Intraoperative CA treatment was associated with reduced vasopressor demand and less frequent renal replacement therapy with a favorable tendency in length of mechanical ventilation and ICU stay. CA treatment was not linked to higher rates of adverse events.
Background: The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the impact of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA–ECMO) integrated hemoadsorption on the reversal of multiorgan and microcirculatory dysfunction, and early mortality of refractory cardiogenic shock patients. Methods: Propensity score–matched cohort study of 29 pairs of patients. Subjects received either VA–ECMO supplemented with hemoadsorption or standard VA–ECMO management. Results: There was a lower mean sequential organ failure assessment score (p = 0.04), lactate concentration (p = 0.015), P(v–a)CO2 gap (p < 0.001), vasoactive inotropic score (p = 0.007), and reduced delta C–reactive protein level (p = 0.005) in the hemoadsorption compared to control groups after 72 h. In–hospital mortality was similar to the predictions in the control group (62.1%) and was much lower than the predicted value in the hemoadsorption group (44.8%). There were less ECMO-associated bleeding complications in the hemoadsorption group compared to controls (p = 0.049). Overall, 90-day survival was better in the hemoadsorption group than in controls without statistical significance. Conclusion: VA–ECMO integrated hemoadsorption treatment was associated with accelerated recovery of multiorgan and microcirculatory dysfunction, mitigated inflammatory response, less bleeding complications, and lower risk for early mortality in comparison with controls.
Background
Pericardial tamponade is a serious condition which may eventually lead to severe haemodynamic disturbances and cardiac arrest. It is most often caused by the accumulation of fluid inside the pericardium, as a result of different aetiological factors such as pericarditis, neoplastic diseases, lymphatic dysfunctions, or idiopathic pericardial disease. Pericardial tamponade can develop after cardiac surgical procedures or as a complication of myocardial infarction. Collection of blood inside the pericardial sack can be the result of pericardial or cardiac trauma. It is exceedingly rare for the injury to be caused by a migrating foreign body. Although a typical picture of pericardial tamponade has been previously described, the disorder may clinically resemble an acute myocardial infarction.
Case presentation
We report the case of a 58-year-old female patient complaining of new onset thoracic pain and shortness of breath. Electrocardiographic examination results were suggestive of an acute inferior myocardial infarction. However, echocardiography revealed significant pericardial tamponade. The cause was found to be a needle which remained inside the pelvis following a previous cesarean delivery, which the patient had undergone 18 years prior. In emergency setting, the needle was removed and the pericardial tamponade was resolved. Due to the prompt and efficient management, the patient had an uneventful postoperative recovery and presented no recurrence at the follow-up examinations.
Conclusions
The migration of foreign bodies through tissues is exceedingly rare. If present, it may cause life-threatening complications. Since the aetiology of pericardial tamponade is vast, a thorough assessment is highly important. Therefore, echocardiography is the imaging modality of choice. We wish to highlight the possibility of migrating foreign bodies as probable cause for pericardial tamponade, as well as the importance of echocardiographic methods in the fast-track evaluation of such critical conditions.
Since the establishment of highly active antiretroviral therapy, survival rates have improved among patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection giving them the possibility to become transplant candidates. Recent publications revealed that human immunodeficiency virus-positive heart transplant recipients' survival is similar to non-infected patients. We present the case of a 40-year-old human immunodeficiency virus infected patient, who was hospitalized due to severely decreased left ventricular function with a possible aetiology of acute myocarditis, that has later been confirmed by histological investigation of myocardial biopsy. Due to rapid progression to refractory cardiogenic shock, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation implantation had been initiated, which was upgraded to biventricular assist device later. On the 35th day of upgraded support, the patient underwent heart transplantation uneventfully. Our clinical experience confirms that implementation of temporary mechanical circulatory support and subsequent cardiac transplantation might be successful in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients even in case of new onset, irreversible acute heart failure.
