Добавил:
Sekretar
kiopkiopkiop18@yandex.ru
t.me/Prokururor I Вовсе не секретарь, но почту проверяю
Опубликованный материал нарушает ваши авторские права? Сообщите нам.
Вуз:
Предмет:
Файл:Ординатура / Хирургия / Библиотека им академика М.И. Перельмана / Книга_3614_Библиотеки_им_академика_М_И_Перельмана
.pdf
SECTION 4 Pre-, intra-, and postoperative management ofthe coronary artery bypass graft patient168
https://t.me/medicina_free
has shown modest outcome benet in preliminary studies of postCABG patients.
Serial measurements of serum lactate levels are surrogate markers
of adequacy of perfusion such that mildly elevated lactate levels
(>2mmol/ L) represent occult hypoperfusion while increasing and
markedly elevated levels (>4mmol/ L) are predictive of major complications and overall mortality in cardiac surgical patients and are
However, the value of PACs has been seriously questioned in
studies in which no survival or outcome benets were found in PACmonitored critically ill patients, resulting in reduced utilization of
PACs in post- CABG patients. PACs are, however, found to be most
valuable in certain patient subgroups having right heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, or patients undergoing o- pump CABG with
poor underlying cardiac function.
thus of key importance in early postoperative surveillance.
The haemodynamically unstablepatient
It is important to maintain a high index of suspicion for lifethreatening but readily amenable complications such as coronary
gra occlusion or spasm, pericardial tamponade, and tension
pneumothorax. Asystematic approach assessing preload, aerload,
contractility, and heart rate can greatly facilitate identication of
causes of instability and thus guide the management of haemodynamically unstable patients (Fig. 20.1).
Heart rate and rhythm are the most readily assessable parameters
and are readily amenable to optimization. Hypovolaemia, whether
assessed via central venous pressure or pulse contour analysis must
be corrected prior to administration of inotropes or vasopressors
(Table 20.1). Cardiac output and contractility, and distinguishing
between le and right heart failure, are not easily assessed from the
routine bedside monitoring and may require use of echocardiography and/ or a PAC.
Management
Optimize cardiacrhythm
Heart rate is one of the most important determinants of cardiac
output and coronary perfusion. Ahigh normal heart rate (80– 90
beats per minute) is the usual target in post- cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) patients. Atrial contraction contributes around 15–
25% of ventricular lling and is especially important in post- CPB
patients who have a high prevalence of diastolic dysfunction.
Transient sinus node or atrioventricular node dysfunction is not uncommon in CABG surgery, resulting in sinus asystole, sinus or junctional bradycardia, or atrioventricular block. If temporary pacing is
required, atrial pacing is preferred over atrioventricular sequential
pacing, followed by ventricular pacing.
Postoperative atrial brillation and supraventricular tachycardia
should be aggressively treated as they have been associated with
higher stroke risk and prolonged hospital length of stay. Increased
age, sleep apnoea, pre- existing arrhythmia, congestive heart failure,
bicaval cannulation, and prolonged CPB are all risk factors for atrial
Echocardiography
Echocardiography, either transthoracic or transoesophageal, is
a valuable tool for managing unstable post- CABG patients. e
key roles of echocardiography are to ascertain volume status and
biventricular function, rule out mechanical complications such as
tamponade and pneumothorax, and to monitor treatment eects.
Incompatible echocardiographic pictures can alert physicians to
seek other causes for shock. Currently, the use of echocardiography
for evaluating ventricular function and its determinants in acute and
persistent haemodynamic instability is listed as a classIindication in
the American College of Cardiologists/ American Heart Association
(ACC/ AHA) guidelines. Goal- directed echocardiography is now
widely regarded as core knowledge in critical care residency in many
countries. e role of echocardiography in diagnosing complications in post- CABG patients is summarized in Box 20.1.
Pulmonary arterycatheter
dysrhythmia. Hypothermia and electrolyte imbalance further exacerbate these risks.
Fluidresuscitation
Fluid status should be optimized before initiation of inotropes and
vasopressors. Intravascular volume depletion in post- CABG patients is usually caused by postoperative blood loss, vasodilation
due to rewarming, and third- space loss due to systematic inammatory response from CPB or cell salvage devices. Fluid requirement is higher in patients with diastolic dysfunction because high
lling pressure is required for ventricular lling. Crystalloids, either
normal saline or buered salt solution (e.g. lactated Ringer’s), are
preferred over the synthetic colloids largely based on studies in critically ill patients demonstrating an association with coagulopathy
and renal failure. Albumin was found to be non- inferior to crystalloid in a large- scale study in critically ill non- cardiac patients; however, its relative cost is a signicant concern.
Inotropicsupport
A degree of le ventricular dysfunction is common post CPB and
may result in acute decompensated heart failure in 20% and post-
e thermodilution technique using a PAC remains the gold
standard for cardiac output monitoring. APAC allows continuous
monitoring of pulmonary artery pressures and intermittent measurements of pulmonary capillary wedge pressure, cardiac output,
pulmonary and systemic vascular resistance, and mixed venous
oxygen saturation (reecting the adequacy of global perfusion),
parameters all useful in guiding uid and inotropic management especially when echocardiography is unavailable.
cardiotomy cardiogenic shock in 2– 6% of all cardiac surgery patients. e term post- cardiotomy syndrome is used to describe
patients developing signicant le ventricular or biventricular systolic dysfunction in the rst few postoperative hours aer separation
from CPB. is tends to gradually return to preoperative state aer
8– 24 hours. Long aortic cross- clamp and total CPB time, residual
cardioplegic eects, poor myocardial preservation, reperfusion injury, and residual hypothermia are potential causes.

