| Literature DB >> 33001238 |
A Meiser1, H Knoll2, T Meisel3, M Schröder3, T Volk3.
Abstract
This article reports the case of a 29-year-old female Jehovah's Witness with severe anemia after intrauterine fetal death in the 25th week of gestation, complicated by vaginal bleeding, acute renal failure and hemolysis. Due to her religious beliefs the patient categorically refused blood transfusions. Despite adhering to the recommendations for patient blood management, the hemoglobin (Hb) level gradually decreased to 1.9 g/dl on day 10, when she fainted and had to be sedated and invasively ventilated. Inhalative isoflurane was chosen for sedation because of its potential organ-protective effects and because it provides deep sedation with reduced oxygen requirements, while enabling rapid neurological examination during the sedation windows as well as regular and calm spontaneous breathing. Posthypoxic encephalopathy was demonstrated clinically and electroencephalographically by seizure activity during the sedation windows. Anticonvulsive treatment was started. At a hemoglobin of 1.8 g/dl, she received 2 units of polymerized bovine hemoglobin (Hemopure®, Hemoglogin Oxygen Therapeutics LLC, Souderton, PA, USA), repeated several times on subsequent days because of its short half-life. Considerable methemoglobinemia was noted. After subtracting methemoglobin, the hemoglobin rose by 0.4-0.8 g/dl after each 2 units, initially increasing the oxygen binding capacity of the blood by 33%. After a full neurological recovery and weaning from the ventilator but still on hemodialysis, the patient was transferred to another hospital after 38 days.If allogeneic blood transfusion is not an option, administration of polymerized bovine hemoglobin can temporarily increase the oxygen transport capacity as a last resort treatment. Reduction of oxygen requirements by deep inhaled sedation with isoflurane also seems beneficial and provides advantages.Entities:
Keywords: Inhaled sedation; Isoflurane; Methemoglobin; Polymerized bovine hemoglobin
Year: 2020 PMID: 33001238 PMCID: PMC8026446 DOI: 10.1007/s00101-020-00864-w
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Anaesthesist ISSN: 0003-2417 Impact factor: 1.041
| Prä-OP | Tag 1 | Tag 10 | Tag 12 | Tag 14 | Tag 20 | Tag 38 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140/80 | 142/68 | 131/60 | 121/66 | 150/70 | 160/85 | 143/80 | |
| 90 | 106 | 136 | 107 | 91 | 116 | 85 | |
| – | 37,4 | 37 | 36,8 | 37,4 | 38,2 | 37,4 | |
| 8,1 | 4,6 | 1,9 | 2,3 | 3,3 | 4,9 | 5,6 | |
| – | – | – | 18 | 28 | 7 | – | |
| 219 | 84 | 267 | 293 | 305 | 300 | 291 | |
| 102 | 77 | 73 | 65 | 78 | 81 | 80 | |
| 19 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 32 | 18 | |
| 312 | 232 | 296 | 315 | 361 | 549 | 253 | |
| 123 | <5 | <5 | <5 | 6 | <5 | 37 | |
| 19 | 550 | 42 | 82 | 132 | 63 | 19 | |
| 10 | 200 | 19 | 22 | 27 | 15 | 24 | |
| – | 520 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 2 | |
| 231 | 2600 | 1514 | 1243 | 1281 | 902 | 424 | |
| 0,48 | 3,3 | (CVVHD) | (CVVHD) | (CVVHD) | (CVVHD) | (CVVHD) | |
| 15,5 | 15 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 9 | |
| 10 | 150 | 70 | 63 | 115 | 185 | 3 | |
| – | 5,5 | 1,6 | 1,4 | 1,6 | 1,6 | 0,25 |
Die präoperativen Parameter (Prä-OP) wurden nach dem Abort und vor der Nachkürettage, die Parameter am Tag 1 etwa 18 h später bei Aufnahme auf die Intensivstation erhoben
Met-Hb Methämoglobin (prozentualer Anteil am Gesamthämoglobin), PTT „partial thromboplastin time“, ASAT Aspartataminotransferase, ALAT Alaninaminotransferase, GLDH Glutamatdehydrogenase, LDH Laktatdehydrogenase, CRP C-reaktives Protein, PCT Prokalzitonin, CVVHD Dialysebehandlung („continuous venovenous haemodialysis“)

