Neuroprotective Anesthesia Regimen and Intensive Management for Pediatric Cardiac Surgery with Cardiopulmonary Bypass: a Review and Initial Experience.

This article describes our proposal for routine anesthesia, intraoperative medical management, cerebral and physiological monitoring during pediatric cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass that intend to provide appropriate anesthesia (analgesia, hypnosis), neuroprotection, adequate cerebral and systemic oxygen supply, and preventing against drugs neurotoxicity. A concise retrospective data is presented.

Neuroprotective anesthesia regimen and intensive management for pediatric cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: a review and initial experience

Abstract This article describes our proposal for routine anesthesia, intraoperative medical management, cerebral and physiological monitoring during pediatric cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass that intend to provide appropriate anesthesia (analgesia, hypnosis), neuroprotection, adequate cerebral and systemic oxygen supply, and preventing against drugs neurotoxicity. A concise retrospective data is presented.

A survey among Brazilian thoracic surgeons about the use of preoperative 2D and 3D images.

BACKGROUND: Describe the characteristics of how the thoracic surgeon uses the 2D/3D medical imaging to perform surgical planning, clinical practice and teaching in thoracic surgery and check the initial choice and the final choice of the Brazilian Thoracic surgeon as the 2D and 3D models pictures before and after acquiring theoretical knowledge on the generation, manipulation and interactive 3D views. METHODS: A descriptive research type Survey cross to data provided by the Brazilian Thoracic Surgeons (members of the Brazilian Society of Thoracic Surgery) who responded to the online questionnaire via the internet on their computers or personal devices. RESULTS: Of the 395 invitations visualized distributed by email, 107 surgeons completed the survey. There was no statically difference when comparing the 2D vs. 3D models pictures for the following purposes: diagnosis, assessment of the extent of disease, preoperative surgical planning, and communication among physicians, resident training, and undergraduate medical education. Regarding the type of tomographic image display routinely used in clinical practice (2D or 3D or 2D-3D model image) and the one preferred by the surgeon at the end of the questionnaire. Answers surgeons for exclusive use of 2D images: initial choice =50.47% and preferably end =14.02%. Responses surgeons to use 3D models in combination with 2D images: initial choice =48.60% and preferably end =85.05%. There was a significant change in the final selection of 3D models used together with the 2D images (P<0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: There is a lack of knowledge of the 3D imaging, as well as the use and interactive manipulation in dedicated 3D applications, with consequent lack of uniformity in the surgical planning based on CT images. These findings certainly confirm in changing the preference of thoracic surgeons of 2D views of technologies for 3D images.

Recommendations for starting a grown up congenital heart disease (GUCH) unit / Recomendações para a implantação de uma Unidade de Cardiopatias Congênitas no Adulto

AbstractDuring the last decades, advances in diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart disease have allowed many individuals to reach adulthood. Due mainly to the great diagnostic diversity and to the co-morbidities usually present in this age group, these patients demand assistance in a multidisciplinary facility if an adequate attention is aimed. In this paper we reviewed, based in the international literature and also on the authors’ experience, the structural conditions that should be available for these patients. We highlighted aspects like the facility characteristics, the criteria usually adopted for patient transfer from the paediatric setting, the composition of the medical and para- medical staff taking into account the specific problems, and also the model of outpatient and in-hospital assistance. We also emphasized the importance of patient data storage, the fundamental necessity of institutional support and also the compromise to offer professional training. The crucial relevance of clinical research is also approached, particularly the development of multicenter studies as an appropriate methodology for this heterogeneous patient population.

ResumoDurante as últimas décadas, os avanços verificados no diagnóstico e tratamento das cardiopatias congênitas têm permitido que muitos indivíduos cheguem à idade adulta. Devido principalmente à grande diversidade diagnóstica e também às comorbidades habitualmente presentes nesse grupo etário, esses pacientes necessitam ser atendidos numa unidade multidisciplinar, se o objetivo for proporcionar uma assistência adequada. Neste trabalho revisamos, com base na experiência dos autores e na literatura internacional, as condições estruturais que devem estar disponíveis para esses pacientes. Procuramos ressaltar aspectos como as características da unidade, o critério usualmente adotado para transferência desses pacientes da unidade pediátrica, a composição das equipes médica e paramédica levando em consideração os problemas específicos dos pacientes e também o modelo de assistência ambulatorial e hospitalar. Enfatizamos, ainda, a importância do armazenamento dos dados dos pacientes, a necessidade fundamental de apoio institucional e a importância de oferecer treinamento profissional. A relevância da pesquisa clínica é também abordada, particularmente a importância da confecção de estudos multicêntricos, como uma metodologia apropriada para essa heterogênea população de pacientes.