Post-Operative Low Cardiac Output or Shock
1: Assess Cardiac Rhythm
Shock Persists
Management
Adequate CO
Management
https://t.me/medicina_free
16920 Postoperative management after coronary artery bypass graftsurgery
(Bradycardia, heart block, or inadequate rate)
Normal or Hypertensive
3: Assess Cardiac Output
Continue
Too Slow
Pace if able
(A>AVS>V)
Low CO
Reduce Afterload
(if tolerated)
Adequate CO
Appropriate Too Fast
2: Assess Blood Pressure
Adequate or High Low
5: Assess Cardiac Output
Inotropic
Support
(SVT)
Cardioversion
Hypotensive
4: Assess Preload
Volume
Resuscitation
Adequate COLow CO
Ongoing Volume
Requirement
Bleeding?
Low CO
Inhaled
Vasodilators
Consider
IABP
Consider
IABP
Angiography or
Graft Revision if
Ischemia Persists
Mechanical Support
(VAD, ECMO) if
Consider
IABP
CXR, Echo
ECG, PAC
Surgical
Exploration
PTX, HTXTamponadeIschemiaLV FailureRV Failure
Tube
Thoracostomy
Surgical Exploration if
Ongoing Bleeding
Support
NoVasopressor
Correct Coagulopathy
Return to 2:
Continue Management
Ongoing
Bleeding
Surgical
Exploration
Yes
Transfuse PRBC
Bleeding
Stopped
Return to 2:
Continue
Fig.20.1 Algorithm for management of low cardiac output and refractory shock after cardiac surgery. A, atrial; AVS, atrial– ventricular sequential; CO,
cardiac output; CXR, chest X- ray; ECG, electrocardiogram; Echo, echocardiogram; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; HTX, haemothorax;
IABP, intra- aortic balloon pump; LV, left ventricle; PAC, pulmonary artery catheter; PRBC, packed red blood cells; PTX, pneumothorax; RV, right
ventricle; SVT, supraventricular tachycardia; V, ventricular; VAD, ventricular assist device.
Reproduced from Stephens RS, Whitman GJ. Postoperative Critical Care of the Adult Cardiac Surgical Patient:Part II:Procedure- Specific Considerations, Management of
Complications, and Quality Improvement. Crit Care Med. 2015;43:1995– 2014 with permission from Wolters Kluwer.

SECTION 4 Pre-, intra-, and postoperative management ofthe coronary artery bypass graft patient170
https://t.me/medicina_free
Table20.1 Pharmacological properties ofcommonly used inotropes and vasopressors
Drug Dosage range Receptors Blood
Epinephrine 0.01– 0.2 mcg/ kg/ min
Dobutamine 3– 15 mcg/ kg/ min
Dopamine <5 mcg/ kg/ min D
5– 10 mcg/ kg/ min
>10 mcg/ kg/ min
Norepinephrine 0.01– 0.3 mcg/ kg/ min
Isoprenaline 0.01– 0.2 mcg/ kg/ min D1, D
Dopexamine 0.5– 4 mcg/ kg/ min
Milrinone Bolus:50 mcg/ kg
Infusion:0.25– 1 mcg/ kg/ min
PVR, pulmonary vascular resistance; SVR, systemic vascular resistance.
β
2
β1, β2, α
1
β1, β
2
α
α, β
1
β2, D1, D
PDE ⇄ ↑↑ ↑ ↓↓ ↓ ↑ ↓
pressure
↑↑ +++ ↑↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑↑
⇄/ ↓ ↑↑↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ↑↑ ↑
⇄ ↑ ↑ ⇄ ⇄ ↑ ↑
↑ ↑↑ ↑↑ ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑↑
↑↑ ↑↑ ↑↑ ↑ ⇄/ ↑ ↑↑ ↑↑
↑↑ ⇄ ⇄/ ↑ ↑↑ ↑↑ ⇄ ↑
⇄/ ↑ ↑ ↑ ⇄ ⇄ ↑↑↑ ↑↑
2
⇄ ↑ ↑ ⇄ ⇄ ↑ ↑
2
Other causes of impaired myocardial contractility such as kinked
or occluded coronary gras or coronary vasospasm must be ruled out.
In these settings, high- dose inotropes could paradoxically worsen
myocardial ischaemia. Coronary angiogram or re- exploration is required in suspected cases. Nitroglycerine, milrinone, and calcium
channel blocker infusions have been successfully used to reverse
coronary vasospasm.
e optimal choice of inotropes and vasopressors has not been
systematically evaluated in post- cardiac surgical patients, resulting
in signicant variations in practice between centres. Inotropes are
Cardiac
output
Contractility SVR PVR Heart
rate
Myocardial O2
consumption
commonly classied into calcium sensitizers (e.g. levosimendan,
thyroxine), adrenergic receptor agonists (e.g. epinephrine,
dobutamine), and phosphodiesterase (PDE) III inhibitors (e.g.
milrinone).
Adrenergicagonists
All beta- adrenergic receptor agonists are catecholamine derivatives
and possess variable degrees of alpha- and beta- adrenergic receptor
specicity (Table 20.1). Epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine,
and dobutamine are the most common rst- line inotropes in postcardiotomy patients. Dopamine has gradually fallen out of favour
Box 20.1 The role ofechocardiography inpost- CABGpatients
• Assess volume status and monitor the response of fluid resuscitation.
