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Peripheral Tissue Perfusion in Intensive Care

Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Acute Circulatory Failure
Registration Number
NCT06384287
Lead Sponsor
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Brief Summary

Tissue perfusion has been identified as an early prognosis factor in patients admitted to intensive care. However, little is known about the effects of different hemodynamic interventions performed in clinical routine on peripheral tissue perfusion.

The aim of this work is to study the kinetics of CRT and local skin blood flow following therapeutic intervention (fluid challenge, vasopressor or inotropic drug).

Detailed Description

Sepsis is today a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Septic shock, the most serious manifestation of the infection, affects 2 to 20% of intensive care patients. Despite appropriate antibiotic therapy and improved resuscitation strategies based on early treatment, volume expansion and rational use of vasopressors, the mortality rate of shock states remains too high, between 40 and 50%.

Over the past two decades, great advances have been made in the understanding the pathophysiology of septic shock. Microcirculatory abnormalities have been identified as the main cause of organ hypoperfusion and visceral failure leading to death. In addition, several studies in animals and humans have highlighted a discordance between systemic hemodynamic parameters and alterations of small vessels during shock suggesting that microvascular blood flow and tissue perfusion should be analyzed in patients with acute circulatory failure in association with blood pressure and cardiac output. Capillary refill time (CRT), is an easy-to-use, easy-to learn tool to evaluate peripheral tissue perfusion. CRT is a strong predictive factor of organ failure severity and poor outcome in critically ill patients with sepsis. A recent randomized trial reported promising results regarding the use of CRT to guide resuscitation. However, little is known about the impact of treatment on CRT. The aim of this work is to study the kinetics of CRT and local skin blood flow following therapeutic intervention (fluid challenge, vasopressor or inotropic drug).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
180
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients in intensive care unit with acute circulatory failure related to sepsis or cardiac failure requiring therapeutic intervention
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Agitation
  • Hemorrhagic shock
  • Severe skin lesions
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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Skin blood flow variationscontinuous monitoring during 1 hour maximum starting just before intervention

Measurement using laser doppler probe in the finger tip

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mottling scoreat baseline, 3 timepoints after starting interventions (10, 30 and 60 minutes)

Clinical measurement at bedside

correlation between skin blood flow and Cardiac outputat baseline, at 10, 30 and 60 minutes after intervention

Laser doppler with skin probe and echocardiography

Capillary refill timeat baseline, 3 timepoints after starting interventions (10, 30 and 60 minutes)

Clinical measurement at bedside

correlation between Skin blood flow and CRT (baseline and variations)at baseline, at 10, 30 and 60 minutes after intervention

Measurement using laser doppler probe in the finger tip

correlation between skin blood flow and mean arterial pressureat baseline, at 10, 30 and 60 minutes after intervention

Laser doppler with skin probe and arterial catheter

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