Objective: The goal of this study was to compare factor concentrate (FC)Àbased and blood productÀbased hemostasis management of coagulopathy in cardiac surgical patients in terms of postoperative bleeding, required blood products, and outcome. Design: Retrospective, propensity scoreÀmatched analysis. Setting: Single, tertiary, academic medical center. Participants: One hundred eighteen matched pairs of 433 consecutive patients scheduled for cardiac surgery in two isolated periods with distinct strategies of hemostasis management. Interventions: Patients received either blood productÀbased (period I) or FC-based (period II) hemostasis management to treat perioperative coagulopathy. Measurements and Main Results: Patients treated with FC management experienced less postoperative blood loss (907 v 1,153 mL, p = 0.014) and required less red blood cell and fresh frozen plasma transfusion (2.3 v 3.7 units p < 0.0001, and 2.0 v 3.4 units p < 0.0001, respectively) compared with subjects in the blood productÀbased management group. The frequency of Stage 3 acute kidney injury and 30-day mortality rate were significantly higher in the blood productÀbased group than in the FC management group (6.8% v 0.8%, p = 0.016, and 7.2% v 0.8%, p = 0.022, respectively). FC management-related thromboembolic events were not registered. The FC strategy was associated with a 2.19-fold decrease in the odds of massive postoperative bleeding (p < 0.0001), a 2.56-fold decrease in the odds of polytransfusion (p < 0.0001), and a 13.16-fold decrease in the odds of early postoperative death (p = 0.003).
Összefoglaló. Az aortadissectio krónikus stádiumában kialakuló
thoracoabdominalis tágulatok megoldása multidiszciplináris megközelítést, nagy
felkészültséget és fejlett technológiát igényel. A jellemzően többlépcsős
műtétsorozat mortalitása és morbiditása az endovascularis technológia
fejlődésével csökkent, de még mindig jelentős. A fenesztrált endovascularis
aortaműtét a thoracoabdominalis nyitott műtét alternatívája, mely kisebb
mortalitással és morbiditással, rövidebb kórházi tartózkodással jár.
Aortadissectio esetén történő alkalmazása az aorta lumenében lévő membrán miatt
kihívást jelent. Esetbemutatásunkban egy 56 éves nőbeteget demonstrálunk, aki
tíz évvel korábban A-típusú dissectio miatt aorta ascendens rekonstrukción esett
át. A követés során csaknem a teljes aorta tágulata alakult ki, melynek
megoldása három lépésben történt. Az első lépésben a disszekált aortaív nyitott
műtétjét végeztük ’frozen elephant trunk’ technikával, majd az aorta descendens
tágulatának endovascularis kezelése történt sztentgraft-implantációval. A
műtétsorozat záró lépése egy fenesztrált endovascularis aortaműtét volt, mely
egyben ezen technikának az aortadissectio esetében történt első hazai
alkalmazását jelenti. Orv Hetil. 2021; 162(31): 1260–1264.
Summary. Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms developing in the chronic
phase of an aortic dissection require multidisciplinary approach, experienced
operators and advanced technology. The mortality and morbidity rate of these
multistage operations were reduced with the latest technical achievements in
endovascular repair, but they are still significant. Fenestrated endovascular
aortic repair, an alternative of thoracoabdominal open repair, is associated
with less mortality and morbidity, shorter hospital stay. Using fenestrated
devices in aortic dissection is usually technically demanding due to the
dissection membrane. We report the case of a 56-year-old woman, who underwent
ascending aortic repair due to type A aortic dissection. During the follow-up, a
large thoracoabdominal aneurysm developed involving also the arch. We performed
a three-stage operation starting with the open repair of the aortic arch using a
‘frozen elephant trunk’ device followed by a thoracic endovascular aortic repair
of the descending aorta. The final stage was a fenestrated endovascular aortic
repair, which is the first use of this technique in aortic dissection in
Hungary. Orv Hetil. 2021; 162(31): 1260–1264.
In our case, abdominal closure was not implemented after the reconstruction of the ruptured aortic aneurysm due to the extensive oedema. The complications of abdominal compartment syndrome were prevented with the open treatment. Based on our experience and on the results of the international literature we highly recommend open abdominal treatment with V.A.C. in case of abdominal compartment syndrome.
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