Shock : molecular, cellular, and systemic pathobiological aspects and therapeutic approaches : the official journal the Shock Society, the European Shock Society, the Brazilian Shock Society, the International Federation of Shock Societies
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Clinical Trial
Vasopressin in Vasodilatory Shock for Both Left and Right Heart Anomalous Pediatric Patients after Cardiac Surgery.
Although the use of vasopressin has become commonplace in pediatric patients with vasodilatory shock after cardiac surgery, its efficacy and hemodynamic effects have not been systematically documented. Furthermore, previous studies were mainly limited patients with left heart anomalies. To date, the use of vasopressin in patients with right heart anomalies has not yet been reported. ⋯ Lactate concentration showed a later remarkable decline at 12 h since vasopressin administration. All the 70 patients survived to hospital discharge. In conclusion, low dose of vasopressin administration was associated with great and timely hemodynamic improvement for pediatric patients with vasodilatory shock after cardiac surgery without any significant adverse effects.
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Observational Study
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis: Potentially Underdiagnosed in Intensive Care Units.
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in adults (aHLH) is a rare life-threatening hyperinflammatory syndrome caused by excessive activation of macrophages and CD8+ T-cells. Due to the clinical overlap with severe sepsis, aHLH often remains undiagnosed resulting in poor outcome. Here, we present a retrospective study of incidence, clinical findings, and the outcome of aHLH in intensive care units (ICUs). ⋯ Overall, 7 out of 9 patients (77.8%) suffering from aHLH remained undiagnosed. Awareness of this life-threatening syndrome, especially in ICUs, should be raised. The inclusion of ferritin into the admission lab panel for ICU is warranted.Clinical trial registered with www.ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02854943) on August 1, 2016. As this is a retrospective study, trial registration was after final data collection date.
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A recent prognostic model, predicting 60-day case fatality in critically ill patients requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT), has been developed (Acute Renal Failure Trial Network [ATN] study). Because many prognostic models are suggested in literature, but just a few have found its way into clinical practice, we aimed to externally validate this prediction model in an independent cohort. ⋯ The ATN prognostic model can be useful in a broad cohort of critically ill patients. Although it showed only moderate discrimination capacity when patients with elevated admission sCr were included, using a refitted model improved it, illustrating the need for continuous external validation and updating of prognostic models over time before their implementation in clinical practice.
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Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) is increasingly used in cardiogenic shock, but outcomes may differ between patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) or end-stage heart failure (ESHF). This study aimed to describe the characteristics of patients with cardiogenic shock due to AMI and ESHF. ⋯ The cardiogenic shock phenotype in ESHF was distinct from AMI, characterized by higher filling and pulmonary artery pressures, lower DO2, greater anaerobic metabolism but less severe metabolic acidosis.
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Remifentanil postconditioning (RPC) confers robust cardioprotection against ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. We recently determined that HDAC3 was involved in RPC-induced cardioprotection. However, the role of HDAC3 and its possible mechanisms in RPC-induced cardioprotection are unknown, which we aimed to evaluate in an in vitro hypoxia/reoxygenation (HR) model. ⋯ RPC attenuates apoptosis in H9c2 cardiomyoblasts after HR injury by downregulating HDAC3-mediated phosphorylation of GSK-3β. Our findings suggest that HDAC3, and its cross talk function with GSK-3β, may be a promising target for myocardium I/R injury.