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Arterial Elastance: A Predictor of Hypotension Due to Anesthesia Induction

Arterial Elastance: A Predictor of Hypotension Due to Anesthesia Induction

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05648643
Enrollment
100
Registered
2022-12-13
Start date
2022-01-01
Completion date
2022-08-15
Last updated
2022-12-13

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Conditions

Anesthesia, Hemodynamic Instability

Keywords

General anesthesia, Arterial elastance, Post-induction hypotension, Monitorization

Brief summary

Hypotension is very common during and after anesthesia induction. A prolonged fasting period, a patient's underlying comorbidities, a sympathetic blockade by anesthetic agents, vasodilation, a reduction in preload, and cardiac contractility can cause post-induction hypotension.1,2 The relationship of even short-term hypotension with myocardial damage, renal injury, and stroke has been shown in many studies; therefore, it is very important to provide stable anesthesia induction.3 In current anesthesia practice, we can only intervene when hypotension occurs. If we can identify patients who may experience hypotension during anesthesia induction before it occurs, we can prevent possible postoperative organ dysfunctions by reducing the duration and depth of hypotension with prophylactic fluid and vasopressor administration. We hypothesized that arterial elastance (Ea) values before anesthesia induction could predict post-induction hypotension. To test our hypothesis, we aimed to investigate the reliability of the Ea value, which was monitored preoperatively using the pressure analytical recording method (PRAM) to predict the risk of hypotension that may occur after anesthesia induction.

Detailed description

Anesthesia induction-related hypotension is not uncommon and is still challenging for anesthesiologists to predict, despite advanced monitoring techniques. In current anesthesia practices, approximately 20-30% of patients develop hypotension during and after anesthesia induction. In large observational studies, the relationship between intraoperative hypotension and adverse cardiac, renal, and cerebral outcomes has been reported. Approximately one-third of intraoperative hypotension episodes occur during and after the induction of anesthesia, and most can be prevented if foreseeable. Therefore, we need quick and easy markers to predict patients at risk of hypotension to achieve the stable induction of anesthesia. Many studies have used noninvasive and invasive monitoring techniques for the preoperative prediction of hypotension after anesthesia induction. However, most studies evaluate the cardiovascular system with parameters that determine the preload and fluid responsiveness to predict the risk of post-induction hypotension, though the arterial system and its interaction with the ventricle are ignored.The heart and the arterial system are both anatomically and functionally interconnected and do not act independently. The major determinant of cardiovascular system performance and cardiac energetics is ventriculoarterial coupling (VAC). Ea is an indicator of cardiac afterload and arterial tone and can be calculated by the ratio of the end-systolic pressure (ESP) and stroke volume (SV) obtained from arterial wave analysis.Ea provides information about the ESP/SV relationship and dynamic afterload and gives the clinician the opportunity to evaluate VAC indirectly. We hypothesized that Ea values before anesthesia induction could predict post-induction hypotension. To test our hypothesis, we aimed to investigate the reliability of the Ea value, which was monitored preoperatively using the pressure analytical recording method (PRAM) to predict the risk of hypotension that may occur after anesthesia induction.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Acibadem University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with ASA( American Society Of Anesthesiology) physical status 1-3 * Underwent major elective surgery * Required intra-arterial blood pressure monitoring before induction.

Exclusion criteria

* Under 18 years of age * Arrhythmia (atrial fibrillation, frequent premature beat) * Severe pre-existing lung disease * Severe valvular heart disease * morbid obesity * emergency surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Arterial elastance (Ea) measured before anesthesia induction was investigated whether is a predictive parameter for post-induction hypotension in patients undergoing general anesthesia.The duration of the study was defined from one minute before induction to 10 minutes after inductionEa ((mmHg m-2ml-1)is an indicator of cardiac afterload and arterial tone and can be calculated by the ratio of the end-systolic pressure (ESP) and stroke volume (SV) obtained from arterial wave analysis. Ea was monitored using the uncalibrated pulse contour device MostCare (Vytech, Vygon, Padova, Italy) before the anesthesia induction