Recommendations for starting a grown up congenital heart disease (GUCH) unit.

During the last decades, advances in diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart disease have allowed many individuals to reach adulthood. Due mainly to the great diagnostic diversity and to the co-morbidities usually present in this age group, these patients demand assistance in a multidisciplinary facility if an adequate attention is aimed. In this paper we reviewed, based in the international literature and also on the authors' experience, the structural conditions that should be available for these patients. We highlighted aspects like the facility characteristics, the criteria usually adopted for patient transfer from the paediatric setting, the composition of the medical and para- medical staff taking into account the specific problems, and also the model of outpatient and in-hospital assistance. We also emphasized the importance of patient data storage, the fundamental necessity of institutional support and also the compromise to offer professional training. The crucial relevance of clinical research is also approached, particularly the development of multicenter studies as an appropriate methodology for this heterogeneous patient population.

Pain and cardiorespiratory responses of children during physiotherapy after heart surgery.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to determine the occurrence of pain and changes in blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, and arterial oxygen saturation associated with physiotherapy in children undergoing cardiac surgery. METHODS: Eighteen extubated children were assessed for the presence of pain using the face, legs, activity, cry, consolability scale, and blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate and arterial oxygen saturation were simultaneously recorded. The physiological parameters were measured at the following time periods: immediately before physiotherapy, five and 10 minutes after the beginning of physiotherapy, and five minutes after its end. Pain was assessed immediately before physiotherapy, ten minutes after the beginning of physiotherapy and five minutes after its end. Pain and physiological changes were assessed by the Friedman test and the correlation between the physiological parameters and the pain scores was assessed by the Spearman test. RESULTS: Pain increased during physiotherapy and decreased significantly after it compared to pre-physiotherapy scores. Systolic blood pressure and heart rate increased significantly after 10 minutes of the beginning of physiotherapy. Arterial oxygen saturation tended to decrease during physiotherapy and to increase after it, although without significance. The correlation between pain scores and the physiological variables was significant only for systolic blood pressure and heart rate ten minutes after the beginning of physiotherapy. CONCLUSION: Manipulation after the beginning of physiotherapy seems to be accompanied by significant pain and by important associated cardiovascular changes. Apparent analgesia and improved respiratory function were observed after respiratory physiotherapy.

Pain and cardiorespiratory responses of children during physiotherapy after heart surgery / Dor e respostas cardiorrespiratórias durante a fisioterapia de crianças no pós-operatório de cirurgia cardíaca

Objective: The aim of the present study was to determine the occurrence of pain and changes in blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, and arterial oxygen saturation associated with physiotherapy in children undergoing cardiac surgery. Methods: Eighteen extubated children were assessed for the presence of pain using the face, legs, activity, cry, consolability scale, and blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate and arterial oxygen saturation were simultaneously recorded. The physiological parameters were measured at the following time periods: immediately before physiotherapy, five and 10 minutes after the beginning of physiotherapy, and five minutes after its end. Pain was assessed immediately before physiotherapy, ten minutes after the beginning of physiotherapy and five minutes after its end. Pain and physiological changes were assessed by the Friedman test and the correlation between the physiological parameters and the pain scores was assessed by the Spearman test. Results: Pain increased during physiotherapy and decreased significantly after it compared to pre-physiotherapy scores. Systolic blood pressure and heart rate increased significantly after 10 minutes of the beginning of physiotherapy. Arterial oxygen saturation tended to decrease during physiotherapy and to increase after it, although without significance. The correlation between pain scores and the physiological variables was significant only for systolic blood pressure and heart rate ten minutes after the beginning of physiotherapy. Conclusion: Manipulation after the beginning of physiotherapy seems to be accompanied by significant pain and by important associated cardiovascular changes. Apparent analgesia and improved respiratory function were observed after respiratory physiotherapy. .

