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Microcirculation After MAP Increase in Septic Shock Patients With Previous Hypertension

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Septic Shock
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02519699
Lead Sponsor
Federal University of São Paulo
Brief Summary

The optimal levels of mean arterial pressure that must be achieved in septic shock are subject of debate. Studies tried to correlate blood pressure increase in patients with septic shock with microcirculation. However, there are few studies that specifically assessed septic shock patients with previous arterial hypertension. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of increased blood pressure level in the microcirculation of these patients and compare them with patients without arterial hypertension.

Detailed Description

Hypothesis: After a rise in mean arterial pressure, microcirculation improvement will occur only in the previously hypertensive patients.

Study design: Prospective clinical trial Setting: Intensive care units of the Anesthesiology Department at the Federal University of Sao Paulo and the intensive care unit of Kidney Hospital.

Studied population: Forty patients will be included, being 20 without known history of systemic arterial hypertension and 20 with this diagnosis for at least 2 years and already with clinical or subclinical organ damage.

Inclusion criteria: age over than 18 years old, norepinephrine drug use for at least 12 hours and for less than 72 hours, sedation level equal or deeper than Ramsay 4, blood pressure stable for the last 30 minutes prior to inclusion, central venous catheter in place and signed informed consent.

Exclusion criteria: pregnancy, cirrhosis, systemic sclerosis, and need to maintain mean arterial pressure above 65mmHg for others conditions.

Intervention: noradrenaline dose will be risen to obtain a mean arterial pressure of 85-90 mmHg.

Assessments and outcome: Systemic hemodynamic (central venous oxygen saturation, cardiac output, heart rate, central venous pressure) and sublingual microcirculation variables (microcirculatory flow index, total vascular density, proportion of perfused vessels, perfused vascular density) will be measured before and after the rise in mean arterial pressure. Sidestream darkfield will be used to assess microcirculation. The variation between those variables before and after the intervention will be compared.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • age over than 18 years old,
  • norepinephrine drug use for at least 12 hours and for less than 72 hours,
  • sedation level equal or deeper than Ramsay 4,
  • blood pressure stable for the last 30 minutes prior to inclusion,
  • central venous catheter in place and
  • signed informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
  • pregnancy,
  • cirrhosis,
  • systemic sclerosis, and
  • need to maintain mean arterial pressure above 65mmHg for others conditions

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
NorepinephrinenorepinephrineNoradrenaline continuous infusion IV
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Microcirculatory flow index (MIF) measured by sidestream darkfield after rising the mean arterial pressure with norepinephrineafter 20 min

MIF will be measured in points varying from 0 to 4

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Total vascular density (TVD) measured by sidestream darkfield after rising the mean arterial pressure with norepinephrineafter 20 min

TVD will be measured in mm/mm2

Perfused vascular density (PVD) measured by sidestream darkfield after rising the mean arterial pressure with norepinephrineafter 20 min

PVD will be measured in mm/mm2

Proportional perfused vessels (PPV) measured by sidestream darkfield after rising the mean arterial pressure with norepinephrineafter 20 min

PPV will be measured in percentage

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital São Paulo - Universidade Federal de São Paulo

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São Paulo, Brazil

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