Role of central venous pressure, global end diastolic volume index and extravascular lung water index in evaluating fluid resuscitation in patients with septic shock / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the role of central venous pressure (CVP), global end diastolic volume index (GEDI) and extravascular lung water index (ELWI) monitoring in patients with septic shock during fluid resuscitation by pulse induced continuous cardiac output (PiCCO) test.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Forty-six patients with severe sepsis and septic shock were enrolled in this study. Hemodynamic monitoring was performed during fluid resuscitation and the data including CVP, GEDI and ELWI were collected to analyze their relationship and the clinical values.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In patients with septic shock, CVP showed a weak linear correlation with GEDI during fluid resuscitation (r=0.137, P=0.009). In the subgroups stratified with CVP cut-off values of 8 mmHg and 12 mmHg, the correlation coefficient between CVP and GEDI was 0.149 (P=0.029) in CVP<8 mmHg group, 0.075 (P=0.462) in 8 mmHg ≤ CVP ≤ 12 mmHg group, and 0.049 (P=0.726) in CVP>12 mmHg group. In the total of 367 data groups obtained, CVP showed no linear correlation with ELWI (r=0.040, P=0.445). In the CVP subgroups, CVP and ELWI were weakly correlated in CVP<8 mmHg group (r=0.221, P=0.001), but they showed no correlations in 8 mmH g≤ CVP ≤ 12 mmHg and CVP>12 mmHg groups (r=-0.047, P=0.646; r=0.042, P=0.765).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>There is no significant linear correlation between CVP and GEDI or between CVP and ELWI in patients with septic shock. CVP can not reflect the circulatory blood volume or the degree of pulmonary edema.</p>

Study of the effect of acute brain injury on cardiac function and its correlation with plasma neuropeptide Y / 中国基层医药

Objective To observe the cardiac function in acute brain injury patients(ABI)and the relationship between ABI and plasma neuropeptideY(NPY),and to inspect the mechanism and find the evidences for preventing cardiac impairment caused by ABI. Methods 89 patients with acute brain injury within 24 hours after the injury were divided into severe group(n =47)and mild group(n = 42)according to Glasgow Coma Scale(GCS),and 35 normal healthy adults were selected as control group.In 24 hours and 72 hours after the brain injury,all patients were examined with echocardiography to observe cardiac structure,Doppler blood flow velocity and cardiac function,and in the same time the plasma NPY were determined by radioimmunoassay.Then the results were compared with controls. Results The parameters of cardiac function such as EF、 SV.AV、CO、CI had statistical change in 24 hours and 72hours after the brain injury between severe ABI group and mild ABI group,and it also had statistical change between severe ABI group and control group(all P <0.05),but no statistical change between mild ABI group and control group(all P ＜0.05).The level of plasma NPY in ABI patients was significantly higher than that before injury,there was statistically different change between severe ABI group and mild ABI group,and it also had statistical change between severe ABI group and control group(all P＜0.05).The parameters of cardiac function was negatively correlated with the rise of plasma NPY by pearson correlation analysis(EF:r =- 0.79,P <0.01; SV:r =- 0.71,P <0.01;AV:r=-0.67,P ＜0.01 ;E/A:r =-0.63,all P ＜0.01)and(CO:r =- 0.32,P ＜0.05;CI:r =-0.35,all P ＜0.05). Conclusion The parameters of cardiac function were significantly decreased in the patients with acute brain injury,and it was closely related with the level of plasma NPY.