• Assess the global and regional ventricular function (e.g. ejection frac-
tion). In the presence of inotropic agents or mechanical circulatory
support devices, echocardiographic examination of ventricular function may be misleading.
• Identify diastolic dysfunction. High- pressure preload measurements
often fail to reflect the true preload status in patients with diastolic
dysfunction.
• Distinguish between left, right, and biventricular failure and identify
pulmonary hypertension.
• Identify postoperative mechanical complications in the postoperative
period:
— Identify any undiagnosed structural heart lesions (e.g. crit-
ical aortic stenosis, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy,
vegetations, intracardiac shunt, and undiagnosed adult congenital
heart disease) or mechanical obstruction whether inflow (e.g. left
atrial myxoma, mitral stenosis) or outflow (e.g. hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, dynamic left ventricular outflow tract
obstruction).
— Identify pericardial effusions/ tamponade and determine whether
ventricular filling is impaired or surgical drainage is indicated.
Notably, tamponade is a clinical diagnosis based on the full
haemodynamic picture and the rate of pericardial fluid accumulation rather than the presence or size of the effusion per se.
Practically, drainage may be appropriate in many situations despite
absence of the classic echocardiographic criteria of tamponade.
— Identify acute mitral regurgitation caused by papillary muscle
rupture.
— Identify ventricular septal ruptures and pseudo- aneurysm from re-
cent or previous myocardial infarction.
— Identify intracardiac thrombus or clot.
in critically ill and post- CABG patients because of unpredictable
inotropic and vasopressor eects, and as it has not proven renal protective. In a recent randomized, controlled study, dopamine was associated with increased mortality in a cardiogenic shock subgroup.
Epinephrine is oen blamed for causing tachycardia; however, several studies have shown it to be associated with less tachycardia
than dopamine or dobutamine if equivalent cardiac output is
achieved. Increased lactic acidosis has been observed secondary to
epinephrine- induced stimulation of aerobic glycolysis.
Phosphodiesteraseinhibitors
Milrinone is the most commonly used of the PDE inhibitors which
are all inodilators bypassing the beta- adrenergic pathway to increase
cyclic adenosine monophosphate and which have pronounced
lusitropic eects, enhancing both myocardial contraction during
systole and relaxation during diastole. is can increase right ventricular (RV) cardiac output and reduce pulmonary vascular resistance in right heart failure patients. ey are commonly used as
second- line inotropes. All PDE inhibitors (enoximone, milrinone,
amrinone, olprinone, piroximone) have very similar pharmacodynamic properties with dierences mainly in their pharmacokinetic proles (i.e. onset time and half- time) aecting the dosing
regimen. e use of PDE inhibitors may be associated with hypotension during bolus administration, particularly in the absence of
concomitant beta- adrenergic therapy. While some studies had reported lesser hypotension associated with inhaled administration of
milrinone, a recent network meta- analysis of 30 studies involving
inhaled milrinone and intravenous milrinone found lower pulmonary and systemic vascular resistance and higher cardiac index

20 Postoperative management after coronary artery bypass graftsurgery 171
https://t.me/medicina_free
with intravenous milrinone but no dierence in any outcome between inhaled milrinone and placebo, thus failing to demonstrate
ecacy of inhaled milrinone.
Calciumsensitizer
Levosimendan has emerged as a novel agent in post- CABG
cardiogenic shock. In patients following CPB, it has been shown
to decrease inotropic requirement without provoking arrhythmias and to reverse stunning with only a moderate increase in
myocardial oxygen consumption. However, the peak eect time
of levosimendan via bolus is about 30 minutes versus 2– 3 hours
without bolus, making it more appropriate for prophylactic administration versus acute therapy. Meta- analysis of 14 randomized trials has shown levosimendan was associated with shortened
ICU length of stay and extubation times, and reduced incidences
of postoperative atrial brillation and myocardial infarction (MI).
However, there have also been reports of increased postoperative
bleeding.
Vasopressor and vasoplegicsyndrome
Vasoplegic syndrome occurs in 5– 25% of patients aer CPB and
is signicantly associated with higher morbidity and mortality.
Exaggerated systematic inammatory response, prolonged CPB,
preoperative LV dysfunction, and blood transfusion are all thought
to contribute. It is oen diagnosed by unexplained requirements for
high- dose vasopressors (e.g. norepinephrine >0.1 micrograms/ kg/
min). In many cases, the addition of vasopressin (up to 0.01 to 0.6
IU/ min) may be required; however, such high- dose vasopressors
may induce digit and mesenteric ischaemia. In refractory vasoplegia,
methylene blue (2 mg/ kg bolus, infusion 0.5mg/ kg/ hour) has been
used with variable success.
Right ventricularfailure
RV failure signicantly increases perioperative morbidity and mortality and is oen more dicult to manage than le heart failure.
Diagnosis and management of RV failure can be challenging in the
absence of echocardiography or PAC insertion and either or both of
these measures should be strongly considered.
Certain aspects of RV pathophysiology are important to highlight. As the RV free wall is perfused during both systole and diastole, adequate mean arterial pressure is important for perfusion.
RV is extremely load sensitive and even modest increases in outow
impedance (e.g. elevated pulmonary vascular resistance secondary
to respiratory acidosis, pleural eusion) can cause RV dilation and
dysfunction. When the RV is dilated and non- compliant, atrial contraction is fundamentally important, and RV dilatation can cause a
leward shi of the interventricular septum interfering with lling
of the le ventricle and further decreasing cardiac output and RV
perfusion.
