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Multicenter Study
. 2018 Jul;50(1):78-86.
doi: 10.1097/SHK.0000000000001046.

Baroreflex Sensitivity and Blood Pressure Variability can Help in Understanding the Different Response to Therapy During Acute Phase of Septic Shock

Marta Carrara  1 , Bernardo Bollen Pinto  2 , Giuseppe Baselli  1 , Karim Bendjelid  2 , Manuela Ferrario  1
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Multicenter Study

Baroreflex Sensitivity and Blood Pressure Variability can Help in Understanding the Different Response to Therapy During Acute Phase of Septic Shock

Marta Carrara et al. Shock. 2018 Jul.

Abstract

Background: Mean values of hemodynamic variables are poorly effective in evaluating an actual recovery of the short-term autonomic mechanisms for blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) regulation. The aim of this work is to analyze the response to therapy in the early phase of septic shock to verify possible associations between BP recovery and BP autonomic control.

Methods: This is an ancillary study from the multicenter prospective observational trial Shockomics (NCT02141607). A total of 21 septic shock patients were studied at two time points during the acute phase of shock and were classified according to changes in SOFA score. Time series of BP components and HR were analyzed in time and frequency domain. Baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) was assessed, and a mathematical model for the decomposition of diastolic arterial pressure (DAP) oscillations was used to understand the different contributions of BRS and HR on peripheral vascular resistance control.

Results: Only those patients, who significantly improved organ function (responders, R), showed an increase of mean value and low frequency (LF) power in BP time series. Fluid accumulation was higher in the non-responders (NR). BRS increased in NR and the model of DAP variability showed that the contribution of HR was highly reduced in NR.

Conclusions: Although patients reached the mean BP target of 65 mmHg, our analyses highlighted important differences in terms of autonomic nervous system control. BP variability, HR variability and baroreflex trends can add information to individual vital sign measure such as mean BP, and can help in understanding the responsiveness to the combination of symphatomimetic drugs and fluid therapy.

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The authors report no conflicts of interest.

Figures

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Fig. 1
Trend of cumulative total dosage of vasopressors and sedation drugs administered during the first 10 days of ICU stay for responder (R) and non-responder (NR) groups.
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Trends of daily measures of fluid input, fluid output, and fluid balance during the first 10 days of ICU stay for responder (R) and non-responder (NR) groups.
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Fig. 3
Boxplot distribution of mean values for systolic (SAP), diastolic (DAP), mean (MAP) arterial pressure, and heart rate (HR) at time points T1 and T2 for responder (R) and non-responder (NR) patients.
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Fig. 4
Trends of mean arterial pressure (MAP) and heart rate (HR) series during the first 10 days of ICU stay for responder (R) and non-responder (NR) groups.
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Fig. 5
Boxplot distribution of standard deviation (SD) and LF relative power (LF%) values for systolic (SAP), diastolic (DAP), mean arterial (MAP) pressure, and heart period (HP) at time points T1 and T2 for responder (R) and non-responder (NR) patients.
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Fig. 6
Ratio between LF absolute power of each predicted component and LF absolute power of diastolic blood pressure (DAP) at time points T1 and T2 for both groups of responder (R) and non-responder (NR) patients.
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