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  • 1
    Electronic Resource
    Electronic Resource
    Springer
    Der Anaesthesist 49 (2000), S. 174-186 
    ISSN: 1432-055X
    Keywords: Schlüsselwörter Koronare Herzerkrankung ; Perioperative Myokardischämie ; Operationsrisiko ; Medikamentöse Therapie ; Key words Coronary artery disease ; Perioperative myocardial ischemia ; Surgery ; Patient safety ; Drug therapy
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Abstract Perioperative cardiac morbidity and mortality are a major health care challenge with important individual as well as economic aspects. Up to 30% of all perioperative complications and up to 50% of all postoperative deaths are related to cardiac causes. Perioperative myocardial ischemia, which occurs in more than 40% of patients with or at risk for coronary artery disease and undergoing noncardiac surgery, represents a dynamic predictor of postoperative cardiac complications. Long-duration myocardial ischemia and ischemic episodes associated with myocardial cell damage are particularly of prognostic relevance. In patients suffering from this type of ischemia, the incidence of adverse cardiac outcome is increased up to 20-fold. Reducing the incidence of perioperative myocardial ischemia is associated with a decrease in adverse cardiac outcome. Important issues related to perioperative myocardial ischemia are hematocrit level, body temperature, and hemodynamic variables. In contrast, the choice of anesthetic agents and techniques appears to be less important. Perioperative administration of anti-ischemic drugs in patients at risk, however, leads to a further decrease in the incidence of myocardial ischemia and to an improvement in patient outcome. Recent studies suggest that alpha2- agonists and particularly beta-adrenoreceptor blocking agents are effective anti-ischemic drugs in the perioperative setting. Perioperative administration of beta-adrenoreceptor blocking agents in coronary risk patients undergoing noncardiac surgery is associated with a reduced rate of postoperative cardiac complications and an improvement in long-term outcome. This is particularly relevant in high risk patients with preoperative stress-induced ischemic episodes. In clinical practice, therefore, chronically administered anti-ischemic drugs should also be administered on the day of surgery and during the postoperative period. In untreated patients with or at risk for coronary artery disease and who have to undergo urgent surgical procedures without the opportunity of preoperative anti-ischemic intervention, perioperative administration of beta-adrenoreceptor blocking agents is mandatory.
    Notes: Zusammenfassung Die perioperative kardiale Morbidität und Mortalität bei Patienten mit koronarer Herzerkrankung stellt ein individuell und volkswirtschaftlich bedeutsames Gesundheitsproblem dar. Bis zu 30% aller perioperativen Komplikationen und bis zu 50% aller postoperativen Todesfälle sind auf kardiale Ursachen zurückzuführen. Perioperative Myokardischämien, die bei mehr als 40% aller koronaren Risikopatienten im Zusammenhang mit einem nichtherzchirurgischen Eingriff zu beobachten sind, gelten als dynamische Prädiktoren postoperativer kardialer Komplikationen. Dabei sind insbesondere längerdauernde bzw. mit einer myokardialen Zellschädigung einhergehende Ischämien prognostisch relevant. Treten solche Ischämien auf, so ist die Rate kardialer Komplikationen um bis zu 20fach erhöht. Eine suffiziente Prävention von perioperativen Myokardischämien reduziert die kardiale Komplikationsrate. Entscheidende perioperative Regelgrößen in diesem Zusammenhang sind der Hämatokrit, die Körpertemperatur und die Hämodynamik. Die Wahl des Anästhesieverfahrens scheint insgesamt weniger von Bedeutung zu sein. Dagegen kann der Einsatz antiischämischer Medikamente zu einer weiteren Reduktion der Ischämierate und zu einer Verbesserung des Outcomes bei koronaren Risikopatienten beitragen. Aktuelle Studien zeigen, dass Alpha2-Agonisten und v.a. Beta-Rezeptorenblocker in diesem Zusammenhang effektiv sind. Eine perioperative Applikation von Beta-Rezeptorenblockern reduziert die postoperative kardiale Komplikationsrate und verbessert das langfristige Outcome nichtherzchirurgischer koronarer Risikopatienten. Dies gilt in besonderem Maße für Hochrisikopatienten mit präoperativer Belastungsischämie. Als Leitlinie für die klinische Praxis lässt sich feststellen, dass eine chronisch applizierte antiischämische Medikation auch am Tag der Operation und postoperativ so früh als möglich weitergeführt werden sollte. Bei unbehandelten koronaren Risikopatienten, die dringlich operiert werden müssen, sollte – neben einem erweiterten perioperativen Monitoring – die prophylaktische Applikation eines Beta-Rezeptorenblockers angestrebt werden.