Objetivo: O objetivo desse estudo foi avaliar as ocorrências de dor e as alterações na pressão arterial, frequência cardíaca, frequência respiratória, saturação arterial de oxigênio associadas à fisioterapia em crianças no pós-operatório de cirurgia cardíaca. Métodos: Em dezoito crianças entubadas, foram avaliadas a dor pela escala face, pernas, atividade, choro e consolabilidade e registradas simultaneamente as pressão arterial, frequência cardíaca, frequência respiratória e saturação arterial de oxigênio. Os parâmetros fisiológicos foram medidos nos momentos: imediatamente antes, após cinco e dez minutos do início da fisioterapia, ao término e após cinco minutos do término da fisioterapia. A dor foi avaliada imediatamente antes, dez minutos do início da e após cinco minutos do término da fisioterapia. A dor e as alterações fisiológicas foram analisadas pelo teste de Friedman e a correlação entre os parâmetros fisiológicos e os escores de dor foi analisada pelo teste de Spearman. Resultados: A dor aumentou e reduziu significativamente durante e após, respectivamente, a fisioterapia, em relação aos valores pré-fisioterapia. A pressão arterial sistólica e a frequência cardíaca aumentaram significativamente após 10 minutos do inicio da fisioterapia. Houve tendência de redução da saturação arterial de oxigênio durante a fisioterapia e elevação após, porém, sem significância. A correlação entre os escores de dor foi significativa apenas para pressão arterial sistólica e frequência cardíaca durante a fisioterapia. Conclusão: A manipulação durante a fisioterapia parece ser acompanhada ...

Alveolar recruitment manoeuvre is safe in children prone to pulmonary hypertensive crises following open heart surgery: a pilot study.

OBJECTIVES: To test the tolerance and safety of an alveolar recruitment manoeuvre performed in the immediate postoperative period of corrective open heart surgery in children with congenital heart disease associated with excessive pulmonary blood flow and pulmonary arterial hypertension due to left-to-right shunt. METHODS: Ten infants aged 1-24 months with congenital heart disease associated with excessive pulmonary blood flow and pulmonary artery hypertension (mean pulmonary artery pressure ≥ 25 mmHg) were evaluated. The alveolar recruitment manoeuvre was performed in the operating theatre right after skin closure, and consisted of three successive stages of 30 s each, intercalated by a 1-min interval of baseline ventilation. Positive end-expiratory pressure was set to 10 cmH2O in the first stage and to 15 cmH2O in the two last ones, while the peak inspiratory pressure was kept at to 30 cmH2O in the first stage and at 35 cmH2O in the latter ones. Haemodynamic and respiratory variables were recorded. RESULTS: There was a slight but significant increase in mean pulmonary artery pressure from baseline to Stage 3 (P = 0.0009), as well as between Stages 1 and 2 (P = 0.0001), and 1 and 3 (P = 0.001), with no significant difference between Stages 2 and 3 (P = 0.06). Upon completion of the third stage, there were significant increases in arterial haemoglobin saturation as measured by pulse oximetry (P = 0.0009), arterial blood partial pressure of oxygen (P = 0.04), venous blood oxygen saturation of haemoglobin (P = 0.03) and arterial oxygen partial pressure over inspired oxygen fraction ratio (P = 0.04). A significant reduction in arterial blood partial pressure of carbon dioxide (P = 0.01) and in end tidal carbon dioxide also occurred (P = 0.009). The manoeuvre was well tolerated and besides a slight and transitory elevation in mean pulmonary artery, no other adverse haemodynamic or ventilatory effect was elicited. CONCLUSIONS: The alveolar recruitment manoeuvre seemed to be safe and well tolerated immediately after open heart surgery in infants liable to pulmonary hypertensive crises.

Oclusão percutânea de comunicação interatrial tipo ostium secundum com prótese memopart® / Percutaneous closure of ostium secundum atrial septal defect using the memopart™ occlusion device

INTRODUÇÃO: Os autores relatam a experiência inicial da oclusão da comunicação interatrial ostium secundum (CIA) com a utilização da prótese Memopart® (Shanghai Shape Memory Alloy Co Ltd, Shanghai, China). MÉTODOS: Estudo prospectivo observacional, no qual uma série de pacientes portadores de defeitos com significativa repercussão hemodinâmica e características anatômicas favoráveis ao implante foi submetida à oclusão percutânea de CIA. O procedimento foi realizado por via femoral percutânea, pela técnica habitual. O período de seguimento foi de 10,3 ± 5 meses, com controles clínicos e ecocardiográficos 24 horas (ou antes da alta hospitalar), 1, 3, 6 e 12 meses após o implante. RESULTADOS: No período de fevereiro de 2012 a abril de 2013, foram submetidos à oclusão percutânea de CIA 21 pacientes, sendo 16 do sexo feminino, com idade média de 33,1 ± 18,7 anos. O diâmetro médio do defeito foi de 19,04 ± 6,25 mm e o tamanho da prótese foi de 21,42 ± 6,73 mm (8 a 34 mm). O implante foi realizado com êxito em todos os casos, verificando-se oclusão total no controle antes da alta hospitalar. No seguimento, todos os pacientes estiveram assintomáticos e comprovou-se a persistência da oclusão total do defeito. Não houve mortalidade e nem outras complicações na série. CONCLUSÕES: A oclusão percutânea da CIA utilizando-se prótese Memopart® é um procedimento eficaz e seguro, dentro dos limites desta investigação. O implante da prótese é simples e apresenta alto índice de oclusão imediata, inclusive de defeitos de grandes dimensões.

