 79% (Vigileo) are unaccabtable – but maybe change is more important than absolute value Mayer 2008, 40pt, 282 data pairs, rel error lower in ICU than in Ormeasurement with in the set limits of below 30% (20.7% in ICU, 28.4% in OR) Raval 2008, 111pt, 5 sites, ICU and Cath-lab, good correlation Squara2009, 20 pt, baseline and PEEP challenge, good correlation PiCCO quicker in detection of changes (NS), both systems showed the same decrease in CO
Sixty-two patients were randomised to GDT and 60 patients to control treatment, primary outcome postop complications,
40 pt for elective CABG-Sx, CVP + radial art line in one patient, central line with PiCCO femoral artery in GDT group
1. Total cumulative amount of norepinephrine therapy during surgery and intensive care unit treatment. GDT Goal-directed therapy; EOS end of surgery. All values are expressed as mean ±SEM; ∗ p<0.01 2. Total cumulative amount of epinephrine therapy during surgery and intensive care unit treatment. GDT Goal-directed therapy; EOS end of surgery. All values are expressed as mean ±SEM; ∗ p<0.01
67 studies overall (all fields of monitoring), 40 on hemodynamic monitoring (PAC, gastric tonometrie, CVP, DO2/VO2, ScvO2, mixed venous, EVLW, etc) no overall data for benefit, problem: probably biased, patients are not sick enough?
Patients were randomly allocated to receive either PiCCO-guided management or institutional standard management using a central venous catheter and PAC, 263 measurements were recorded over a mean of, 61 days in the 16 patients with SAH
Fairly good coefficients of correlation (r) , of TPCI or PCCI with PACI ( r=0.85, P=0.0001 and r0.77,P=0.0001), PACI = PAC, TPCI=transpulmonary, PCCI=calibrate pulse contour.