Administration of pulmonary vasodilators with concomitant inotropic support is the mainstay of therapy. Intravenous pulmonary
vasodilators may reduce systemic arterial pressure mandating the
simultaneous administration of vasoconstrictors or use of inhaled
pulmonary vasodilators which may have lesser systemic eects
(Table 20.2).
Inhaled nitric oxide stimulates pulmonary vasodilation via
increasing cyclic guanosine monophosphate with only limited systemic vasodilation due to its rapid inactivation by haemoglobin.
Recommended inhaled nitric oxide dose is 20 ppm and since it
combines with haemoglobin monitoring of methaemoglobin levels
is required. Inhaled prostacyclin and inhaled milrinone, either alone
or in combination, have been used in many centres because of the
reduced costs, rapid onset of action, minimal systemic eects, and
simplicity of administration. Notably, use of intra- aortic balloon
counterpulsation has also been shown to reduce pulmonary artery
pressure and pulmonary vascular resistance and to improve mixed
venous saturation even in patients in whom RV failure was mainly
responsible for circulatory decompensation. ese benecial eects
are likely mediated via increased RV coronary perfusion.
In post- CABG patients with refractory RV failure, keeping the
sternum open to reduce ventricular compression and usage of a RV
assist device should be considered.
Table20.2 Commonly used pulmonary vasodilators inpost- cardiotomy patients withright heart failure
Nitric oxide Inhaled prostacyclin Phosphodiesterase inhibitors
Mechanism Activates cytosolic guanylate cyclase and
Example Inhaled nitric oxide Epoprostenol Iloprost Inhaled Milrinone Sildenafil
Route Inhaled; require specialized delivery
Dosage 5– 20 ppm 10- 20 mcg/
Side effects
cAMP, cyclic adenosine monophosphate; cGMP; cyclic guanosine monophosphate; PG, prostaglandin.
increases intracellular levels of cGMP,
resulting in relaxation of the smooth
muscles in the pulmonary arteries
system
• Toxicity from nitrogen dioxide and
methaemoglobin.
• Rebound pulmonary hypertension
from abrupt discontinuation
• Pulmonary vascular congestion
because of increased pulmonary blood
flow in patients with poor LV function
Binds to PG receptors and activates adenylate
cyclase and protein kinase Ato cause a decrease
in cytosolic free calcium
Stimulates endothelial release of nitric oxide
Nebulized Nebulized Nebulized Oral/ sublingual
mL; continuous
nebulization with 2– 3
L/ min of oxygen flow
• Vagus- mediated bradycardia
• Rebound pulmonary hypertension for abrupt
withdrawal
• Pulmonary vascular congestion in patients
with poor LV function
2.5– 5 mcg every 3– 4
hours
Inhibition of PGE- 5, PGE- 3 isoenzymes lead to
increased levels of cAMP and cGMP, resulting in
pulmonary vasodilation
60– 90 mcg/ kg bolus
followed by 0.08– 0.11
mg/ kg/ min infusion
• Systemic hypotension
0.25– 0.75 mg/ kg every
4– 6 hours

SECTION 4 Pre-, intra-, and postoperative management ofthe coronary artery bypass graft patient172
https://t.me/medicina_free
Continuance ofmedication afterCABG
Antiplateletmedication
ACC/ AHA guidelines recommended aspirin should be resumed
or initiated within 6 hours aer surgery once haemostasis has been
achieved and continued indenitely. Early initiation of aspirin
(<24 hours) signicantly improves saphenous vein gra patency
and reduces adverse cardiovascular events versus delayed administration (>48 hours).
Clopidogrel and ticlopidine are thienopyridine prodrugs having
an antiplatelet eect via irreversible P2Y adenosine diphosphate
receptor inhibition. Ticagrelor is a newer directly acting and reversibly bound P2Y inhibitor. In a subgroup analysis of the Clopidogrel
in Unstable Angina to Prevent Recurrent Ischemic Events (CURE)
study, perioperative clopidogrel signicantly reduced the incidence
of cardiovascular death, MI, and stroke compared with placebo.
In a recent study of 500 patients 1year post CABG who were randomized (1:1:1) to aspirin, ticagrelor, or aspirin plus ticagrelor, saphenous vein gra patency was signicantly increased in patients
receiving aspirin plus ticagrelor versus aspirin alone (88.7% vs
76.5%; P <0.001).
Statins
ere is evidence of a benecial eect of preoperative statins as several retrospective studies reported an association between statin
therapy and lowered risks of postoperative non- fatal MI, death,
atrial brillation, neurological dysfunction, renal dysfunction, and
infection. Asmall randomized study showed statins commenced a
week before CABG reduced the postoperative levels of cardiac biomarkers. ACochrane systematic review in 2015 demonstrated signicantly reduced atrial brillation (1765 patients from 12 studies)
and shortened length of stay; however, perioperative mortality,
stroke, MI, and renal failure were not impacted.
the primary aim of reducing postoperative atrial brillation, and
possibly reducing in- hospital mortality and perioperative MI. e
timing of re- initiation and duration of postoperative beta- blocker
therapy remains unclear. Several studies have reported no survival
benet up to 2years postoperatively, while others have reported a
reduction in mortality with continuance of beta blockers.
Interestingly, the bioavailability of oral beta- blocker therapy is signicantly altered in the postoperative period because of changes in
gastrointestinal perfusion. Arandomized study found continuation
of intravenous rather than oral metoprolol signicantly reduced the
incidence of postoperative atrial brillation.