BACKGROUND: The authors report their initial experience with the Memopart™ device (Shanghai Shape Memory Alloy Co Ltd, Shanghai, China) for the occlusion of secundum atrial septal defect (ASD). METHODS: This was a prospective observational study of a series of patients undergoing percutaneous occlusion of ASD with right ventricle volume overload and favorable anatomic characteristics. The procedure was performed by percutaneous femoral approach. The mean follow-up was 10.3 ± 5 months, with clinical and 24-hour echocardiographic evaluations (or before hospital discharge), 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after implantation. RESULTS: From February/2012 to April/2013, 21 patients, 16 females, mean age 33.1 ± 18.7 years, were submitted to percutaneous occlusion of an ASD. The average diameter of the defect was 19.04 ± 6.25 mm and the device size was 21.42 ± 6.73 mm (8 to 34 mm). Total occlusion of the defect was observed in all cases before hospital discharge. During follow-up, all patients were asymptomatic and without residual shunt. There was no deaths or any other complications in the series. CONCLUSIONS: The percutaneous closure of ASD using a Memopart™ device is an effective and safe procedure within the limits of this investigation. The device is user-friendly and has a high rate of immediate occlusion, even in large defects.

Correlação entre a SvO2 e SjO2 durante a cirurgia cardíaca com circulação extracorpórea em crianças / SjO2/SvO2 correlation during pediatric cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass

OBJETIVOS: Analisar a correlação entre a SvO2 (indicador do débito cardíaco) e a SjO2 (indicador da oxigenação cerebral) durante cirurgias cardíacas com circulação extracorpórea (CEC) em crianças. MÉTODOS: Estudo retrospectivo. Dados da SjO2, SvO2 e SaO2, mensurados simultaneamente em momentos críticos da cirurgia cardíaca com CEC, em 12 crianças, foram analisados pelo teste de correlação de Spearman e pela representação gráfica de Bland-Altman. RESULTADOS: Foram encontrados baixa correlação entre a SjO2 e a SvO2 (r²=0,14, P=0,03) e um viés alto (-7,8) na plotagem de Bland-Altman, indicando independência entre as duas variáveis. SjO2 < 50 por cento (indicativo de isquemia-hipoxia cerebral) foi observada em cerca de 50 por cento das medidas após o reaquecimento no final da CEC hipotérmica. CONCLUSÕES: A medida de SvO2 não é preditiva da SjO2 durante a cirurgia cardíaca com CEC em crianças e baixa SjO2 pode deixar de ser detectada medindo-se apenas a SvO2.

OBJECTIVES: To compare the SjO2 (cerebral oxygenation indicator) and SvO2 (cardiac output indicator) during pediatric cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). METHODS: Retrospective study. Data of SjO2 and SvO2 measured simultaneously at critical time periods during cardiac surgery with CPB were analyzed by the Spearman correlation test and Bland- Altman plot. RESULTS:Regression analysis of the pooled data showed poor correlation between SjO2 and SvO2 (r²=0.14, P=0.03) and Bland- Altman plot had a high bias (-7.9), indicating independency of the two variables. SjO2<50 percent (indicative of cerebral ischemia-hypoxia) were observed in 50 percent of the measurements after rewarming during hypothermic CPB. CONCLUSIONS: SvO2 is not a good predictor of SjO2 during pediatric cardiac surgery with CPB, and low SjO2 can be undetected measuring SvO2 only.

SjO2/SvO2 correlation during pediatric cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass.

OBJECTIVES: To compare the SjO2 (cerebral oxygenation indicator) and SvO2 (cardiac output indicator) during pediatric cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). METHODS: Retrospective study. Data of SjO2 and SvO2 measured simultaneously at critical time periods during cardiac surgery with CPB were analyzed by the Spearman correlation test and Bland- Altman plot. RESULTS: Regression analysis of the pooled data showed poor correlation between SjO2 and SvO2 (r²=0.14, P=0.03) and Bland- Altman plot had a high bias (-7.9), indicating independency of the two variables. SjO2<50% (indicative of cerebral ischemia-hypoxia) were observed in 50% of the measurements after rewarming during hypothermic CPB. CONCLUSIONS: SvO2 is not a good predictor of SjO2 during pediatric cardiac surgery with CPB, and low SjO2 can be undetected measuring SvO2 only.

