Background: There are few non-invasive monitoring methods that can reliably predict fluid responsiveness (FR) in children. Here, we interrogate the value of doppler ultrasound evaluation of passive leg raising (PLR)-induced changes in stroke volume (SV) and cardiac output (CO) as a predictor of FR in children with mechanical ventilation after congenital cardiac surgery.
Methods: A total of 40 children with mechanical ventilation following congenital cardiac surgery, who required volume expansion (VE) were included in this study. Hemodynamic parameters such as heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP), SV, and central venous pressure (CVP) were monitored before and after PLR and VE. Besides, we assessed changes in SV and CO by bedside ultrasound. Patients showing >10% increase in SV in response to VE were considered to be responders (26 patients), while the rest (14 patients) were defined as non-responders.
Results: Our data demonstrated that ΔSV-PLR and ΔCO- PLR were positively correlated with ΔSV-VE (r = 0.683, p <0.001 and r = 0.374, p = 0.017, respectively), and the area under the ROC curve (AUC) of ΔSV-PLR was 0.879 (95% CI [0.745 1.000], p < 0.001). The best cut-off value for ΔSV-PLR in predicting FR was 13%, with its sensitivity and specificity were 81.8% and 86.3%, respectively. ΔCVP, ΔHR, and ΔMAP were weak predictors of FR in the children.
Conclusion: Our study demonstrated that SV changes, as evaluated by noninvasive ultrasound combined with PLR, could effectively evaluate FR in children under mechanical ventilation following congenital cardiac surgery.
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Background: There are few non-invasive monitoring methods that can reliably predict fluid responsiveness (FR) in children. Here, we interrogate the value of doppler ultrasound evaluation of passive leg raising (PLR)-induced changes in stroke volume (SV) and cardiac output (CO) as a predictor of FR in children with mechanical ventilation after congenital cardiac surgery.
Methods: A total of 40 children with mechanical ventilation following congenital cardiac surgery, who required volume expansion (VE) were included in this study. Hemodynamic parameters such as heart rate (HR), mean arterial pressure (MAP), SV, and central venous pressure (CVP) were monitored before and after PLR and VE. Besides, we assessed changes in SV and CO by bedside ultrasound. Patients showing >10% increase in SV in response to VE were considered to be responders (26 patients), while the rest (14 patients) were defined as non-responders.
Results: Our data demonstrated that ΔSV-PLR and ΔCO- PLR were positively correlated with ΔSV-VE (r = 0.683, p <0.001 and r = 0.374, p = 0.017, respectively), and the area under the ROC curve (AUC) of ΔSV-PLR was 0.879 (95% CI [0.745 1.000], p < 0.001). The best cut-off value for ΔSV-PLR in predicting FR was 13%, with its sensitivity and specificity were 81.8% and 86.3%, respectively. ΔCVP, ΔHR, and ΔMAP were weak predictors of FR in the children.
Conclusion: Our study demonstrated that SV changes, as evaluated by noninvasive ultrasound combined with PLR, could effectively evaluate FR in children under mechanical ventilation following congenital cardiac surgery.
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