Evaluation of different types of inferior vena cava cannulae placement by transesophageal echocardiography and its impact on hepatic dysfunction

Autor: Sanjula Virmani, Deepak K Tempe, Subodh Satyarthy, Kiran L Kiro, Harpreet Singh Minhas, Vithalkumar M Betigiri, Pradeep Kumar
Rok vydání: 2016
Předmět:
Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Vena Cava
Inferior

030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
Inferior vena cava
Heart Septal Defects
Atrial

Catheterization
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Postoperative Complications
medicine
Humans
Radiology
Nuclear Medicine and imaging

Prospective Studies
Alanine aminotransferase
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Prospective cohort study
Vein
Advanced and Specialized Nursing
Adult patients
business.industry
Liver Diseases
digestive
oral
and skin physiology

Alanine Transaminase
Bilirubin
General Medicine
Cannula
Surgery
medicine.anatomical_structure
030228 respiratory system
medicine.vein
Anesthesia
cardiovascular system
Female
Bilirubin levels
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Hepatic dysfunction
business
Safety Research
Echocardiography
Transesophageal
Zdroj: Perfusion. 31(6)
ISSN: 1477-111X
Popis: Background: Postoperative hepatic dysfunction may occur in an otherwise uncomplicated open heart surgery. One of the reasons is malpositioning of the inferior vena cava (IVC) cannula in the hepatic vein (HV) or beyond. A straight cannula is considered more likely to be malpositioned compared to the angled cannula and a malpositioned cannula can lead to hepatic dysfunction. Methods: In this prospective study, forty adult patients undergoing atrial septal defect repair were randomized into two groups as: straight cannula group (n=20) and angled cannula group (n=20). The cannula position was assessed by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) (hepatic vein view). Alanine aminotransferase levels (ALT) and bilirubin levels were measured immediately, at 6 hours and on day 1, day 2 and day 7 after surgery as a marker of hepatic injury. Results: TEE localization of the IVC cannula was achieved in all patients except one. Visualization was good in 85% of patients. A cannula in the HV or beyond the HV in the IVC was considered malpositioned. The number of cases of cannula malposition was 10 (50%) and 4 (20%) in the straight and angled cannula groups, respectively. The pattern of change in serum bilirubin and liver enzymes levels in the postoperative period was similar in both the groups (p>0.05). The mean distance between the right atrium (RA) - inferior vena cava (IVC) junction to the hepatic vein was 1.94±0.56 cm and the mean diameters of the IVC and HV were 1.95±0.5 and 1.31±0.33 cm, respectively. Conclusion: TEE can be used to monitor IVC cannula position. A higher frequency of cannula malposition was observed with the straight cannula compared to the angled cannula, but was not found to be associated with hepatic dysfunction.
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