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Perturbation of the microvascular glycocalyx and perfusion in infants after cardiopulmonary bypass

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Nussbaum, Claudia, Haberer, Amelie, Tiefenthaller, Anna, Januszewska, Katarzyna, Chappell, Daniel, Brettner, Florian, Mayer, Peter, Dalla Pozza, Robert +1 more·2015·The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

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Objective Perturbation of the endothelial glycocalyx is discussed in the pathogenesis of complications related to cardiopulmonary bypass. We evaluated the effects of cardiopulmonary bypass on the microcirculation and the microvascular endothelial glycocalyx of infants undergoing surgery for congenital cardiac defects.Methods The microcirculation was visualized at the ear conch using Sidestream dark field imaging before surgery (T0), after admission to the intensive care unit (T1), 24 hours postsurgery (T2), and 7 days postsurgery (T3). Glycocalyx thickness was assessed by measurement of the perfused boundary region. Microcirculatory parameters included total and perfused vessel density, vessel diameters, and microcirculatory flow index.Results A total of 40 infants undergoing cardiac surgery (36 with cardiopulmonary bypass, 4 without cardiopulmonary bypass) were examined. As controls, measurements before and after cardiac catheterization (n = 6) and before and after surgery for cleft palate (n = 9) were performed. After surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass, the perfused boundary region was significantly increased, indicating reduced glycocalyx thickness at T1 compared with preoperative values with a stepwise return to baseline by T3. In the control groups, no significant perfused boundary region changes were noted. Furthermore, after cardiopulmonary bypass, a transient, significant reduction of the microcirculatory flow index and the perfused vessel density was seen at T1. Similar changes were observed after cardiac surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass, but not in the other controls.Conclusions Our study reveals for the first time local perturbations of the endothelial glycocalyx and microvascular perfusion in infants after surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Microcirculatory monitoring might be a useful tool to evaluate interventions aiming at reduction of bypass-related complications.

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  • Cardiopulmonary bypass causes transient disturbances in glycocalyx thickness, microvascular flow index, and perfused vessel density that normalize within a week postoperatively.

    “Nussbaum et al. employed SDF imaging to study the effects of cardiopulmonary bypass on skin microcirculation, reporting transient disturbances in glycocalyx thickness, microvascular flow index (MFI), and perfused vessel density (PVD), which normalized within a week postoperatively [85].”

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Nussbaum, C., Haberer, A., Tiefenthaller, A., Januszewska, K., Chappell, D., Brettner, F., Mayer, P., Dalla Pozza, R., & Genzel-Boroviczény, O.
Affiliations
  • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
  • University of Münster (DE)
Corresponding author
Nussbaum, Claudia
Venue
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-12
Volume
150
Issue
6
Pages
1474-1481.e1
ISSN
0022-5223 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1144057699
Cited by
41
References
39
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FWCI
2.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Pädiatrische Kardiologie
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Congenital Heart Disease Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy
Keywords
cardiopulmonary bypass, endothelial glycocalyx, microvascular blood flow, microcirculation, infants, congenital heart disease, perfused boundary region, perfused vessel density, sidestream dark field imaging, microcirculatory monitoring, cardiac surgery complications
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Child, Child, Preschool, Cleft Palate, Ear, External, Female, Heart Defects, Congenital, Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Humans, Male, Microcirculation, Case-Control Studies, Treatment Outcome, Glycocalyx

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