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Title
Cardiovascular changes induced by targeted mild hypercapnia after out of hospital cardiac arrest. A sub-study of the TAME cardiac arrest trial.
Publication Date
2023-12
Author(s)
Baumann Melberg, Mathias
Flaa, Arnljot
Øystein Andersen, Geir
Sunde, Kjetil
Bellomo, Rinaldo
Eastwood, Glenn M
Mariero Olasveengen, Theresa
Qvigstad, Eirik
Subject
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
TAME cardiac arrest trial
post-cardiac arrest care
right heart catheterisation
targeted mild hypercapnia
Type of document
Journal Article
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DOI
10.1016/j.resuscitation.2023.109970
Abstract
Hypercapnia may elicit detrimental haemodynamic effects in critically ill patients. We aimed to investigate the consequences of targeted mild hypercapnia versus targeted normocapnia on pulmonary vascular resistance and right ventricular function in patients resuscitated from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Pre-planned, single-centre, prospective, sub-study of the Targeted Therapeutic Mild Hypercapnia After Resuscitated Cardiac Arrest (TAME) trial. Patients were randomised to mild hypercapnia (PaCO2 = 6.7-7.3 kPa) or normocapnia (PaCO2 = 4.7-6.0 kPa) for 24 hours. Haemodynamic assessment was performed with right heart catheterisation and serial blood-gas analyses every4th hour for 48 hours. We studied 84 patients. Mean pH was 7.24 (95 % CI 7.22-7.30) and 7.32 (95 % CI 7.31-7.34) with hypercapnia and normocapnia, respectively (P-group <0.001). Pulmonary vascular resistance index (PVRI), pulmonary artery pulsatility index, and right atrial pressure did not differ between groups (P-group >0.05). Mean cardiac index was higher with mild hypercapnia (P-group <0.001): 2.0 (95 % CI 1.85-2.1) vs 1.6 (95 % CI 1.52-1.76) L/min/m2. Systemic vascular resistance index was 2579 dyne-sec/cm-5/ m2 (95 % CI 2356-2830) with hypercapnia, and 3249 dyne-sec/cm-5/ m2 (95 % CI 2930 - 3368) with normocapnia (P-group <0.001). Stroke volumes (P-group =0.013) and mixed venous oxygen saturation (P-group <0.001) were higher in the hypercapnic group. In resuscitated OHCA patients, targeting mild hypercapnia did not increase PVRI or worsen right ventricular function compared to normocapnia. Mild hypercapnia comparatively improved cardiac performance and mixed venous oxygen saturation.
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Citation
Resuscitation 2023-12; 193
Jornal Title
Resuscitation
ISSN
1873-1570

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