Angiotensin- converting enzyme inhibitors/ angiotensin
receptorblockers
e cardiovascular and ventricular remodelling benets of chronic
angiotensin- converting enzyme inhibitor and angiotensin receptor
blocker therapy are well established in patients with LV systolic dysfunction, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, or chronic renal insuciency. However, there are signicant concerns about continuing
angiotensin- converting enzyme inhibitors/ angiotensin receptor
blockers perioperatively because of signicant intraoperative hypotension due to blunted pressor and inotrope responses and postulated associations with vasoplegic syndrome and renal dysfunction.
Initiation or resumption of angiotensin- converting enzyme inhibitors/ angiotensin receptor blockers in the postoperative period
has also been reported to increase the risk of systolic hypotension
while a reduction in postoperative atrial brillation has not been
consistently demonstrated. As a result, angiotensin- converting enzyme inhibitors/ angiotensin receptor blocker therapy should be
withheld in the perioperative period and while the best timing is
unknown, the general view is to delay restarting therapy until either ICU discharge or even hospital discharge and then to continue
indenitely.
ACC/ AHA guidelines recommended patients should receive
statin therapy to achieve a therapeutic target low- density lipoprotein
concentration less than 100mg/ dL or reduction of 30% from baseline, unless contraindicated. Statin therapy should be resumed once
oral medication is tolerated and should be continued indenitely.
Acute cessation of statin therapy in post- CABG patients has been
associated with increased mortality in a cohort study.
Betablockers
Beta- blocker therapy initiated preoperatively has been consistently
shown to reduce postoperative supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias in CABG patients whereas evidence on their ecacy to
reduce mortality and MI are inconsistent. In small randomized controlled trials and observational studies, an association with reduced
in- hospital mortality and perioperative MI has been shown. Acohort analysis of the Society of oracic Surgeons National Database
involving 629,877 patients found a small but consistent survival
rate associated with preoperative beta- blocker therapy in patients
with an ejection fraction greater than 30%. However, a more recent Cochrane review reported no association between beta- blocker
therapy and perioperative mortality or stroke in CABG patients
while conrming a salutary eect on postoperative arrhythmias.
e ACC/ AHA guidelines recommended all patients with LV
ejection fraction greater than 30% undergoing CABG should receive beta- blocker therapy preoperatively and postoperatively with
REFERENCES
1. Wong WT, Lai VK, Chee YE, Lee A. Fast- track cardiac care for
adult cardiac surgical patients. Cochrane Database Syst Rev.
2016;9:CD003587.
2. Kapoor PM, Magoon R, Rawat R, Mehta Y. Perioperative utility
of goal- directed therapy in high- risk cardiac patients undergoing
coronary artery bypass graing:“a clinical outcome and
biomarker- based study”. Ann Card Anaesth. 2016;19(4):638– 82.
3. Haanschoten MC, Kreeenberg HG, Arthur Bouwman R, van
Straten AH, Buhre WF, Soliman Hamad MA. Use of postoperative
peak arterial lactate level to predict outcome aer cardiac
surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2017;31(1):45– 53.
4. Cheitlin MD, Armstrong WF, Aurigemma GP, Beller GA, Bierman
FZ, Davis JL, etal. ACC/ AHA/ ASE 2003 guideline update
for the clinical application of echocardiography— summary
article:a report of the American College of Cardiology/ American
Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (ACC/
AHA/ ASE Committee to Update the 1997 Guidelines for the
Clinical Application of Echocardiography. J Am Coll Cardiol.
2003;42(5):954– 70.
5. Shah MR, Hasselblad V, Stevenson LW, Binanay C, O’Connor
CM, Sopko G, etal. Impact of the pulmonary artery catheter in
critically ill patients:meta- analysis of randomized clinical trials.
JAMA. 2005;294(13):1664– 70.

20 Postoperative management after coronary artery bypass graftsurgery 173
https://t.me/medicina_free
6. Ashes CM, Yu M, Meineri M, Katznelson R, Carroll J, Rao
V, etal. Diastolic dysfunction, cardiopulmonary bypass, and
atrial brillation aer coronary artery bypass gra surgery. Br J
Anaesth. 2014;113(5):815– 21.
7. Topalian S, Ginsberg F, Parrillo JE. Cardiogenic shock. Crit Care
Med. 2008;36(1 Suppl):S66– 74.
8. Overgaard CB, Dzavík V. Inotropes and vasopressors:review of
physiology and clinical use in cardiovascular disease. Circulation.
2008;118(10):1047– 56.
9. De Backer D, Biston P, Devriendt J, Madl C, Chochrad
D, Aldecoa C, etal. Comparison of dopamine and
norepinephrine in the treatment of shock. N Engl J Med.
2010(9);362:
779– 89.
10. Rong LQ, Rahouma M, Abouarab A, Di Franco A, Calautti NM,
Fitzgerald MM, etal. Intravenous and inhaled milrinone in adult
cardiac surgery patients:a pairwise and network meta- analysis.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019;33(3):663– 73.
11. Harrison RW, Hasselblad V, Mehta RH, Levin R, Harrington RA,
Alexander JH Eect of levosimendan on survival and adverse
events aer cardiac surgery:a meta- analysis. J Cardiothorac Vasc
Anesth. 2013;27(6):1224– 32.
12. Lahm T, McCaslin CA, Wozniak TC, Ghumman W, Fadl YY,
Obeidat OS, etal. Medical and surgical treatment of acute right
ventricular failure. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010:56(18); 1435– 46.
