Continous Cardiac Output - Non-Invasive Evaluation (CONNIE)

NCT ID: NCT03444545

Last Updated: 2019-01-11

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

35 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-10-29

Study Completion Date

2018-12-31

Brief Summary

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The capnodynamic method non-invasively calculates effective pulmonary blood flow (EPBF) continuously during surgery. In this study EPBF is compared to cardiac output (CO) measured with Transpulmonary Thermodilution (TPTD) att baseline and during hemodynamic changes in patients scheduled for open abdominal surgery at the Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden.

Detailed Description

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The capnodynamic method continuously calculates effective pulmonary blood flow (EPBF) with the help of a capnodynamic equation:

ELV x (FACO2(n) - FACO2(n-1)) = deltat(n) x EPBF (CvCO2 - CvCO2(n)) - VTCO2

ELV Effective lung volume \[L\] EPBF Effective pulmonary blood flow \[L/min\] n current breath n-1 previous breath FACO2 mean alveolar carbon dioxide fraction CvCO2 mixed venous carbon dioxide content \[Lgas/Lblood\] CcCO2n pulmonary end-capillary carbon dioxide content \[Lgas/Lblood\] VTCO2n volume \[L\] of carbon dioxide eliminated by the current, nth, breath delta t n current breath cycle time \[min\]

The equation above describes the mole balance between the CO2 delivered to lungs (EPBF), the volume taking part in the gas exchange (ELV) and CO2 excreted from the lungs (VTCO2). Normally there is no difference in CO2 between the actual and the preceding breath as the same amount of CO2 as delivered to the lungs as is excreted. When small changes in CO2 concentration are inserted into the equation obtained with short inspiratory or expiratory pauses in three out of nine breaths, nine different equations are obtained. The three unknown variables; ELV, EPBF and CvCO2can be solved with a linear least square optimization, a well-known numerical mathematical principle. The breathing pattern is automatically controlled by the ventilator which provides continuous calculations of EPBF where each value represents the average of the preceding nine breaths and renews with each breath as the newest replaces the oldest in the equation system.

At the day of surgery, included patients arrive 45 minutes earlier than otherwise at the surgical unit. After safe surgical checklist, vital signs are measured and epidural catheter inserted during a light sedation. Patients are anesthetized and muscle relaxed. An endotracheal tube is inserted in the trachea. Central arterial and vein catheters are inserted in sterile conditions with ultrasound guidance. Anesthesia is maintained with propofol in target controlled infusion and a short acting opioid is added as needed.

The protocol in the first 25 patients comprises simultaneous measurements of EPBF and CO at 1) Baseline (three measurments), 2) PEEP 15cmH2O, 3) PEEP 5cmH2O 4) before epidural activation, 5) 10-15 minutes after epidural activation 6) before volume infusion (when the patient is considered hypovolemic by the attending anaesthesiologist) and 7) shortly after volume infusion.

The attending anesthesiologist has the final responsibility on deciding the order of the protocol, for example if volume infusion should precede PEEP 15 cmH20 if hypovolemia is suspected.

The succeeding 10 patients (patients 26 to 35) are PEEP optimized before start of protocol using a standardiazed open lung tool recruitment. During the PEEP elevation (step 2 in the protocol above) 10cmH2O is added to the optimal PEEP and then released back to the baseline optimal PEEP (step 3).

Each comparative measurement of CO and EPBF in the protocol includes as an average of three TPTD measured with PiCCO2 and and the average of EPBF registered in the beginning of the first TPTD and in the end of the last TPTD.

Conditions

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Cardiac Output, Low Cardiac Output, High

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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Capnodynamic method

Expired carbon dioxide is measured with a mainstream infrared sensor (Capnostat-3, Respironics Inc, Wallingford, CT, USA) and gas flow analysed with the flow sensor incorporated in the ventilator (Servo-i, Maquet Critical Care, Solna, Sweden) which was connected to a computer where all the mathematical analysis is carried out with a software written in Matlab™ (The Mathworks Inc, Natick, MA, USA).

Instead of a fixed ratio between inspiration and expiration, three breaths out of every nine are prolonged with a 3-4 seconds longer expiration creating small changes in end- expiratory CO2

Intervention Type DEVICE

Transpulmonary thermodilution

Each cardiac output measurement comprises an average of three thermodilutions performed successively one after another. TPTD is performed with a PiCCO2 monitor (Pulsion Medical Systems SE, Feldkirchen, Germany)

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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PiCCO

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Elective major abdominal surgery requiring advanced hemodynamic monitoring

Exclusion Criteria

* Symptomatic coronary artery disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with emphysema
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Region Stockholm

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Karolinska Institutet

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Anil Gupta

Associate professor in department of pharmacology and physiology

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Hakan Björne, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Karolinska Institutet

Locations

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Karolinska University Hospital

Stockholm, , Sweden

Site Status

Countries

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Sweden

References

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Sigmundsson TS, Ohman T, Hallback M, Redondo E, Sipmann FS, Wallin M, Oldner A, Hallsjo Sander C, Bjorne H. Performance of a capnodynamic method estimating effective pulmonary blood flow during transient and sustained hypercapnia. J Clin Monit Comput. 2018 Apr;32(2):311-319. doi: 10.1007/s10877-017-0021-3. Epub 2017 May 11.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28497180 (View on PubMed)

Sander CH, Sigmundsson T, Hallback M, Sipmann FS, Wallin M, Oldner A, Bjorne H. A modified breathing pattern improves the performance of a continuous capnodynamic method for estimation of effective pulmonary blood flow. J Clin Monit Comput. 2017 Aug;31(4):717-725. doi: 10.1007/s10877-016-9891-z. Epub 2016 Jun 1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27251701 (View on PubMed)

Sigmundsson TS, Ohman T, Hallback M, Suarez-Sipmann F, Wallin M, Oldner A, Hallsjo-Sander C, Bjorne H. Comparison between capnodynamic and thermodilution method for cardiac output monitoring during major abdominal surgery: An observational study. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2021 Dec 1;38(12):1242-1252. doi: 10.1097/EJA.0000000000001566.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34155171 (View on PubMed)

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Other Identifiers

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CONNIE 1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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