Efeitos hemodinâmicos da combinação de dexmedetomidina-fentanil versus midazolam-fentanil em crianças submetidas à cirurgia cardíaca com circulação extracorpórea / Efectos hemodinámicos de la combinación de dexmedetomidina-fentanil versus midazolam-fentanil en ninõs sometidos a la cirugía cardíaca con circulación extracorpórea / Hemodynamic effects of the combination of dexmedetomidine-fentanyl versus midazolam-fentanyl in children undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass

JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: Avaliar a eficácia da infusão combinada de dexmedetomidina e fentanil na resposta hemodinâmica durante cirurgia cardíaca com circulação extracorpórea (CEC) em crianças. MÉTODO: Trinta e duas crianças com idade entre 1 mês e 10 anos, agendadas para cirurgia cardíaca com circulação extracorpórea, foram distribuídas de modo aleatório em dois grupos: o Grupo MDZ recebeu midazolam 0,2 mg.kg-1.h-1, enquanto o Grupo DEX recebeu dexmedetomidina 1 µg.kg-1.h-1 durante uma hora e, em seguida, o ritmo de infusão foi reduzido à metade em ambos os grupos. Ambos os grupos receberam fentanil 10 µg.kg-1, midazolam 0,2 mg.h-1 e vecurônio 0,2 mg.kg-1 para indução da anestesia. As mesmas doses de fentanil com vecurônio da indução foram infundidas durante a primeira hora após a indução e, em seguida, reduzidas à metade. As infusões foram iniciadas imediatamente após a indução e mantidas até o final da cirurgia. O isoflurano foi administrado por curto tempo para controle da resposta hiperdinâmica à incisão e esternotomia. RESULTADOS: Em ambos os grupos, a pressão arterial sistólica e a frequência cardíaca reduziram de modo significativo após uma hora de infusão anestésica, porém o aumento da pressão arterial sistólica e diastólica e da frequência cardíaca à incisão da pele foram significantemente menores no Grupo DEX. Um número significativamente menor de pacientes demandaram suplementação com isoflurano no Grupo DEX. Após a CEC, os pacientes de ambos os grupos tiveram respostas hemodinâmicas similares. CONCLUSÕES: A infusão sem bolus de dexmedetomidina parece ser um adjuvante efetivo do fentanil na promoção de sedação e controle das respostas hemodinâmicas durante cirurgia para cardiopatias congênitas em crianças.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy of the combined infusion of dexmedetomidine and fentanyl on the hemodynamic response during cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in children. METHODS: Thirty-two children, ages 1 month to 10 years, scheduled for cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass were randomly divided in two groups: the MDZ Group received midazolam 0.2 mg.kg-1.h-1, while the DEX group received dexmedetomidine 1 µg.kg-1.h-1 during one hour followed be a reduction by half in the rate of infusion in both groups. Both groups received fentanyl 10 µg.kg-1, midazolam 0.2 mg.h-1, and vecuronium 0.2 mg.kg-1 for anesthesia induction. The same doses of fentanyl and vecuronium used during induction were infused during the first hour after induction, followed by a reduction to half. Infusions were initiated immediately after induction and maintained until the end of the surgery. Isoflurane was administered for a short time to control the hyperdynamic response to incision and sternotomy. RESULTS: In both groups, systolic blood pressure and heart rate reduced significantly after one hour of anesthetic infusion, but the increase in systolic and diastolic pressure and heart rate to skin incision were significantly lower in the DEX Group. A significantly lower number of patients demanded supplementation with isoflurane in the DEX Group. After CPB, patients in both groups had similar hemodynamic responses. CONCLUSIONS: Infusion of dexmedetomidine without bolus seems to be an effective adjuvant to fentanyl on the promotion of sedation and control of hemodynamic responses during surgery for congenital cardiopathies in children.

