Browsing by Author "Cecconi, Maurizio"

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    Consistency of data reporting in fluid responsiveness studies in the critically ill setting: the CODEFIRE consensus from the Cardiovascular Dynamic section of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
    (2024) Messina, Antonio; Chew, Michelle S.; Poole, Daniele; Calabro, Lorenzo; De Backer, Daniel; Donadello, Katia; Hernandez, Glenn; Hamzaoui, Olfa; Jozwiak, Mathieu; Lai, Christopher; Malbrain, Manu L. N. G.; Mallat, Jihad; Myatra, Sheyla Nainan; Muller, Laurent; Ospina-Tascon, Gustavo; Pinsky, Michael R.; Preau, Sebastian; Saugel, Bernd; Teboul, Jean-Louis; Cecconi, Maurizio; Monnet, Xavier
    PurposeTo provide consensus recommendations regarding hemodynamic data reporting in studies investigating fluid responsiveness and fluid challenge (FC) use in the intensive care unit (ICU).MethodsThe Executive Committee of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) commissioned and supervised the project. A panel of 18 international experts and a methodologist identified main domains and items from a systematic literature, plus 2 ancillary domains. A three-step Delphi process based on an iterative approach was used to obtain the final consensus. In the Delphi 1 and 2, the items were selected with strong (>= 80% of votes) or week agreement (70-80% of votes), while the Delphi 3 generated recommended (>= 90% of votes) or suggested (80-90% of votes) items (RI and SI, respectively).ResultsWe identified 5 main domains initially including 117 items and the consensus finally resulted in 52 recommendations or suggestions: 18 RIs and 2 SIs statements were obtained for the domain "ICU admission", 11 RIs and 1 SI for the domain "mechanical ventilation", 5 RIs for the domain "reason for giving a FC", 8 RIs for the domain pre- and post-FC "hemodynamic data", and 7 RIs for the domain "pre-FC infused drugs". We had no consensus on the use of echocardiography, strong agreement regarding the volume (4 ml/kg) and the reference variable (cardiac output), while weak on administration rate (within 10 min) of FC in this setting.ConclusionThis consensus found 5 main domains and provided 52 recommendations for data reporting in studies investigating fluid responsiveness in ICU patients.
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    Current use of inotropes in circulatory shock
    (2021) Scheeren, Thomas W. L.; Bakker, Jan; Hernández P., Glenn; Kaufmann, Thomas; Annane, Djillali; Asfar, Pierre; Boerma, E. Christiaan; Cecconi, Maurizio; Chew, Michelle S.; Cholley, Bernard
    Abstract Background Treatment decisions on critically ill patients with circulatory shock lack consensus. In an international survey, we aimed to evaluate the indications, current practice, and therapeutic goals of inotrope therapy in the treatment of patients with circulatory shock. Methods From November 2016 to April 2017, an anonymous web-based survey on the use of cardiovascular drugs was accessible to members of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM). A total of 14 questions focused on the profile of respondents, the triggering factors, first-line choice, dosing, timing, targets, additional treatment strategy, and suggested effect of inotropes. In addition, a group of 42 international ESICM experts was asked to formulate recommendations for the use of inotropes based on 11 questions. Results A total of 839 physicians from 82 countries responded. Dobutamine was the first-line inotrope in critically ill patients with acute heart failure for 84% of respondents. Two-thirds of respondents (66%) stated to use inotropes when there were persistent clinical signs of hypoperfusion or persistent hyperlactatemia despite a supposed adequate use of fluids and vasopressors, with (44%) or without (22%) the context of low left ventricular ejection fraction. Nearly half (44%) of respondents stated an adequate cardiac output as target for inotropic treatment. The experts agreed on 11 strong recommendations, all of which were based on excellent (> 90%) or good (81–90%) agreement. Recommendations include the indications for inotropes (septic and cardiogenic shock), the choice of drugs (dobutamine, not dopamine), the triggers (low cardiac output and clinical signs of hypoperfusion) and targets (adequate cardiac output) and stopping criteria (adverse effects and clinical improvement). Conclusion Inotrope use in critically ill patients is quite heterogeneous as self-reported by individual caregivers. Eleven strong recommendations on the indications, choice, triggers and targets for the use of inotropes are given by international experts. Future studies should focus on consistent indications for inotrope use and implementation into a guideline for circulatory shock that encompasses individualized targets and outcomes.