13. Hillis LD, Smith PK, Anderson JL, Bittl JA, Bridges CR, Byrne
JG, etal. 2011 ACCF/ AHA Guideline for coronary artery bypass
gra surgery:a report of the American College of Cardiology
Foundation/ American Heart Association Task Force on Practice
Guidelines. Circulation. 2011;124(23):e652– 735.
14. Fox KA, Mehta SR, Peters R, Zhao F, Lakkis N, Gersh BJ, etal.
Benets and risks of the combination of clopidogrel and aspirin in
patients undergoing surgical revascularization for non- ST- elevation
acute coronary syndrome:the Clopidogrel in Unstable angina to
prevent Recurrent ischemic Events (CURE) Trial. Circulation.
2004;110(10):1202– 8.
15. Zhao Q, Zhu Y, Xu Z, Cheng Z, Mei J, Chen X, etal. Eect
of ticagrelor plus aspirin, ticagrelor alone, or aspirin alone
on saphenous vein gra patency 1year aer coronary
artery bypass graing a randomized clinical trial. JAMA.
2018;319(16):1677– 86.
16. Kuhn EW, Slottosch I, Wahlers T, Liakopoulos OJ. Preoperative
statin therapy for patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Cochrane
Database Syst Rev. 2015;8:CD008493.
17. Ferguson TB Jr, Coombs LP, Peterson ED. Preoperative betablocker use and mortality and morbidity following CABG
surgery in North America. JAMA. 2002;287(17):2221– 7.
18. Blessberger H, Kammler J, Domanovits H, etal. Perioperative
beta- blockers for preventing surgery- related mortality and
morbidity. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014;9;CD004476.

https://t.me/medicina_free

https://t.me/medicina_free
21
Fast- track cardiac anaesthesia
and earlyextubation
Janet Martin and Davy Cheng
Background:rationale forfast- track
cardiaccare
‘Fast- track’ cardiac anaesthesia and recovery is the term given
to a multicomponent intervention during cardiac surgery and
postoperatively, with the ultimate goal of early extubation (within
1– 6 hours) in order to reduce duration of mechanical ventilation,
length of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU), and overall resource
utilization. Key components of fast- track cardiac care include balanced anaesthesia (low- dose opioids together with inhaled or intravenous anaesthetics) and a time- directed extubation protocol.
While it is oen assumed that ‘fast- tracking’ cardiac surgical patients would be primarily dependent on anaesthetic technique, in
reality, a focus on anaesthesia is not enough. Fast- track cardiac recovery also requires a coordinated multicomponent approach across
the full spectrum of intraoperative and postoperative care pathways
in order to successfully achieve reduced time to extubation and ICU
length of stay without increasing the risk of adverse events such as
haemodynamic instability, respiratory distress, reintubation, and
readmission.
In 1970s and 1980s, cardiac surgery was conducted on patients
under deep hypothermia who were anesthetized with high- dose
opioids. However, high- dose opioids required prolonged intubation
times, oen exceeding 24 hours. roughout the 1990s, in response
to the economic pressures of increased demand for cardiac surgery
that outpaced available operating room and ICU capacity, cardiac
anaesthesia shied away from high- dose opioid- based anaesthesia
to a more balanced approach using low- dose opioids together with
volatile or intravenous anaesthetics, and shorter- acting neuromuscular blocking agents.
ese eorts were further stimulated by observational studies
conducted by Westaby and colleagues showing that the use of a
dedicated cardiac recovery area outside of the ICU setting provided
improved eciency of care with faster times to extubation, excellent clinical outcomes, low rates of reintubation or unplanned ICU
admission, and improved overall resource utilization., is paradigm shi was consolidated when randomized trials demonstrated
favourable clinical and resource- related outcomes with low- dose
opioid balanced anaesthesia instead of high- dose opioid- based
anaesthesia.
Evidence supporting fast- track cardiaccare
In a pivotal randomized controlled trial (RCT) of fast- track cardiac
recovery, Cheng etal. showed that a strategy of balanced anaesthesia
with low- dose opioids and inhaled anaesthesia together with an early
weaning protocol (extubation within 8 hours) signicantly reduced
time to extubation (4.1 vs 18.9 hours; P <0.02) and hospital length
of stay (7.6 vs 10.0days; P <0.02) when compared to usual care with
high- dose opioids and no weaning protocol., Furthermore, there
were no increases in adverse clinical events including death, stroke,
myocardial infarction, reoperation for bleeding, low cardiac output
syndrome, and reintubation compared with high- dose opioid- based
anaesthesia., In addition, ICU costs were reduced by 53%, and cost
of hospital stay was decreased by 17%., In a subsequent 1- year
follow- up of this study, there was no increased risk of readmission in
the fast- track group, and total cost of care was lower in the fast- track
group compared with conventional high- dose anaesthesia.
roughout the late 1990s and 2000s, further randomized trials
of fast- track anaesthesia were conducted, which eventually paved
the evidence base for universal acceptance of the fast- track recovery
model as standard of care. A2003 meta- analysis of ten randomized
trials showed that fast- track anaesthesia using balanced anaesthesia
with low- dose opioids and weaning protocols signicantly reduced
time to extubation (−8.1 hours, 95% condence interval (CI) 3.7–
12.5 hours) and length of ICU stay (−5.4 hours, 95% CI −0.3 to −10.5
hours), without increases in mortality or complications. A2006
meta- analysis of 27 RCTs showed that while low- dose opioids
and normothermia were important, the use of an early extubation
protocol was the most important predictor of time to extubation and
ICU length of stay.
