I H F Herold1, M A Soliman Hamad2, H C van Assen3, R A Bouwman4, H H M Korsten5, M Mischi3. 1. Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive-Care, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Michelangelolaan 2, Eindhoven 5623 EJ, The Netherlands ingeborg.herold@cze.nl. 2. Department of Cardiac Surgery, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Michelangelolaan 2, Eindhoven 5623 EJ, The Netherlands. 3. Department of Electrical Engineering, Signal Processing Systems, University of Technology Eindhoven, Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven 5612 AZ, The Netherlands. 4. Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive-Care, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Michelangelolaan 2, Eindhoven 5623 EJ, The Netherlands. 5. Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive-Care, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Michelangelolaan 2, Eindhoven 5623 EJ, The Netherlands Department of Electrical Engineering, Signal Processing Systems, University of Technology Eindhoven, Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven 5612 AZ, The Netherlands.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Blood volume quantification is essential for haemodynamic evaluation guiding fluid management in anaesthesia and intensive care practice. Ultrasound contrast agent (UCA)-dilution measured by contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can provide the UCA mean transit time (MTT) between the right and left heart, enabling the assessment of the intrathoracic blood volume (ITBV(UCA)). The purpose of the present study was to investigate the agreement between UCA-dilution using CEUS and transpulmonary thermodilution (TPTD) in vitro and in vivo. METHODS: In an in vitro setup, with variable flows and volumes, we injected a double indicator, ice-cold saline with SonoVue(®), and performed volume measurements using transesophageal echo and thermodilution by PiCCO(®). In a pilot study, we assigned 17 patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery for pulmonary blood volume (PBV) measurement using TPTD by PiCCO(®) and ITBV by UCA-dilution. Correlation coefficients and Bland-Altman analysis were performed for all volume measurements. RESULTS: In vitro, 73 experimental MTT's were obtained using PiCCO(®) and UCA-dilution. The volumes by PiCCO(®) and UCA-dilution correlated with true volumes; r(s)=0.96 (95% CI, 0.93-0.97; P<0.0001) and r(s)=0.97 (95% CI, 0.95-0.98; P<0.0001), respectively. The bias of PBV by PiCCO(®) and ITBV(UCA) were -380 ml and -42 ml, respectively. In 16 patients, 86 measurements were performed. The correlation between PBV by PiCCO(®) and ITBV(UCA) was r(s)=0.69 (95% CI 0.55-0.79; P<0.0001). Bland-Altman analysis revealed a bias of -323 ml. CONCLUSIONS: ITBV assessment with CEUS seems a promising technique for blood volume measurement, which is minimally-invasive and bedside applicable. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: ISRCTN90330260.
BACKGROUND: Blood volume quantification is essential for haemodynamic evaluation guiding fluid management in anaesthesia and intensive care practice. Ultrasound contrast agent (UCA)-dilution measured by contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can provide the UCA mean transit time (MTT) between the right and left heart, enabling the assessment of the intrathoracic blood volume (ITBV(UCA)). The purpose of the present study was to investigate the agreement between UCA-dilution using CEUS and transpulmonary thermodilution (TPTD) in vitro and in vivo. METHODS: In an in vitro setup, with variable flows and volumes, we injected a double indicator, ice-cold saline with SonoVue(®), and performed volume measurements using transesophageal echo and thermodilution by PiCCO(®). In a pilot study, we assigned 17 patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery for pulmonary blood volume (PBV) measurement using TPTD by PiCCO(®) and ITBV by UCA-dilution. Correlation coefficients and Bland-Altman analysis were performed for all volume measurements. RESULTS: In vitro, 73 experimental MTT's were obtained using PiCCO(®) and UCA-dilution. The volumes by PiCCO(®) and UCA-dilution correlated with true volumes; r(s)=0.96 (95% CI, 0.93-0.97; P<0.0001) and r(s)=0.97 (95% CI, 0.95-0.98; P<0.0001), respectively. The bias of PBV by PiCCO(®) and ITBV(UCA) were -380 ml and -42 ml, respectively. In 16 patients, 86 measurements were performed. The correlation between PBV by PiCCO(®) and ITBV(UCA) was r(s)=0.69 (95% CI 0.55-0.79; P<0.0001). Bland-Altman analysis revealed a bias of -323 ml. CONCLUSIONS: ITBV assessment with CEUS seems a promising technique for blood volume measurement, which is minimally-invasive and bedside applicable. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: ISRCTN90330260.
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