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    Current use of vasopressors in septic shock
    (2019) Scheeren, Thomas W. L.; Bakker, Jan; Backer, Daniel de; Annane, Djillali; Asfar, Pierre; Boerma, E. Christiaan; Cecconi, Maurizio; Dubin, Arnaldo; Dünser, Martin W.; Duranteau, Jacques; Gordon, Anthony C.; Hamzaoui, Olfa; Hernández P., Glenn; Leone, Marc; Levy, Bruno; Martin, Claude; Mebazaa, Alexandre; Monnet, Xavier; Morelli, Andrea; Payen, Didier; Pearse, Rupert; Pinsky, Michael R.; Radermacher, Peter; Reuter, Daniel; Saugel, Bernd; Sakr, Yasser; Singer, Mervyn; Squara, Pierre; Vieillard‑Baron, Antoine; Vignon, Philippe; Vistisen, Simon T.; Horst, Iwan C. C. van der; Vincent, Jean‑Louis; Tebou, Jean‑Louis
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    Effect of a Resuscitation Strategy Targeting Peripheral Perfusion Status vs Serum Lactate Levels on 28-Day Mortality Among Patients With Septic Shock The ANDROMEDA-SHOCK Randomized Clinical Trial
    (2019) Hernández P., Glenn; Ospina Tascón, Gustavo A.; Damiani, Lucas Petri; Estenssoro, Elisa; Dubin, Arnaldo; Hurtado, Javier; Friedman, Gilberto; Castro, Ricardo; Alegría, Leyla; Teboul, Jean Louis; Cecconi, Maurizio; Ferri, Giorgio; Jibaja, Manuel; Pairumani, Ronald; Fernández, Paula; Barahona, Diego; Granda Luna, Vladimir; Biasi Cavalcanti, Alexandre; Bakker, Jan
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    Effective hemodynamic monitoring
    (2022) Pinsky, Michael R.; Cecconi, Maurizio; Chew, Michelle S.; De Backer, Daniel; Douglas, Ivor; Edwards, Mark; Hamzaoui, Olfa; Hernández P., Glenn; Martin, Greg; Monnet, Xavier; Saugel, Bernd; Scheeren, Thomas W. L.; Teboul, Jean-Louis; Vincent, Jean-Louis
    Hemodynamic monitoring is the centerpiece of patient monitoring in acute care settings. Its effectiveness in terms of improved patient outcomes is difficult to quantify. This review focused on effectiveness of monitoring-linked resuscitation strategies from: (1) process-specific monitoring that allows for non-specific prevention of new onset cardiovascular insufficiency (CVI) in perioperative care. Such goal-directed therapy is associated with decreased perioperative complications and length of stay in high-risk surgery patients. (2) Patient-specific personalized resuscitation approaches for CVI. These approaches including dynamic measures to define volume responsiveness and vasomotor tone, limiting less fluid administration and vasopressor duration, reduced length of care. (3) Hemodynamic monitoring to predict future CVI using machine learning approaches. These approaches presently focus on predicting hypotension. Future clinical trials assessing hemodynamic monitoring need to focus on process-specific monitoring based on modifying therapeutic interventions known to improve patient-centered outcomes.
