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01.03.2005 | Experimental
Subcutaneous gas tensions closely track ileal mucosal gas tensions in a model of endotoxaemia without anaerobism
verfasst von:
Bala Venkatesh, Thomas J. Morgan, Jonathan Hall, Zolton Endre, Desley Willgoss
Erschienen in:
Intensive Care Medicine
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Ausgabe 3/2005
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Abstract
Objective
Few comparative data exist on the responses of the subcutaneous and splanchnic circulations to evolving endotoxic shock. We therefore compared continuous subcutaneous pO2 (pO2sc) and pCO2 (pCO2sc) with simultaneous continuous gut luminal pCO2 (pCO2gi) in an animal model of endotoxaemia and examined whether changes in gas tensions track tissue energy charge (EC).
Design
Prospective observational study.
Subjects
Fourteen anaesthetized rats, 7 controls and 7 experimental.
Interventions
Controls were injected with saline, the experimental group with 20 mg/kg Klebsiella endotoxin. pCO2sc, pO2sc, and pCO2gi were measured continuously. Plasma lactate concentrations were measured at defined periods during the study. After 2 h ileal segments were snap frozen and assayed for tissue EC.
Measurements and results
Endotoxaemia resulted in a significant decrease in mean arterial blood pressure (132±9 to 71±20 mmHg) and pO2sc (71±23 to 33±22 torr) and a significant increase in pCO2gi (58±10 to 90±20 torr) and pCO2sc (56±6 to 81±25 torr). During endotoxaemia pCO2gi was directly correlated with pCO2sc (R 2=0.5) and inversely correlated with pO2sc (R 2=0.63). Plasma lactate concentrations were significantly elevated from baseline in the endotoxin limb. The mean EC was not significantly different in the two groups.
Conclusions
Both subcutaneous tissue gas tensions and intestinal luminal carbon dioxide tensions are rapidly responsive during evolving hypodynamic endotoxic shock. Alterations in tissue gas tensions were not associated with dysoxia.