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Microcirculatory therapy in shock.

K Messmer1, U Kreimeier

  • 1Department of Experimental Surgery, Surgical Clinic, University of Heidelberg, F.R.G.

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|January 1, 1989
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Shock therapy requires restoring blood volume and improving blood flow. Small volume resuscitation with hyperosmotic/hyperoncotic salt dextran solutions may reopen capillaries and restore microvascular perfusion, aiding tissue ischemia treatment.

Area of Science:

  • Physiology
  • Resuscitation Medicine
  • Vascular Biology

Background:

  • Normal microvascular perfusion involves dynamic capillary flow regulated by local pressure, arteriolar vasomotion, and endothelial cells.
  • Shock impairs both central and local mechanisms controlling microvascular perfusion, leading to persistent inhomogeneity.
  • Impairments include loss of vasomotion, altered blood flow properties, endothelial swelling, and cell-adhesion interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate primary shock therapy objectives: restoring precapillary pressure, arteriolar vasomotion, and microvascular pathways.
  • To evaluate the efficacy of small volume resuscitation with hyperosmotic/hyperoncotic salt dextran solutions.
  • To explore the potential of this resuscitation strategy for treating tissue ischemia.

Main Methods:

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  • Review of physiological mechanisms in normal and shock states.
  • Analysis of therapeutic approaches for shock, including volume substitution and vasoactive drugs.
  • Focus on the proposed use of hyperosmotic/hyperoncotic salt dextran for microvascular restoration.

Main Results:

  • Vasoactive drugs are ineffective without restored blood volume and improved fluidity via hemodilution.
  • Conventional volume substitutes (colloids, crystalloids) achieve hemodilution.
  • Hyperosmotic/hyperoncotic salt dextran solutions show potential for restoring vasomotion and reopening capillaries.

Conclusions:

  • Primary shock therapy necessitates restoring blood volume and fluidity before microvascular interventions.
  • Small volume resuscitation with hyperosmotic/hyperoncotic solutions offers a novel approach to address impaired microvascular function in shock.
  • Further research is needed to validate the therapeutic potential of this concept for tissue ischemia.