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. 2018 Jul;19(7):515-524.
doi: 10.1631/jzus.B1700243.

Mandatory criteria for the application of variability-based parameters of fluid responsiveness: a prospective study in different groups of ICU patients

Wolfgang Huber  1 , Uli Mayr  1 , Andreas Umgelter  1 , Michael Franzen  2 , Wolfgang Reindl  3 , Roland M Schmid  1 , Florian Eckel  4
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Mandatory criteria for the application of variability-based parameters of fluid responsiveness: a prospective study in different groups of ICU patients

Wolfgang Huber et al. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B. 2018 Jul.

Abstract

Background and objective: Stroke volume variation (SVV) has high sensitivity and specificity in predicting fluid responsiveness. However, sinus rhythm (SR) and controlled mechanical ventilation (CV) are mandatory for their application. Several studies suggest a limited applicability of SVV in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. We hypothesized that the applicability of SVV might be different over time and within certain subgroups of ICU patients. Therefore, we analysed the prevalence of SR and CV in ICU patients during the first 24 h of PiCCO-monitoring (primary endpoint) and during the total ICU stay. We also investigated the applicability of SVV in the subgroups of patients with sepsis, cirrhosis, and acute pancreatitis.

Methods: The prevalence of SR and CV was documented immediately before 1241 thermodilution measurements in 88 patients.

Results: In all measurements, SVV was applicable in about 24%. However, the applicability of SVV was time-dependent: the prevalence of both SR and CV was higher during the first 24 h compared to measurements thereafter (36.1% vs. 21.9%; P<0.001). Within different subgroups, the applicability during the first 24 h of monitoring ranged between 0% in acute pancreatitis, 25.5% in liver failure, and 48.9% in patients without pancreatitis, liver failure, pneumonia or sepsis.

Conclusions: The applicability of SVV in a predominantly medical ICU is only about 25%-35%. The prevalence of both mandatory criteria decreases over time during the ICU stay. Furthermore, the applicability is particularly low in patients with acute pancreatitis and liver failure.

Keywords: Hemodynamic monitoring; Preload; Fluid responsiveness; Stroke volume variation; Pulse pressure variation.

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Conflict of interest statement

Compliance with ethics guidelines: Wolfgang HUBER, MAYR, Andreas UMGELTER, Michael FRANZEN, Wolfgang REINDL, Roland M. SCHMID, and Florian ECKEL declare that they have no conflict of interest.

All procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional and national) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2008 (5). The need for informed consent was waived due to the observational approach of the study.

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Prevalence of sinus rhythm (SR), controlled mechanical ventilation (CV), and their combination during the first measurement, the first three measurements within the first 24 h since baseline, and all measurements in 88 patients
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Fig. 2
Distribution of sinus rhythm (SR), controlled mechanical ventilation (CV), and their combination during the first three measurements within the first 24 h since baseline in subgroups of patients with different diagnoses Patients with pancreatitis or liver failure were classified as pancreatitis or liver failure irrespective of an additional sepsis
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Fig. 3
Distribution of sinus rhythm (SR), controlled mechanical ventilation (CV), and their combination during the first three measurements within the first 24 h since baseline in patients with and without sepsis Patients with sepsis were classified as sepsis irrespective of the underlying disease
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