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Hypertonic-hyperoncotic solutions improve cardiac function in children after open-heart surgery.

Michael Schroth1, Christian Plank, Udo Meissner

  • 1Kinder- und Jugendklinik, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Loschgestrasse 15, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany. michael_schroth@yahoo.de

Pediatrics
|June 6, 2006
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Hypertonic-hyperoncotic solutions significantly improved cardiac index and reduced extravascular lung water in children after heart surgery. This intervention was safe and decreased the need for inotropic support, offering a potential treatment for low cardiac output failure.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric intensive care medicine
  • Cardiovascular surgery
  • Hemodynamics

Background:

  • Hypertonic-hyperoncotic solutions are utilized to enhance micro- and macrocirculation in shock states.
  • Controlled studies on hypertonic-hyperoncotic solutions in pediatric intensive care are limited.
  • These solutions may potentially improve cardiac function in pediatric patients.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the hemodynamic effects and safety of hypertonic-hyperoncotic solution infusions in children post-open-heart surgery for congenital heart disease.
  • To assess the potential of hypertonic-hyperoncotic solutions in preventing capillary leakage syndrome following pediatric cardiac surgery.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized, blinded study involving 50 children divided into two groups (25 each).

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  • One group received hypertonic-hyperoncotic solution (7.2% sodium chloride with 6% hydroxyethyl-starch), while the other received isotonic saline.
  • Hemodynamic parameters (cardiac index, extravascular lung water index, etc.) were monitored using advanced techniques, with blood samples collected at various intervals.

    • Main Results:

    • The hypertonic-hyperoncotic solution group showed a significant increase in cardiac index (64%) and stroke volume index, with a transient decrease in systemic vascular resistance index.
    • Extravascular lung water index decreased significantly in the hypertonic-hyperoncotic solution group, contrasting with an increase in the isotonic saline group.
    • Patients receiving hypertonic-hyperoncotic solution required significantly less dobutamine, and no adverse effects like severe bleeding or hypoxia were observed.

    Conclusions:

    • Hypertonic-hyperoncotic solution administration led to a significant increase in cardiac index, suggesting a positive inotropic effect and reduced afterload in pediatric cardiac surgery patients.
    • The transient reduction in extravascular lung water index indicates a potential role in counteracting capillary leakage post-cardiac surgery.
    • A single infusion of hypertonic-hyperoncotic saline solution was found to be safe and may be a beneficial treatment for improving contractility and managing early capillary leakage.