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Oxygen availability in critical illness--an investigation using the oxygen status algorithm

J Morgan1, D Kanowski

  • 1Intensive Care Unit, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Queensland, Australia.

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. Supplementum
|January 1, 1995
PubMed
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Critical illness in ICU patients enhances oxygen release from hemoglobin due to acidaemia, despite lower 2,3-diphosphoglycerate levels. This improves oxygen delivery to tissues.

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Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Physiology

Background:

  • The oxygen status algorithm by Siggaard-Andersen is crucial for understanding oxygen transport.
  • 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG) plays a key role in regulating hemoglobin-oxygen affinity.
  • Acidaemia is a common condition in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, potentially affecting oxygen delivery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare 2,3-diphosphoglycerate concentrations and oxygen extractivity parameters between ICU patients and healthy outpatients.
  • To investigate the impact of acidaemia and hypophosphataemia on these parameters in critical illness.
  • To determine if oxygen release to tissues is altered in critically ill patients.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of 143 arterial blood specimens from ICU patients and 119 venous blood specimens from healthy outpatients.

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  • Application of the Siggaard-Andersen oxygen status algorithm to calculate 2,3-diphosphoglycerate and extractivity parameters.
  • Calculation of extractable oxygen corrected for hemoglobin (cx/cHb) and assessment of pH and 2,3-DPG levels.

    • Main Results:

    • No significant difference in 2,3-diphosphoglycerate concentrations between ICU patients and healthy controls.
    • Significantly greater extractable oxygen (cx/cHb) in ICU patients compared to healthy outpatients (p < 0.05).
    • Reduced 2,3-diphosphoglycerate in acidaemic ICU specimens (pH < 7.35) compared to non-acidaemic ones (p < 0.05).

    Conclusions:

    • Oxygen release from hemoglobin to tissues is enhanced in critical illness, primarily due to acidaemia.
    • Despite lower 2,3-DPG in acidaemic conditions, hemoglobin-oxygen affinity is reduced, facilitating oxygen delivery.
    • Hypophosphataemia did not significantly affect 2,3-DPG or oxygen extractivity in the studied ICU patients.