Recently updated meta- analyses of 28– 30 RCTs, involving approximately 4000 patients, have conrmed that fast- track cardiac
recovery models are safe, and reduce time to extubation and ICU
length of stay, but have variable net impact on hospital stay and

SECTION 4 Pre- , intra- , and postoperative management ofthe coronary artery bypass graft patient176
https://t.me/medicina_free
Table21.1 Meta- analysis ofreduced- dose opioid anaesthesia
Outcome Number of studies OR or RR (95% CI) I2 (heterogeneity)
Clinical outcomes
Death, in hospital 7 OR=0.58 (0.24– 1.39) 0%
Death, at end of study 8 OR=0.53 (0.25– 1.12) 0%
Myocardial infarction 8 RR=0.98 (0.48– 1.99) 6%
Stroke 5 RR=1.17 (0.36– 3.78) 0%
Renal failure, acute 4 RR=1.19 (0.33– 4.33) 0%
Bleeding, major 4 RR=0.48 (0.16– 1.44) 27%
Reintubation 5 RR=1.77 (0.38– 8.27) 0%
Resource- related outcomes Mean difference (95% CI)
Time to extubation 14 −7.4 hours (−10.5 to −4.3 hours)
ICU length of stay 12 −3.7 hours (−7.0 to −0.4 hours)
Hospital length of stay 8 −0.3days (−1.0 to +0.4days) 85%
a
P <0.05. CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; RR, relative risk.
Reproduced from Wong WT, Lai VK, Chee YE, Lee A.(2016) ‘Fast- track cardiac care for adult cardiac surgical patients’, Cochrane Database
Syst Rev, 9, pp. CD003587 with permission from John Wiley and Sons.
a
99%
a
98%
resource utilization., Earlier concerns about inducing risk of myocardial infarction, need for reintubation, and increasing the risk of
intraoperative awareness (due to low- dose opioids) have been allayed due to the assurance of safety provided across the more than
30 RCTs considered in aggregate. e lack of consistent impact on
hospital stay across RCTs, however, re- emphasizes the fact that reductions in opioid dose and extubation time do not alone guarantee
improvements in downstream eciencies such as ICU and hospital
length of stay, unless concerted eort is applied to ensure patients
are moved out of the ICU and hospital once discharge criteria have
been met. e latter requires changes to discharge policies, and
interdisciplinary alignment towards achieving eciency of patient
ow. Sometimes these additional logistical issues can negate the
purported benets, if they too are not addressed as a routine component of fast- track cardiac recovery.
Table21.2 Meta- analysis oftime- based weaning protocol
Outcome Number of studies OR or RR (95% CI) I2 (heterogeneity)
Clinical outcomes
Death, in hospital 5 OR=0.23 (0.05– 1.04) 0%
Death, at end of study 10 OR=0.80 (0.45– 1.45) 37%
Myocardial infarction 8 RR=0.59 (0.27– 1.31) 39%
Stroke 11 RR=0.85 (0.33– 2.16) 0%
Renal failure, acute 9 RR=1.11 (0.42– 2.91) 0%
Bleeding, major 10 RR=0.92 (0.53– 1.61) 0%
Reintubation 12 RR=1.34 (0.74– 2.41) 0%
Resource- related outcomes Mean difference (95% CI)
Time to extubation 16 −7.4 hours (−10.5 to −4.3 hours)
ICU length of stay 13 −3.7 hours (−7.0 to −0.4 hours)
Hospital length of stay 8 −0.3days (−1.0 to +0.4days) 77%
a
P <0.05. CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; RR, relative risk.
Reproduced from Wong WT, Lai VK, Chee YE, Lee A.(2016) ‘Fast- track cardiac care for adult cardiac surgical patients’, Cochrane Database Syst
Rev, 9, pp. CD003587 with permission from John Wiley and Sons.
Table 21.1 and Table 21.2 summarize the expected benets for
a fast- track recovery approach to care in cardiac patients. As the
evidence base has grown and matured, concerns about inducing
complications of myocardial ischaemia, haemodynamic instability,
respiratory distress, reintubation, and intraoperative awareness have
been allayed. Syntheses of all available evidence to date have shown
no dierences in clinical outcomes, even aer combination through
meta- analysis. Contemporary ‘real- world’ evidence from observational studies have conrmed faster times to extubation, reduced
ICU length of stay, and improvements in cost- eectiveness.
Since the accumulation of supporting evidence from randomized trials in the 1990s and 2000s, fast- track cardiac anaesthesia and
surgical management has become the new standard of care. As expected, once a new standard has been ushered in, research eorts
have moved away from evaluating fast- track versus non- fast- track
a
99%
a
94%

21 Fast-track cardiac anaesthesia and earlyextubation 177
https://t.me/medicina_free
approaches to cardiac surgery, and has rather focused on how to
further improve fast- track management. As a result, more recent
studies have compared dierent versions of ‘fast track’ including renements of dierent drugs, technologies, and techniques to assess
which combination of modalities can incrementally improve clinical
and resource- related outcomes, such as longer- term survival and
morbidities while further improving recovery parameters and costs.