JUSTIFICATIVA Y OBJETIVOS: Evaluar la eficacia de la infusión combinada de dexmedetomidina y fentanil en la respuesta hedominámica durante la cirugía cardíaca con circulación extracorpórea (CEC) en niños. MÉTODO: Treinta y dos niños, con edad entre 1 mes y 10 años, citados para cirugía cardíaca con circulación extracorpórea, que fueron distribuidos aleatoriamente en dos grupos: el Grupo MDZ recibió midazolam 0,2 mg.kg-1.h-1, mientras que el Grupo DEX recibió dexmedetomidina 1 µg.kg-1.h-1 durante una hora y enseguida el ritmo de infusión se redujo a la mitad en los dos grupos. Los dos grupos recibieron fentanil 10 µg. kg-1, midazolam 0,2 mg.h-1 y vecuronio 0,2 mg.kg-1 para la inducción de la anestesia. Las mismas dosis de fentanil con vecuronio de la inducción fueron infundidas durante la primera hora después de la inducción y enseguida reducidas a la mitad. Las infusiones fueron iniciadas inmediatamente después de la inducción y mantenidas hasta el final de la cirugía. El isoflurano se administró por un corto tiempo para el control de la respuesta hiperdinámica a la incisión y esternotomía. RESULTADOS: En los dos grupos, la presión arterial sistólica y la frecuencia cardíaca se redujeron ostensiblemente después de una hora de infusión anestésica, pero el aumento de la presión arterial sistólica y diastólica y el de la frecuencia cardíaca al momento de la incisión de la piel, fueron significantemente menores en el Grupo DEX. Un número significativamente menor de pacientes exigió un suplemento con isoflurano en el Grupo DEX. Después de la CEC, los pacientes de los dos grupos tuvieron respuestas hedominámicas similares. CONCLUSIONES: La infusión sin bolo de dexmedetomidina parece ser un adyuvante efectivo del fentanil en la promoción de la sedación y el control de las respuestas hemodinámicas durante la cirugía para las cardiopatías congénitas en niños.

Hemodynamic effects of the combination of dexmedetomidine-fentanyl versus midazolam-fentanyl in children undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy of the combined infusion of dexmedetomidine and fentanyl on the hemodynamic response during cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in children. METHODS: Thirty-two children, ages 1 month to 10 years, scheduled for cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass were randomly divided in two groups: the MDZ Group received midazolam 0.2 mg.kg(-1).h(-1), while the DEX group received dexmedetomidine 1 microg.kg(-1).h(-1) during one hour followed be a reduction by half in the rate of infusion in both groups. Both groups received fentanyl 10 microg.kg(-1), midazolam 0.2 mg.h(-1), and vecuronium 0.2 mg.kg(-1) for anesthesia induction. The same doses of fentanyl and vecuronium used during induction were infused during the first hour after induction, followed by a reduction to half. Infusions were initiated immediately after induction and maintained until the end of the surgery. Isoflurane was administered for a short time to control the hyperdynamic response to incision and sternotomy. RESULTS: In both groups, systolic blood pressure and heart rate reduced significantly after one hour of anesthetic infusion, but the increase in systolic and diastolic pressure and heart rate to skin incision were significantly lower in the DEX Group. A significantly lower number of patients demanded supplementation with isoflurane in the DEX Group. After CPB, patients in both groups had similar hemodynamic responses. CONCLUSIONS: Infusion of dexmedetomidine without bolus seems to be an effective adjuvant to fentanyl on the promotion of sedation and control of hemodynamic responses during surgery for congenital cardiopathies in children.

Assessment of aprotinin in the reduction of inflammatory systemic response in children undergoing surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate if the hemostatic high-dose aprotinin seems to reduce the inflammatory process after extracorporeal circulation (ECC) in children. METHODS: A prospective randomized study was conducted on children aged 30 days to 4 years submitted to correction of acyanogenic congenital heart disease with ECC and divided into two groups: Control (n=9) and Aprotinin (n=10). In the Aprotinin Group the drug was administered before and during ECC and the systemic inflammatory response and hemostatic and multiorgan dysfunctions were analyzed on the basis of clinical and biochemical markers. Differences were considered to be significant when P<0.05. RESULTS: The groups were similar regarding demographic and intraoperative variables, except for a greater hemodilution in the Aprotinin Group. The drug had no benefit regarding time of mechanical pulmonary ventilation, permanence in the postoperative ICU and length of CONCLUSION: In this series, hemostatic high-dose aprotinin did not minimize the clinical manifestations or serum markers of the inflammatory systemic response.

