Abstract

IntroductionThe quantification of blood loss in a severe trauma patient allows prognostic quantification and the engagement of adapted therapeutic means. The Advanced Trauma Life Support classification of hemorrhagic shock, based in part on hemodynamic parameters, could be improved. The search for reproducible and non-invasive parameters closely correlated with blood depletion is a necessity. An experimental model of controlled hemorrhagic shock allowed us to obtain hemodynamic and echocardiographic measurements during controlled blood spoliation. The primary aim was to demonstrate the correlation between the Shock Index (SI) and blood depletion volume (BDV) during the hemorrhagic phase of an experimental model of controlled hemorrhagic shock in piglets. The secondary aim was to study the correlations between blood pressure (BP) values and BDV, SI and cardiac output (CO), and pulse pressure (PP) and stroke volume during the same phase. MethodsWe analyzed data from 66 anesthetized and ventilated piglets that underwent blood spoliation at 2 mL.kg−1.min−1 until a mean arterial pressure (MAP) of 40 mmHg was achieved. During this bleeding phase, hemodynamic and echocardiographic measurements were performed regularly. ResultsThe correlation coefficient between the SI and BDV was 0.70 (CI 95%, [0.64; 0.75]; p < 0.01), whereas between MAP and BDV, the correlation coefficient was −0.47 (CI 95%, [−0.55; −0.38]; p < 0.01). Correlation coefficient between SI and CO and between PP and stroke volume were − 0.45 (CI 95%, [−0.53; −0.37], p < 0.01) and 0.62 (CI 95%, [0.56; 0.67]; p < 0.01), respectively. ConclusionsIn a controlled hemorrhagic shock model in piglets, the correlation between SI and BDV seemed strong.

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