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Erschienen in: Journal of Anesthesia 3/2018

27.02.2018 | Original Article

Positive end-expiratory pressure-induced increase in external jugular venous pressure does not predict fluid responsiveness in laparoscopic prostatectomy

verfasst von: Min Hur, Seokha Yoo, Jung-Yoon Choi, Sun-Kyung Park, Dhong Eun Jung, Won Ho Kim, Jin-Tae Kim, Jae-Hyon Bahk

Erschienen in: Journal of Anesthesia | Ausgabe 3/2018

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Abstract

Background

Dynamic change in central venous pressure (CVP) was associated with fluid responsiveness. External jugular venous pressure (EJVP) may reliably estimate CVP and have the advantages of being less invasive. We investigated whether increase in EJVP induced by positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) could be a reliable predictor of fluid responsiveness in patients undergoing robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP).

Methods

Fifty patients who underwent RALP with steep Trendelenburg position were enrolled. PEEP of 10 cmH2O was applied for 5 min and then 300 ml of colloid was administered. EJVP, stroke volume variation (SVV), and cardiac index calculated by pulse contour method were measured before and after the PEEP challenge and colloid administration. Increase in cardiac index > 10% was used to define the fluid responsiveness.

Results

Twenty-six patients were fluid responders. Neither the increase in EJVP after the initial PEEP nor SVV was significantly different between responders and non-responders. They were not significantly correlated with an increase in cardiac index. The areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of these two variables were not significantly greater than 0.5. However, a post hoc analysis revealed that AUC of a decrease in EJVP after removal of PEEP was significantly greater than 0.50.

Conclusion

Our study results suggested that SVV and increase in EJVP after applying PEEP were not accurate predictors of fluid responsiveness during RALP. Further studies are required to find an adequate preload index in robot-assisted urologic surgery with steep Trendelenburg position.
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Metadaten
Titel
Positive end-expiratory pressure-induced increase in external jugular venous pressure does not predict fluid responsiveness in laparoscopic prostatectomy
verfasst von
Min Hur
Seokha Yoo
Jung-Yoon Choi
Sun-Kyung Park
Dhong Eun Jung
Won Ho Kim
Jin-Tae Kim
Jae-Hyon Bahk
Publikationsdatum
27.02.2018
Verlag
Springer Japan
Erschienen in
Journal of Anesthesia / Ausgabe 3/2018
Print ISSN: 0913-8668
Elektronische ISSN: 1438-8359
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-018-2475-y

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