The effects of 6% hydroxyethyl starch-hypertonic saline in resuscitation of dogs with hemorrhagic shock.
BACKGROUND
Hemodynamic and global oxygen transport variables have failed to reflect splanchnic hypoperfusion, resulting in a failure to recognize inadequately treated hemorrhagic shock. Volemic expansion after fluid resuscitation is essential to improve global and regional oxygen in hemorrhagic shock. We hypothesized that, in contrast to conventional plasma expanders, the smaller volemic expansion from 7.5 NaCl/6% hydroxyethyl starch (HHES) solution administration in hemorrhagic shock may provide lesser systemic oxygen delivery and gastric perfusion. We used hemorrhaged dogs to compare intravascular volume expansion and the early systemic oxygenation and gastric perfusion effects of fixed fluid bolus administration, which are usually used in clinical situations with severe hemorrhage, of HHES, lactated Ringer (LR), and 6% hydroxyethyl starch (HES) solutions.


METHODS
Thirty dogs were bled (30 mL · kg(-1)) to hold mean arterial blood pressure at 40 to 50 mm Hg over 45 minutes and were resuscitated in 3 groups: LR (n = 10) at 3:1 ratio to shed blood; HES (mean molecular weight 130 kDa, degree of substitution 0.4) (n = 10) at 1:1 to shed blood; and HHES (n = 10), 4 mL · kg(-1). Intravascular volume expansion (Evans blue and hemoglobin dilution), hemodynamic, systemic oxygenation, venous-to-arterial CO(2) gradient (Pv-aCO(2)), and gastric intramucosal-arterial PCO(2) gradient (PCO(2) gap) variables were measured at baseline, after 45 minutes of hemorrhage, and 5, 45, and 90 minutes after fluid resuscitation.


RESULTS
HHES increased blood volume because of the high volume expansion efficiency, but intravascular volume expansion with this solution was the smallest of the solutions (P < 0.05). All 3 solutions induced a similar hemodynamic performance but HHES showed lower mixed venous PO(2) and higher systemic oxygenation extraction, Pv-aCO(2), and PCO(2) gap than LR and HES (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
In dogs submitted to pressure-guided hemorrhagic shock and fixed-volume resuscitation, the smaller intravascular volume expansion from HHES solutions provides worse recovery of systemic oxygenation and gastric perfusion compared with LR and HES solutions despite its high volume expansion efficiency, which was limited by low infused volume.
Barros
João M P
JM
Department of Anesthesiology, Botucatu Medical School, Universidade Estadual Paulista, 18618-970, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
do Nascimento
Paulo
P
Marinello
João Luiz P
JL
Braz
Leandro G
LG
Carvalho
Lídia R
LR
Vane
Luiz A
LA
Castiglia
Yara M M
YM
Braz
José R C
JR
D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium / Q000187:drug effects; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D001810:Blood Volume / Q000187:drug effects; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006438:Hemodilution; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D006895:Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010952:Plasma Substitutes / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012771:Shock, Hemorrhagic / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013152:Splanchnic Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D013270:Stomach / Q000098:blood supply; D013997:Time Factors
D006895:Hydroxyethyl Starch Derivatives; D010952:Plasma Substitutes; D012462:Saline Solution, Hypertonic; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D019344:Lactic Acid; D010100:Oxygen