title: The influence of prostaglandin E1 on systemic and pulmonary haemodynamics after aortic surgery.
abstract: The influence of a peroperative prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) infusion on systemic and pulmonary haemodynamics in a porcine model of aortic surgery was studied. Twenty-four pigs were randomised to PGE1 (100 ng/kg/min) or 0.9% Saline as placebo. Haemaccel was then infused to maintain a central venous pressure (CVP) of greater than 4 less than 6 mmHg and pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP) of greater than 3 less than 5 mmHg. Standardised aortic surgery consisted of midline laparotomy, small bowel exteriorisation, 1.5 h aortic clamping and 1 h shock before resuscitation. Serial measurements of blood pressure (BP), cardiac output (CO), pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), pulmonary shunt (A-V shunt), and arterial PO2 (PaO2) were recorded during and three days after surgery. Volume loading with Haemaccel prevented a significant fall in initial BP on PGE1 at 95.1 +/- 48 mmHg compared to 102 +/- 4.9 mmHg in control animals with similar CO in the two groups. Following release of the aortic clamp all animals became profoundly hypotensive with BP falling to 74.6 +/- 3.0 and 68.7 +/- 3.2 mmHg for PGE1 and placebo respectively, but CO was protected in those animals receiving PGE1 at 1.92 +/- 0.04 compared to 1.67 +/- 0.1 L/min/m2 on placebo and remained significantly higher following resuscitation and three days later (P less than 0.05). PGE1 also reduced the marked rise in pulmonary vascular resistance to 922 +/- 84 dynes-s/cm5/m2 during shock in control animals to only 555 +/- 30 (P less than 0.001).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Charing Cross School, London, U.K.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hocken
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Galvin
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pate
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McCollum
mesh_terms: D000527:Alprostadil / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011292:Premedication; D011897:Random Allocation; D013552:Swine; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000527:Alprostadil