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Glucose metabolism during hyperdynamic septic shock: comparison between noradrenaline and vasopressin
Critical Care volume 12, Article number: P402 (2008)
Introduction
In septic shock, arginine–vasopressin (AVP) infusion efficiently maintains the mean arterial pressure (MAP), but may compromise hepatosplanchnic perfusion due to excessive vasoconstriction and, thus, depress whole-body and regional substrate metabolism. In this context, the underlying hemodynamic status is crucial [1]. We therefore compared the effects of noradrenaline (NA) and AVP on hepatosplanchnic blood flow, whole body glucose oxidation and hepatic gluconeogenesis during resuscitated, hyperdynamic septic shock.
Methods
After intraperitoneal faeces inoculation [2], anesthetized, mechanically ventilated and instrumented pigs were randomly assigned to NA (increments of 0.06 μg/kg/min until maximal heart rate of 160/min; n = 8) or AVP (1–5 ng/kg/min, supplemented by NA if the maximum AVP dosage alone failed to maintain MAP; n = 9) to treat sepsis-associated hypotension. During continuous infusion of stable, nonradioactively labeled 1,2,3,4,5,6-13C6-glucose, blood isotope (gas chromatography–mass spectrometry) and expiratory gas 13CO2 (nondispersive infrared spectrometry) enrichment was measured to derive gluconeogenesis and direct aerobic glucose oxidation [2] together with portal venous (Qpv) and hepatic arterial (Qha) blood flows (ultrasound flow probes). Data are the median (quartiles), and P < 0.05 was regarded as significant for AVP versus NA.
Results
At 24 hours of sepsis AVP resulted in significantly lower cardiac output and Qpv (20 (11–36) vs 26 (15–35) ml/kg/min), while Qha was comparable (3.0 (0.1–6.0) vs 2.1 (0.1–5.1) ml/kg/min). Despite significantly lower NA infusion rates (0.08 (0.0–0.64) vs 0.56 (0.05–4.36) μg/kg/min), AVP did not affect the parameters of energy expenditure (O2 uptake (5.8 (3.9–8.1) vs 4.7 (4.2–6.6) ml/kg/min), CO2 production (3.4 (2.3–4.9) vs 3.5 (2.9–4.7) ml/kg/min)), nor glucose metabolism (glucose oxidation 3.9 (0.6–4.6) vs 3.7 (0.6–4.6) mg/kg/min; gluconeogenesis 6.8 (4.6–8.5) vs 7.2 (4.9–11.0) mg/kg/min).
Conclusion
Given the markedly lower NA infusion rates, the unchanged parameters of substrate utilization suggest improved cellular energy metabolism during AVP infusion.
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Supported by Ferring Pharmaceuticals A/S and the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst.
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Hauser, B., Giudici, R., Simon, F. et al. Glucose metabolism during hyperdynamic septic shock: comparison between noradrenaline and vasopressin. Crit Care 12 (Suppl 2), P402 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1186/cc6623
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