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JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE
Volume 60, Issue 1, Pages 134-144Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000198469.95292.ec
Keywords
hypothermia; warming rate; suspended animation; uncontrolled hemorrhage; vascular injuries; thoracotomy; organ preservation; neurologic function; survival
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- NHLBI NIH HHS [R01 HL 71698] Funding Source: Medline
- NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE [R01HL071698] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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Background. Rapid induction of profound hypothermic arrest (suspended animation) can provide valuable time for the repair of complex injuries and improve survival. The optimal rate for re-warming from a state of profound hypothermia is unknown. This experiment was designed to test the impact of different warming rates on outcome in a swine model of lethal hemorrhage from complex vascular injuries. Methods: Uncontrolled lethal hemorrhage was induced in 40 swine (80-120 lbs) by creating an iliac artery and vein injury, followed 30 minutes later (simulating transport time) by laceration of the descending thoracic aorta. Through a thoracotomy approach, a catheter was placed in the aorta and hyperkalemic organ preservation solution was infused on cardiopulmonary bypass to rapidly (2 degrees C/min) induce profound (10 degrees C) hypothermia. Vascular injuries were repaired during 60 minutes of hypothermic arrest. The 4 groups (n = 10/group) included normothermic controls (NC) where core temperature was maintained between 36 to 37 degrees C, and re-warming from profound hypothermia at rates of. 0.25 degrees C/min (slow), 0.5 degrees C/min (medium), or 1 degrees C/min (fast). Hyperkalemia was reversed during the hypothermic arrest period, and blood was infused for resuscitation during re-warming. After discontinuation of cardiopulmonary bypass, the animals were recovered and monitored for 6 weeks for neurologic deficits, cognitive function (learning new skills), and organ dysfunction. Detailed examination of brains was performed at 6 weeks. Results: All the normothermic animals died, whereas survival rates for slow, medium and fast re-warming from hypothermic arrest were 50, 90, and 30%, respectively (p < 0.05 slow and medium warming versus normothermic control, p < 0.05 medium versus fast re-warming). All the surviving animals were neurologically intact, displayed normal learning capacity, and had no long-term organ dysfunction. Conclusions: Rapid induction of hypothermic arrest maintains viability of brain during repair of lethal vascular injuries. Long-term survival is influenced by the rate of reversal of hypothermia.
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