Clinical Study

Microcirculation and Macrocirculation in Cardiac Surgical Patients

Table 2

(a) Microcirculation parameters assessed after cICU admission (H0) and every 2 hours for 6 hours (H2, H4, H6) in survivors and nonsurvivors combined. Data are presented as median (range). Microcirculation parameters assessed after cICU admission (H0) and every 2 hours for 6 hours (H2, H4, H6) in survivors (S) and nonsurvivors (NS). Data are presented as median (range). (b) Global Hemodynamics, pressure, lactate concentration, and temperature parameters assessed after cICU admission (H0) and every 2 hours for 6 hours (H2, H4, H6) in survivors and nonsurvivors combined. Data are presented as median (range). Global Hemodynamics, pressure, lactate concentration, and temperature parameters assessed after cICU admission (H0) and every 2 hours for 6 hours (H2, H4, H6) in survivors (S) and nonsurvivors (NS). Data are presented as median (range).
(a)

In cICU, after admission (H0), and every 2 hours up to 6 hours

H0H2H4H6

Number of patients23211817
Thenar StO2 (%)85 (71–98)88 (78–98)89 (76–98)89 (79–98)*<0.001
O2 consumption rate (%/min)17 (5–44)23 (4–50)*25 (4–45)28 (11–54)*§§††<0.001
Reperfusion rate (%/min)203 (27–732)350 (50–1215)**467 (63–760)**577 (123–1120)**<0.01

SNSSNSSNSSNS

Thenar StO2 (%)85 (71–98)88 (80–90)88 (78–98)90 (80–92)89 (76–98)91 (80–93)89 (81–98)92 (79–93)ns
O2 consumption rate (%/min)17 (5.1–44.2)12.7 (8–24.9)22.9 (3.8–50)23.3 (9.4–26.8)26.5 (4.2–44.8)22 (12.5–30)29.4 (11.2–53.9)24 (11,3–38)ns
Reperfusion rate (%/min)236 (27–732)148 (57–676)362 (50–1215)331 (73–457)477 (63–760)456 (168–589)607 (123–1120)312 (180–632)ns

from H0, from H0, § from H2, §§ from H2, from H4, from H4.
(b)

H0H2H4H6

CO (L/min)4.7 (2.4–11.4)4.7 (2.3–10.5)4.7 (3.3–9.2)5.1 (2.4–11.6)ns
CI (L/min/m2)2.5 (1.5–5.7)2.6 (1.2–5.3)2.7 (2–4.7)2.9 (1.6–5.8)ns
PCWP (mmHg)11 (4–27)10.5 (5–22)13 (4–20)11 (3–21)ns
CVP (mmHg)9 (0–15)8.5 (3–16)10 (1–14)11 (0–14)ns
SVR (dynes-s/cm5)1339 (89–2200)1125 (594–1967)1154 (558–1941)1067 (564–1901)ns
PVR (dynes-s/cm5)214 (84–564)206 (76–672)182 (60–956)220 (63–328)ns
SvO2 (%)71 (55–79)71 (54–76)69 (50–75)71 (50–75)ns
ScvO2 (%)74 (65–85)76 (59–87)69 (49–78)72 (48–85)ns
Hb (g/dL)10.9 (8.7–14.9)10.7 (8.3–14.4)10.7 (9–15.3)10.7 (8.3–13.6)ns
Lac (mg/dL)2.2 (0.9–7)3 (1.3–9.1)*3.1 (0.7–9.9)*3.6 (0.7–9.7)*<0.05
MAP (mmHg)79 (66–109)73 (52–100)76 (57–99)77 (54–99)ns
MPP (mmHg)24 (13–33)23 (14–35)24 (17–61)24 (15–36)ns
Central temp (°C)37.1 (35.6–38.8)37.4 (36.2–39.1)*37.6 (36.9–38.8)37.6 (37.2–38.4)<0.001
Periph temp (°C)36.7 (35–38.7)36.9 (35.3–38.5)**37 (36–38.5)37.2 (36.2–38.4)<0.001
Central-Periph (°C)0.4 (0–1.3)0.4 (0–0.9)0.4 (0–1.4)0.4 (0–1)ns
DO2 (mL/min/m2)411 (193–721)411 (137–737)398 (278–660)429 (264–750)ns
VO2 (mL/min/m2)114 (61–214)110 (87–221)116 (91–237)129 (83–208)ns
O2 ER (%)27 (21–57)29 (21–71)29 (25–50)28 (21–50)ns

