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Area of Science:

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Cardiovascular Physiology
  • Sepsis Pathophysiology

Background:

  • Optimal hemodynamic resuscitation strategies for early septic shock are not well-defined.
  • Early septic shock management requires precise and timely interventions to improve patient survival and reduce organ dysfunction.
  • Personalized approaches to fluid and vasopressor therapy may offer advantages over standardized protocols.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of a personalized hemodynamic resuscitation protocol (CRT-PHR) targeting capillary refill time.
  • To compare CRT-PHR against usual care in a large, international randomized clinical trial.
  • To assess the impact of CRT-PHR on a composite outcome including mortality, duration of vital support, and hospital length of stay.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized clinical trial involving 1467 patients with early septic shock across 86 centers in 19 countries.
  • Patients were assigned to either CRT-PHR (n=720) or usual care (n=747).
  • CRT-PHR involved tailored fluid, vasopressor, and inotrope administration based on capillary refill time, pulse pressure, diastolic arterial pressure, fluid responsiveness, and echocardiography.

Main Results:

  • The CRT-PHR group demonstrated a superior win ratio (1.16) for the hierarchical composite outcome compared to usual care (P=.04).
  • This superiority was primarily driven by a significantly lower duration of vital support in the CRT-PHR group (26.4% vs 21.1%).
  • Mortality rates were similar between groups (19.1% vs 17.8%), while length of hospital stay showed minimal difference.

Conclusions:

  • A personalized hemodynamic resuscitation protocol targeting capillary refill time is superior to usual care in managing early septic shock.
  • The primary benefit of CRT-PHR lies in reducing the duration of vital support required for patients.
  • These findings support the adoption of personalized hemodynamic management strategies in septic shock resuscitation.