Cardiopatia congênita no adulto: perfil clínico ambulatorial no Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto / Congenital heart disease in adults: outpatient clinic profile at the Hospital das Clínicas of Ribeirão Preto

FUNDAMENTO: Experiências de serviços em adultos com cardiopatias congênitas não têm sido relatadas no nosso meio. OBJETIVO: Descrever o perfil clínico básico de adultos com cardiopatias congênitas atendidos ambulatorialmente em centro terciário. MÉTODOS: Anotaram-se dados referentes a idade, sexo, procedência, diagnóstico principal e diagnósticos secundários de 413 pacientes atendidos durante sete anos. RESULTADOS: G1 (não tratados): 195 pacientes, 51 por cento mulheres, 57 por cento entre 14 e 30 anos, 80 por cento residentes na região. As cardiopatias mais frequentes foram comunicação interventricular (CIV) (31 por cento), comunicação interatrial (CIA) (29 por cento) e estenose pulmonar (7 por cento). Os diagnósticos secundários predominantes foram hipertensão arterial (9 por cento) e arritmias (5 por cento). G2 (tratados): 218 pacientes, 56 por cento mulheres, 57 por cento entre 14 e 30 anos, 81 por cento residentes na região. As cardiopatias mais frequentemente tratadas foram CIA (36 por cento), tetralogia de Fallot (14 por cento), coarctação da aorta (12 por cento) e CIV (11 por cento). Sessenta e nove (32 por cento) pacientes foram operados na idade adulta. Dezesseis (7 por cento) foram submetidos a um cateterismo intervencionista. Os diagnósticos secundários predominantes foram hipertensão arterial (18 por cento) e arritmias (8 por cento). CONCLUSÃO: Na casuística, predominaram pacientes tratados invasivamente, residentes na região e a maioria com idade abaixo de 40 anos. Defeitos como CIA, CIV e estenose pulmonar predominaram no grupo não tratado, ao passo que, nos tratados, a maioria tinha sido submetida à correção de CIA, tetralogia de Fallot, coarctação da aorta e CIV. Hipertensão arterial e arritmias foram relevantes em ambos os grupos, sendo também registrada grande diversidade de outras comorbidades.

BACKGROUND: Service experiences for adults with congenital heart disease have not been reported in our country. OBJECTIVE: To describe the basic clinical profile of adults with congenital heart disease in an outpatient tertiary care center. METHODS: We compiled data on age, gender, place of residence, primary diagnosis, and secondary diagnoses of 413 patients treated for seven years. RESULTS: G1 (untreated): 195 patients, 51 percent women, 57 percent between 14 and 30 years, 80 percent living in the region. The most frequent heart diseases were ventricular septal defect (VSD) (31 percent), atrial septal defect (ASD) (29 percent), and pulmonary stenosis (7 percent). The predominant secondary diagnoses were hypertension (9 percent) and arrhythmias (5 percent). G2 (treated): 218 patients, 56 percent women, 57 percent between 14 and 30 years, 81 percent living in the region. The most frequently treated heart diseases were: ASD (36 percent), tetralogy of Fallot (14 percent), coarctation of the aorta (12 percent), and VSD (11 percent). Sixty-nine (32 percent) patients were operated on for congenital heart diseases in adulthood. Sixteen (7 percent) underwent an interventional catheterization. The predominant secondary diagnoses were hypertension (18 percent) and arrhythmias (8 percent). CONCLUSION: In the study, most patients were treated invasively, all of them were residents in the region, and most of them were under 40 years of age. Defects such as ASD, VSD, and pulmonary stenosis predominated in the untreated group, whereas in the treated group, most patients had undergone surgical correction of ASD, tetralogy of Fallot, aortic coarctation, and VSD. Hypertension and arrhythmias were relevant in both groups, and a large variety of other comorbidities were also observed.

[Congenital heart disease in adults: outpatient clinic profile at the Hospital das Clínicas of Ribeirão Preto].

BACKGROUND: Service experiences for adults with congenital heart disease have not been reported in our country. OBJECTIVE: To describe the basic clinical profile of adults with congenital heart disease in an outpatient tertiary care center. METHODS: We compiled data on age, gender, place of residence, primary diagnosis, and secondary diagnoses of 413 patients treated for seven years. RESULTS: G1 (untreated): 195 patients, 51% women, 57% between 14 and 30 years, 80% living in the region. The most frequent heart diseases were ventricular septal defect (VSD) (31%), atrial septal defect (ASD) (29%), and pulmonary stenosis (7%). The predominant secondary diagnoses were hypertension (9%) and arrhythmias (5%). G2 (treated): 218 patients, 56% women, 57% between 14 and 30 years, 81% living in the region. The most frequently treated heart diseases were: ASD (36%), tetralogy of Fallot (14%), coarctation of the aorta (12%), and VSD (11%). Sixty-nine (32%) patients were operated on for congenital heart diseases in adulthood. Sixteen (7%) underwent an interventional catheterization. The predominant secondary diagnoses were hypertension (18%) and arrhythmias (8%). CONCLUSION: In the study, most patients were treated invasively, all of them were residents in the region, and most of them were under 40 years of age. Defects such as ASD, VSD, and pulmonary stenosis predominated in the untreated group, whereas in the treated group, most patients had undergone surgical correction of ASD, tetralogy of Fallot, aortic coarctation, and VSD. Hypertension and arrhythmias were relevant in both groups, and a large variety of other comorbidities were also observed.