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  • 2
    ISSN: 1432-1238
    Keywords: Key words Brain resuscitation ; Cardiac arrest ; Cerebral ischemia ; Microcirculation ; Thrombolytic therapy
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Objective: Successful resuscitation of the brain requires complete microcirculatory reperfusion, which, however, may be impaired by activation of blood coagulation after cardiac arrest. The study addresses the question of whether postischemic thrombolysis is effective in reducing cerebral no-reflow phenomenon. Design: 14 adult normothermic cats were submitted to 15-min cardiac arrest, followed by cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and 30 min of spontaneous recirculation. The CPR protocol included closed-chest cardiac massage, administration of epinephrine 0.2 mg/kg, bicarbonate 2 mEq/kg per 30 min, and electrical defibrillation shocks. Interventions: During CPR, animals in the treatment group (n=6) received intravenous bolus injections of 100 U/kg heparin and 1 mg/kg recombinant tissue type plasminogen activator (rt-PA), followed by an infusion of rt-PA 1 mg/kg per 30 min. Measurements and results: Microcirculatory reperfusion of the brain was visualized by labeling the circulating blood with 300 mg/kg of 15% fluorescein isothiocyanate albumin at the end of the recirculation period. Areas of cerebral no-reflow – defined as the absence of microvascular filling – were identified by fluorescence microscopy at eight standard coronal levels of forebrain, and expressed as the percentage of total sectional area. One animal in the treatment group was excluded from further analysis because of intracerebral hemorrhage due to brain injury during trepanation. Autopsy revealed the absence of intracranial, intrathoracic, or intra-abdominal bleeding in all the other animals. In untreated animals (n=8), no-reflow affected 28±13% of total forebrain sectional areas, and only 1 out of 8 animals showed homogenous reperfusion (i.e., no-reflow 〈15% of total forebrain sectional areas). Thrombolytic therapy (n=5) significantly reduced no-reflow to 7±5% of total forebrain sectional areas and all treated animals showed homogeneous reperfusion at the microcirculatory level. Conclusions: The present data demonstrate that thrombolytic therapy improves microcirculatory reperfusion of the cat brain when administered during reperfusion after cardiac arrest.
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    ISSN: 1432-1238
    Keywords: Brain resuscitation ; Cardiac arrest ; Cerebral ischemia ; Microcirculation ; Thrombolytic therapy
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Objective Successful resuscitation of the brain requires complete microcirculatory reperfusion, which, however, may be impaired by activation of blood coagulation after cardiac arrest. The study addresses the question of whether postischemic thrombolysis is effective in reducing cerebral noreflow phenomenon. Design 14 adult normothermic cats were submitted to 15-min cardiac arrest, followed by cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and 30 min of spontaneous recirculation. The CPR protocol included closed-chest cardiac massage, administration of epinephrine 0.2 mg/kg, bicarbonate 2mEq/kg per 30 min, and electrical defibrillation shocks. Interventions During CPR, animals in the treatment group (n=6) received intravenous bolus injections of 100 U/kg heparin and 1 mg/kg recombinant tissue type plasminogen activator (rt-PA), followed by an infusion of rt-PA 1mg/kg per 30 min. Measurements and results Microcirculatory reperfusion of the brain was visualized by labeling the circulating blood with 300 mg/kg of 15% fluorescein isothiocyanate albumin at the end of the recirculation period. Areas of cerebral noreflow — defined as the absence of microvascular filling — were identified by fluorescence microscopy at eight standard coronal levels of forebrain, and expressed as the percentage of total sectional area. One animal in the treatment group was excluded from further analysis because of intracerebral hemorrhage due to brain injury during trepanation. Autopsy revealed the absence of intracranial, intrathoracic, or intra-abdominal bleeding in all the other animals. In untreated animals (n=8), no-reflow affected 28±13% of total forebrain sectional areas, and only 1 out of 8 animals showed homogeneous reperfusion (i.e., no-reflow 〈15% of total forebrain sectional areas). Thrombolytic therapy (n=5) significantly reduced no-reflow to 7±5% of total forebrain sectional areas and all treated animals showed homogeneous reperfusion at the microcirculatory level. Conclusions The present data demonstrate that thrombolytic therapy improves microcirculatory reperfusion of the cat brain when administered during reperfusion after cardiac arrest.
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