Evaluation of oesophageal Doppler-derived variables and plethysmographic variability index to predict fluid responsiveness in mechanically ventilated healthy dogs
Ignacio Sández , Rocío Bustamante , Pablo A. Donati , Daniel Torralbo , Maria Soto , Aitor Fernández-Novo , Eva Rioja
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Abstract
Objective
To evaluate the plethysmography variability index (PVI) and oesophageal Doppler (OD)-derived dynamic variables [stroke distance variation (StDV) and aortic flow peak velocity variation (PVV)] as predictors of fluid responsiveness.
Study design
A prospective cohort, diagnostic test study.
Animals
A group of 30 client-owned dogs undergoing general anaesthesia.
Methods
Dogs received dexmedetomidine (3 μg kg-1) and methadone (0.3 mg kg-1), intramuscularly. Anaesthesia was induced with propofol and maintained with isoflurane. Volume-controlled ventilation was instituted with tidal volume 10 mL kg-1, inspiratory-to-expiratory ratio 1:2. Heart rate (HR) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) were monitored. An OD probe was inserted to measure stroke distance (StD). Once surgery finished, PVV, StDV and PVI were recorded before (T0) and after (T1) the administration of 3 mL kg-1 bolus of hydroxyethyl starch 6% over 5 minutes. Dogs were classified as fluid-responders (R; StD increased ≥ 15%) or non-fluid-responders (NR). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were plotted for PVV, StDV and PVI.
Results
Of the 30 animals, eight were classified as R and 22 as NR. The areas under the ROC curves for PVV, StDV and PVI were 0.87 [confidence interval (CI) 0.82–1], 0.84 (CI 0.67–1) and 0.78 (CI 0.62–1), respectively. The best cut-offs (positive–negative predictive values) were 9% (54–94%) for PVV (sensitivity, 88%; specificity, 73%), 12% (58–94%) for StDV (sensitivity, 88%; specificity, 77%) and 15% (60–90%) for PVI (sensitivity, 75%; specificity, 82%). No statistical differences were found between R and NR, nor between T0 and T1, for MAP or HR.
Conclusions and clinical relevance
OD-derived values of PVV, StDV and PVI are reasonable predictors of fluid responsiveness in client-owned dogs undergoing general anaesthesia and mechanical ventilation.
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Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia is the official journal of the Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists, the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia and the European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia. Its purpose is the publication of original, peer reviewed articles covering all branches of anaesthesia and the relief of pain in animals. Articles concerned with the following subjects related to anaesthesia and analgesia are also welcome:
the basic sciences;
pathophysiology of disease as it relates to anaesthetic management
equipment
intensive care
chemical restraint of animals including laboratory animals, wildlife and exotic animals
welfare issues associated with pain and distress
education in veterinary anaesthesia and analgesia.
Review articles, special articles, and historical notes will also be published, along with editorials, case reports in the form of letters to the editor, and book reviews. There is also an active correspondence section.