Avaliação da aprotinina na redução da resposta inflamatória sistêmica em crianças operadas com circulação extracorpórea / Assessment of aprotinin in the reduction of inflammatory systemic response in children undergoing surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass

OBJETIVO: Avaliar se a aprotinina em altas doses hemostáticas pode reduzir o processo inflamatório após circulação extracorpórea (CEC) em crianças. MÉTODOS: Estudo prospectivo randomizado em crianças de 30 dias a 4 anos de idade, submetidas à correção de cardiopatia congênita acianogênica, com CEC e divididas em dois grupos, um denominado Controle (n=9) e o outro, Aprotinina (n=10). Neste, o fármaco foi administrado antes e durante a CEC. A resposta inflamatória sistêmica e disfunções hemostática e multiorgânicas foram analisadas por marcadores clínicos e bioquímicos. Foram consideradas significantes as diferenças com P<0,05. RESULTADOS: Os grupos foram semelhantes quanto às variáveis demográficas e intra-operatórias, exceto por maior hemodiluição no Grupo Aprotinina. Não houve benefício quanto aos tempos de ventilação pulmonar mecânica, permanência no CTIP e hospitalar, nem quanto ao uso de inotrópicos e função renal. A relação PaO2/FiO2 (pressão parcial de oxigênio arterial/fração inspirada de oxigênio) apresentou queda significativa com 24 h pós-operatório, no Grupo Controle. As perdas sanguíneas foram semelhantes nos dois grupos. No grupo Aprotinina surgiu leucopenia significativa, em CEC, seguida de leucocitose. Fator de necrose tumoral alfa (TNF-α), Interleucinas (IL)-6, IL-8, IL-10, proporção IL-6/IL-10 não apresentaram diferenças marcantes intergrupos. A proporção IL-6/IL-10 PO aumentou no grupo Controle. Não houve complicações com o uso da aprotinina. CONCLUSÃO: Nesta casuística, a Aprotinina em altas doses hemostáticas não minimizou as manifestações clínicas e os marcadores séricos de resposta inflamatória sistêmica.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate if the hemostatic high-dose aprotinin seems to reduce the inflammatory process after extracorporeal circulation (ECC) in children. METHODS: A prospective randomized study was conducted on children aged 30 days to 4 years submitted to correction of acyanogenic congenital heart disease with ECC and divided into two groups: Control (n=9) and Aprotinin (n=10). In the Aprotinin Group the drug was administered before and during ECC and the systemic inflammatory response and hemostatic and multiorgan dysfunctions were analyzed on the basis of clinical and biochemical markers. Differences were considered to be significant when P<0.05. RESULTS: The groups were similar regarding demographic and intraoperative variables, except for a greater hemodilution in the Aprotinin Group. The drug had no benefit regarding time of mechanical pulmonary ventilation, permanence in the postoperative ICU and length of CONCLUSION: In this series, hemostatic high-dose aprotinin did not minimize the clinical manifestations or serum markers of the inflammatory systemic response.

Does aprotinin preserve platelets in children with acyanogenic congenital heart disease undergone surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass?

OBJECTIVE: Evaluation of the hemostatic and platelets effects in children with acyanogenic congenital heart disease undergone on-pump surgery who received aprotinin. METHODS: A prospective randomized study was performed on children aged 30 days to 4 years who had undergone correction of acyanogenic congenital heart disease using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and were divided into two groups: Control (n=9) and Aprotinin (n=10). In the Aprotinin Group the drug was administered before and during CPB and the hemostatic dysfunction was analyzed by clinical and biochemical markers. Differences were considered to be significant when P<0.05. RESULTS: The groups were similar regarding demographic and intraoperative variables, except for a greater hemodilution in the Aprotinin Group. The drug presented no benefit regarding time of mechanical pulmonary ventilation, stay in the postoperative intensive care unit and hospital, or regarding the use of inotropic drugs and renal function. Platelet concentration was preserved with the use of Aprotinin, whereas thrombocytopenia occurred in the Control Group since the initiation of CPB. Blood loss was similar for both groups. There were no complications with the use of Aprotinin. CONCLUSION: Aprotinin quantitatively preserved the blood platelets in children with acyanogenic congenital heart disease.