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    Fluid challenge in critically ill patients receiving haemodynamic monitoring : a systematic review and comparison of two decades
    (2022) Messina, Antonio; Calabrò, Lorenzo; Pugliese, Luca; Lulja, Aulona; Sopuch, Alexandra; Rosalba, Daniela; Morenghi, Emanuela; Hernández P., Glenn; Monnet, Xavier; Cecconi, Maurizio
    Introduction: Fluid challenges are widely adopted in critically ill patients to reverse haemodynamic instability. We reviewed the literature to appraise fluid challenge characteristics in intensive care unit (ICU) patients receiving haemodynamic monitoring and considered two decades: 2000–2010 and 2011–2021. Methods: We assessed research studies and collected data regarding study setting, patient population, fluid challenge characteristics, and monitoring. MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane search engines were used. A fluid challenge was defined as an infusion of a definite quantity of fluid (expressed as a volume in mL or ml/kg) in a fixed time (expressed in minutes), whose outcome was defined as a change in predefined haemodynamic variables above a predetermined threshold. Results: We included 124 studies, 32 (25.8%) published in 2000–2010 and 92 (74.2%) in 2011–2021, overall enrolling 6,086 patients, who presented sepsis/septic shock in 50.6% of cases. The fluid challenge usually consisted of 500 mL (76.6%) of crystalloids (56.6%) infused with a rate of 25 mL/min. Fluid responsiveness was usually defined by a cardiac output/index (CO/CI) increase ≥ 15% (70.9%). The infusion time was quicker (15 min vs 30 min), and crystalloids were more frequent in the 2011–2021 compared to the 2000–2010 period. Conclusions: In the literature, fluid challenges are usually performed by infusing 500 mL of crystalloids bolus in less than 20 min. A positive fluid challenge response, reported in 52% of ICU patients, is generally defined by a CO/CI increase ≥ 15%. Compared to the 2000–2010 decade, in 2011–2021 the infusion time of the fluid challenge was shorter, and crystalloids were more frequently used.
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    Organizational Issues, structure and processes of care in 257 ICUs in Latin America: a study from the latin America Intensiva Care Network
    (2017) Estenssoro, Elisa; Alegría, Leyla; Murias, Gastón; Friedman, Gilberto; Castro López, Ricardo; Nin Vaeza, Nicolas; Loudet, Cecilia; Bruhn, Alejandro; Jibaja, Manuel; Ospina Tascon, Gustavo; Ríos, Fernando; Machado, Flavia R.; Biasi Cavalcanti, Alexandre; Dubin, Arnaldo; Hurtado, F. Javier; Briva, Arturo; Romero, Carlos; Bugedo Tarraza, Guillermo; Bakker, Jan; Cecconi, Maurizio; Azevedo, Luciano; Hernández P., Glenn
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    Pathophysiology of fuid administration in critically ill patients
    (2022) Messina, Antonio; Bakker, Jan; Chew, Michelle; De Backer, Daniel; Hamzaoui, Olfa; Hernández P., Glenn; Myatra, Sheila N.; Monnet, Xavier; Ostermann, Marlies; Pinsky, Michael; Teboul, Jean-Louis; Cecconi, Maurizio
    Fluid administration is a cornerstone of treatment of critically ill patients. The aim of this review is to reappraise the pathophysiology of fluid therapy, considering the mechanisms related to the interplay of flow and pressure variables, the systemic response to the shock syndrome, the effects of different types of fluids administered and the concept of preload dependency responsiveness. In this context, the relationship between preload, stroke volume (SV) and fluid administration is that the volume infused has to be large enough to increase the driving pressure for venous return, and that the resulting increase in end-diastolic volume produces an increase in SV only if both ventricles are operating on the steep part of the curve. As a consequence, fluids should be given as drugs and, accordingly, the dose and the rate of administration impact on the final outcome. Titrating fluid therapy in terms of overall volume infused but also considering the type of fluid used is a key component of fluid resuscitation. A single, reliable, and feasible physiological or biochemical parameter to define the balance between the changes in SV and oxygen delivery (i.e., coupling “macro” and “micro” circulation) is still not available, making the diagnosis of acute circulatory dysfunction primarily clinical.