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Stroke volume variation (SVV), measured before anesthesia induction were assessed for prediction of post-induction hypotension in patients undergoing general anesthesiaThe duration of the study was defined from one minute before induction to 10 minutes after inductionStroke volume variation (SVV,%), was monitored using the uncalibrated pulse contour device MostCare (Vytech, Vygon, Padova, Italy). SVV is a parameter used to asses cardiac preload and fluid responsiveness

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Cardiac index (CI), measured before anesthesia induction were assessed for prediction of post-induction hypotension in patients undergoing general anesthesiaThe duration of the study was defined from one minute before induction to 10 minutes after inductionCardiac index (CI, L/min/m2), was monitored using the uncalibrated pulse contour device MostCare (Vytech, Vygon, Padova, Italy). CI is a parameter used to asses cardiac stroke volume
Dp/Dt, measured before anesthesia induction were assessed for prediction of post-induction hypotension in patients undergoing general anesthesiaThe duration of the study was defined from one minute before induction to 10 minutes after inductionDp/Dt(mmHg/msn), was monitored using the uncalibrated pulse contour device MostCare (Vytech, Vygon, Padova, Italy). Dp/Dt is a parameter used to asses cardiac contractility.
Systolic arterial pressure (SAP), measured before anesthesia induction were assessed for prediction of post-induction hypotension in patients undergoing general anesthesiaThe duration of the study was defined from one minute before induction to 10 minutes after inductionSystolic arterial pressure (SAP- mm/Hg) was monitored using the uncalibrated pulse contour device MostCare (Vytech, Vygon, Padova, Italy). SAP is a parameter used to assess the pressure of the arterial system during cardiac systole
Pulse pressure variation (PPV), measured before anesthesia induction were assessed for prediction of post-induction hypotension in patients undergoing general anesthesiaThe duration of the study was defined from one minute before induction to 10 minutes after inductionPulse pressure variation (PPV,%) was monitored using the uncalibrated pulse contour device MostCare (Vytech, Vygon, Padova, Italy). PPV is a parameter used to asses cardiac preload and fluid responsiveness.
mean arterial pressure (MAP), measured before anesthesia induction were assessed for prediction of post-induction hypotension in patients undergoing general anesthesiaThe duration of the study was defined from one minute before induction to 10 minutes after inductionMean arterial pressure (MAP, mm/Hg) was monitored using the uncalibrated pulse contour device MostCare (Vytech, Vygon, Padova, Italy). MAP is a parameter used to assess organ perfusion.
Heart rate (HR), measured before anesthesia induction were assessed for prediction of post-induction hypotension in patients undergoing general anesthesiaThe duration of the study was defined from one minute before induction to 10 minutes after inductionHeart rate (HR/bpm) was monitored using the uncalibrated pulse contour device MostCare (Vytech, Vygon, Padova, Italy). HR is a parameter used to assess the cardiac rate.
diastolic arterial pressure (DAP), measured before anesthesia induction were assessed for prediction of post-induction hypotension in patients undergoing general anesthesiaThe duration of the study was defined from one minute before induction to 10 minutes after inductionDiastolic arterial pressure (DAP, mm/Hg) was monitored using the uncalibrated pulse contour device MostCare (Vytech, Vygon, Padova, Italy). DAP is a parameter used to assess the pressure of the arterial system during cardiac diastole.
Cardiac power output (CPO), measured before anesthesia induction were assessed for prediction of post-induction hypotension in patients undergoing general anesthesiaThe duration of the study was defined from one minute before induction to 10 minutes after inductionCardiac power output (CPO, Watt) was monitored using the uncalibrated pulse contour device MostCare (Vytech, Vygon, Padova, Italy). CPO is a parameter used to asses cardiac reserve

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026