Practicalconsiderations
In the current paradigm of universal acceptance of fast- track recovery, balanced anaesthesia has become the norm, and it is expected that most cardiac surgical patients will be extubated within
1– 6 hours from arrival in the postoperative ICU. It is also expected
that fast- track recovery will be attempted on all patients as routine
practice, even in very elderly patients, unless there are good reasons
to do otherwise. Very rarely, comorbidities or preoperative conditions may preclude a fast- track weaning protocol from the outset.
Given that fast- track cardiac care is now the standard of care,
Table21.3 Fast- track cardiac anaesthesia regimens
Induction
(opioid + hypnotic +
muscle relaxant)
Maintenance (opioid +
hypnotic)
Transfer to cardiac
recovery area
(opioid + hypnotic)
Opioid:
• Fentanyl 5– 10 mcg/ kg
• Sufentanil 1– 2 mcg/ kg
• Remifentanil infusion 0.5– 1.0 mcg/ kg/ min
Hypnotic:
• Propofol 0.5– 1.5 mg/ kg
• Midazolam 0.05– 0.1 mg/ kg
Muscle relaxant:
• Rocuronium 0.5– 1 mg/ kg
• Vecuronium 1– 1.5 mg/ kg
Opioids:
• Fentanyl 1– 5 mcg/ kg
• Sufentanil 1– 1.5 mcg/ kg
• Remifentanil infusion 0.2– 0.5 mcg/ kg/ min
Hypnotic:
• Inhaled anaesthetic 0.5– 1.0 MAC
• Propofol infusion 50– 100 mcg/ kg/ min
Opioid:
• Morphine 2–20 mg
Hypnotic:
• Propofol infusion 25–50 mcg/ kg/ min
more recent research has focused on which components of anaesthesia and perioperative care contribute tangibly to reductions
in time to extubation, postoperative complications, and length
of stay. In general, most studies have suggested that the additional components of care to further optimize extubation time
and facilitate discharge are through improved intraoperative anaesthesia (inhaled versus intravenous anaesthetics), fluid management (colloids versus crystalloids), perioperative monitoring,
and perioperative pain management (regional blocks, intrathecal
morphine, and other multimodal management including nonopioid analgesics such as son- steroidal anti- inflammatories,
acetaminophen, gabapentin, and pregabalin).
General anaesthesia forfast- track
cardiacrecovery
Most anaesthetics in current use have been available for several
years, and yet the optimal anaesthetic regimen for cardiac surgery
continues to be a subject of ongoing research. Few trials have specically addressed optimal doses of each individual component of
balanced anaesthesia, though general guidelines for practice have
MAC, minimum alveolar concentration.
Derived from the following:
Cheng DC, Newman MF, Duke P, etal. The efficacy and resource utilization of
remifentanil and fentanyl in fast- track coronary artery bypass graft surgery:a prospective
randomized, double- blinded controlled, multi- center trial. Anesth Analg 2001;92:1094.
Engoren M, Luther G, Fenn- Buderer N.Acomparison of fentanyl, sufentanil, and
remifntanil for fast- track cardiac anesthesia. Anesth Analg 2001;93:859.
Mollhoff T, Heregods L, Moerman A , etal. Comparative efficacy and safety of
remifentanil and fentanyl in ‘fast track’ coronary artery bypass graft surgery:a
randomized, double- blind study. Br J Anaesth 2001;87:718.
Wong WT, Lai VK, Chee YE, Lee A .Fast- track cardiac care for adult cardiac surgical
patients. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Sep 12;9:CD003587.
Source data from Bainbridge D, Cheng D.(2011) ‘Postoperative cardiac recovery and
outcomes’, in Kaplan JA, Reich DL, Savio JS (eds.) Kaplan’s cardiac anesthesia:The echo
era. Philadelphia, PA:Saunders, p1010– 1024.
meta- analyses providing additional detail regarding balanced anaesthetic subcomponents are highlighted in the following two subsections.
Short- acting versus long- actingopioids
Meta- analysis of head- to- head comparisons of fentanyl, sufentanil,
and remifentanil as a component of balanced anaesthesia in cardiac
been derived from the convergence of balanced regimens used
across clinical trials, which have subsequently been rened during
evolving practical experience in the contemporary setting of fasttrack cardiac care.
Table 21.3 outlines commonly used components of a balanced
anaesthesia regimen, derived from existing randomized trials. Welldesigned RCTs have generally failed to convincingly demonstrate
that selection of dierent components within each category across
those represented in Table 21.4 makes a meaningful dierence in
terms of clinical outcomes and recovery time. As a result, the choice
between these agents has largely been based on local availability, familiarity, and cost.
As evidence from randomized trials has cumulated in recent years,
combination through meta- analysis has suggested some potential differences between agents, though it is clear that any such dierences
are likely to pale compared to the importance of a protocolized approach with a universal intent towards early extubation and ecient movement out of recovery and intensive care areas., Recent
Table21.4 Extubation criteria forfast- track cardiac recovery
Initial ventilation
parameters
Maintain ABGs pH 7.35– 7.45
Extubation criteria Awake and alert
A/ C, assisted control; ABGs, arterial blood gases; ECG, electrocardiogram; PEEP, positive
end- expiratory pressure
A/ C ventilation with pressure support of
10– 12cmH2O
Tidal volume 8– 10 mL/ kg
PEEP 5cmH2O
PaCO2 35– 45mmHg
PaO2 >90mmHg
O2 sats >95%
ABGs as above
Haemodynamically stable
No significant ECG abnormalities
No active bleeding
Temperature >36°C
Muscle strength (>5 seconds of head lift and
strong hand grip)
Соседние файлы в папке Библиотека им академика М.И. Перельмана