SNSSNSSNSSNSns

CO (L/min)5 (3.1–11.4)3.1 (2.4–4.7)5.1 (3.3–10.5)3.1 (2.3–3.9)4.7 (3.5–9.2)4.4 (3.3–4.7)5.6 (4.3–11.6)4.3 (2.4–4.4)0.058
CI (L/min/m2)2.5 (1.8–5.7)1.8 (1.5–2.5)2.8 (1.9–5.3)1.8 (1.2–2.1)2.7 (2–4.7)2.3 (2.2–2.5)3.1 (2.5–5.8)2.3 (1.6–2.3)0.064
PCWP (mmHg)12 (4–27)10 (8–10)12 (8–22)9 (5–10)13 (4–20)11 (8–11)14 (3–21)10 (9–11)ns
CVP (mmHg)9 (0–15)8 (5–10)9 (4–16)8 (3–11)10 (1–13)9 (8–14)11 (0–14)8 (8–12)ns
SVR (dynes-s/cm5)1144 (89–2001)1717 (1548–2200)1113 (594–1506)1504 (1128–1967)1152 (558–1941)1358 (1139–1525)1006 (564–1327)1580 (1325–1901)0.074
PVR (dynes-s/cm5)204 (84–479)294 (103–564)192 (76–301)277 (167–672)200 (60–956)182 (170–286)221 (63–296)205 (163–328)ns
SvO2 (%)71 (55–79)68 (42–72)71 (54–76)59 (29–73)70 (50–75)66 (63–74)71 (50–75)71 (66–77)ns
ScvO2 (%)74 (60–87)70 (45–73)75 (61–87)59 (29–82)71(49–82)66 (60–69)72 (48–85)64(60–68)0.035
Hb (g/dL)11.3 (8.7–14.9)10.9 (9.4–12.1)10.9 (8.3–14.4)10.2 (8.3–11.9)11 (9–15.3)9.9 (9.1–10.5)10.7 (8.3–13.6)11.9 (10.2–12.4)ns
Lac (mg/dL)1.9 (0.9–7)2.9 (1.2–6.6)2.6 (1.3–9.1)5.5 (2.1–7.7)3.2 (0.7–9.9)3 (1.9–8.2)3.7 (0.7–9.7)2.1 (1.7–6.6)0.076
MAP (mmHg)81 (66–109)74 (70–107)75 (60–100)66 (52–84)75 (57–99)76 (65–98)76 (54–93)79 (66–99)ns
MPP (mmHg)25 (13–33)23 (14–29)26 (20–35)18 (14–25)25 (17–61)21 (20–21)26 (15–36)20 (19–21)ns
Central temp (°C)36.9 (35.7–38.8)37.3 (35.6–37.7)37.4 (36.2–37.1)36.7 (36.5–38.1)37.7 (37–38.8)37 (36.9–37.1)37.6 (37.2–38.4)37.6 (37.5–37.6)ns
Periph temp (°C)36.7 (35.3–38.7)36.9 (35.2–37.2)37 (35.9–38.5)36.4 (36.1–37.2)37.2 (36.2–38.5)36.7 (36.6–36.8)37.2 (36.4–38.4)37.2 (37.1–37.2)ns
Central-Periph (°C)0.2 (0–1.3)0.45 (0.4–0.5)0.5 (0–0.8)0.4 (0.3–0.9)0.5 (0–1.4)0.3 (0.2–0.3)0.4 (0–1)0.5 (0.4–0.5)ns
DO2 (mL/min/m2)457 (292–721)255 (193–416)417 (281–737)252 (137–340)421 (335–660)316 (278–361)431 (350–750)356 (323–389)ns
VO2 (mL/min/m2)118 (76–214)107 (61–113)118 (94–221)96 (87–109)117 (99–238)93 (91–117)136 (97–208)96 (83–109)ns
O2 ER (%)27 (21–43)31 (27–57)29 (21–45)40 (25–70)29 (25–50)34 (25–37)28 (24–50)28 (21–34)ns

CI: cardiac index, CO: cardiac output, CVP: central venous pressure, DO2: whole-body oxygen delivery, Hb: hemoglobin, Lac: lactate, MAP: mean arterial pressure, MPP: mean pulmonary pressure, O2ER: oxygen extraction ratio, PCWP: pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, PVR: pulmonary vascular resistance, ScvO2: central venous oxygen saturation, SvO2: mixed venous oxygen saturation, SVR: systematic vascular resistance, temp: temperature, VO2: whole-body oxygen consumption. from H0, from H0, § from H2, §§ from H2, from H4, from H4.