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    Red Blood Cell Transfusion in the Intensive Care Unit
    (2023) Raasveld, Senta Jorinde; de Bruin, Sanne; Reuland, Merijn C.; Van den Oord, Claudia; Schenk, Jimmy; Aubron, Cecile; Bakker, Jan; Cecconi, Maurizio; Feldheiser, Aarne; Meier, Jens; Mueller, Marcella C. A.; Scheeren, Thomas W. L.; Mcquilten, Zoe; Flint, Andrew; Hamid, Tarikul; Piagnerelli, Michael; Tomic Mahecic, Tina; Benes, Jan; Russell, Lene; Aguirre-Bermeo, Hernan; Triantafyllopoulou, Konstantina; Chantziara, Vasiliki; Gurjar, Mohan; Myatra, Sheila Nainan; Pota, Vincenzo; Elhadi, Muhammed; Gawda, Ryszard; Mourisco, Mafalda; Lance, Marcus; Neskovic, Vojislava; Podbregar, Matej; Llau, Juan V.; Quintana-Diaz, Manual; Cronhjort, Maria; Pfortmueller, Carmen A.; Yapici, Nihan; Nielsen, Nathan D.; Shah, Akshay; de Grooth, Harm-Jan; Vlaar, Alexander P. J.; InPUT Study Grp
    Importance Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is common among patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Despite multiple randomized clinical trials of hemoglobin (Hb) thresholds for transfusion, little is known about how these thresholds are incorporated into current practice. Objective To evaluate and describe ICU RBC transfusion practices worldwide. Design, Setting, and Participants International, prospective, cohort study that involved 3643 adult patients from 233 ICUs in 30 countries on 6 continents from March 2019 to October 2022 with data collection in prespecified weeks. Exposure ICU stay. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary outcome was the occurrence of RBC transfusion during ICU stay. Additional outcomes included the indication(s) for RBC transfusion (consisting of clinical reasons and physiological triggers), the stated Hb threshold and actual measured Hb values before and after an RBC transfusion, and the number of units transfused. Results Among 3908 potentially eligible patients, 3643 were included across 233 ICUs (median of 11 patients per ICU [IQR, 5-20]) in 30 countries on 6 continents. Among the participants, the mean (SD) age was 61 (16) years, 62% were male (2267/3643), and the median Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score was 3.2 (IQR, 1.5-6.0). A total of 894 patients (25%) received 1 or more RBC transfusions during their ICU stay, with a median total of 2 units per patient (IQR, 1-4). The proportion of patients who received a transfusion ranged from 0% to 100% across centers, from 0% to 80% across countries, and from 19% to 45% across continents. Among the patients who received a transfusion, a total of 1727 RBC transfusions were administered, wherein the most common clinical indications were low Hb value (n = 1412 [81.8%]; mean [SD] lowest Hb before transfusion, 7.4 [1.2] g/dL), active bleeding (n = 479; 27.7%), and hemodynamic instability (n = 406 [23.5%]). Among the events with a stated physiological trigger, the most frequently stated triggers were hypotension (n = 728 [42.2%]), tachycardia (n = 474 [27.4%]), and increased lactate levels (n = 308 [17.8%]). The median lowest Hb level on days with an RBC transfusion ranged from 5.2 g/dL to 13.1 g/dL across centers, from 5.3 g/dL to 9.1 g/dL across countries, and from 7.2 g/dL to 8.7 g/dL across continents. Approximately 84% of ICUs administered transfusions to patients at a median Hb level greater than 7 g/dL. Conclusions and Relevance RBC transfusion was common in patients admitted to ICUs worldwide between 2019 and 2022, with high variability across centers in transfusion practices.
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    Second consensus on the assessment of sublingual microcirculation in critically ill patients: results from a task force of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
    (2018) Ince, Can; Boerma, E. Christiaan; Cecconi, Maurizio; De Backer, Daniel; Shapiro, Nathan I.; Duranteau, Jacques; Pinsky, Michael R.; Artigas, Antonio; Hernández P., Glenn; Bakker, Jan; et al.
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    Statistical analysis plan for early goal-directed therapy using a physiological holistic view - The andromeda-shock: a randomized controlled trial
    (2018) Hernández P., Glenn; Cavalcanti, Alexandre Biasi; Ospina-Tascón, Gustavo; Dubin, Arnaldo; Hurtado, Francisco Javier; Damiani, Lucas Petri; Friedman, Gilberto; Castro López, Ricardo; Alegría, Leyla; Bakker, Jan; Cecconi, Maurizio; Teboul, Jean-Louis
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    Understanding the venous–arterial CO2 to arterial–venous O2 content difference ratio
    (2016) Ospina-Tascón, Gustavo A.; Hernández P., Glenn; Cecconi, Maurizio
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    Year in review in Intensive Care Medicine 2013: II. Sedation, invasive and noninvasive ventilation, airways, ARDS, ECMO, family satisfaction, end-of-life care, organ donation, informed consent, safety, hematological issues in critically ill patients
    (2014) Azoulay, Elie; Citerio, Giuseppe; Bakker, Jan; Bassetti, Matteo; Benoit, Dominique; Cecconi, Maurizio; Curtis, J. Randall; Hernández P., Glenn; Herridge, Margaret; Jaber, Samir