Heamodynamic monitoring Flashcards
Name 9 tools of haemodynamic monitoring?
- Physical examination
- ECG
- Blood pressure
- CVP
- ScvO2
- noramlisation of lacttate + base deficit
- pulmonary artery pressure
- SvO2
- measurement of CO/CI
- sonographic assessment of caudal vena cava collapsability
What are the normal BP values for a dog?
systolic: 150 +/- 20mmHg
mean: 105 +/- 10mmHg
diastolic: 85 +/- 10mmHg
What are the normal BP values for a cat?
systolic: 125 +/- 10mmHg
mean: 105 +/- 10mmHg
diastolic: 90 +/- 10mmHg
How is MAP calculated?
MAP = diastolic + (systolic-diastolic)/3
How is hypotension defined?
SAP < 90mmHg or MAP <60mmHg
Name 4 causes of hypotension?
- Reduced circulating volume
- Myocardial failure
- Severe brady- or tachyarrythmias
- decreased SVR
What are the two types of hypertension?
- primary (rare)
- secondary
What ist the most common cause of secondary hypertension?
kidney injury or failure
Name 6 causes of secondary hypertension?
- kidney injury or failure
- hyperthyroidism
- pheochromocytoma
- hyperadrenocorticism
- diabetes mellitus
- drugs (glucocorticoids, cyclosporine A, phenylpropanolamine, erythropoietin)
Name 5 types of blood pressure measurement?
- Doppler
- oscillometric
- high-definition oscillometric
- photoplethysmography
- invasive
Discuss the priciple of non-invasive BP measurement?
based on inflation of a cuff around a limb or the tail to occlude arterial flow, followed by measurement of the pressure at which flow returns
What is the guideline for cuff size in NiBP measurement in dogs and cats? At what level should it be obtained?
- 40% of the circumference of the limb for dogs
- 30% of the circumference of the limb for cats
- at the level of the right atrium
Discuss the principle and technique of Doppler NiBP measureement?
10-MHz ultrasound probe is used to detect blood flow in an artery. The probe is placed over an artery distal to the cuff and the cuff is inflated to a pressure high enough to stop blood flow. Doppler sounds become audible when pressure in the cuff is less than the pressure in the artery.
What value of NiBP does Doppler measurement repsent in the dog and cat?
- Bourazak et al. JAVMA 2018: in anaesthetised dogs presented SAP
- Caulkett et al. Vet Surg 1998: in healthy, anaesthetised cats Doppler consistently underestimated SAP by 10 to 15 mm Hg and was more closely correlated with MAP
Discuss the sensitivity and specifity of Doppler NiBP measurement in anaesthetised dogs?
Bourazak et al. JAVMA 2018:
- resulted in errors diagnosing hypotension
- had low sensitivity –> did not detect hypotension in some dogs
- good specificity: could be used to confirm hypotension
Discuss the principle and technique of oscillometric NiBP measureement?
- cuff is alternately inflated + deflated
- during deflation alterations in cuff pressure due to pulse pressure changes are sensed by the transducer.
- peak amplitude of oscillations equals MAP
- SAP equals pressure at which oscillations are first detected,
- DAP equals pressure at which oscillations decrease rapidly
Which blood pressure is actually measured by a regular oscillometric NiBP machine, and which are calculated?
- MAP measured, SAP + DAP calculated
What can be used to assess reliability of oscillometric NiBP readings and why?
- HR
- HR is measured as the number of oscillations/min –> should be compared with the patient’s actual HR
How good is the correlation of oscillometric BP measurement and invasive BP measurement in dogs/cats?
- some showed acceptable correlation (Bodey et al in Res Vet 1994 - 1996, Stepien et al. JAVMA 1999, Meurs et al. JAAHA 1996, Binns et al JVIM 1995, Pedersen et al JAVMA 2002)
- Acierno et al, JVECC 2013: Poor agreement in anesthetized dogs
- Acierno et al, JAVMA 2010: poor correlation in anesthetized cats
- Bosiack et al, JVECC 2010: awake, ill dogs not well correlated
What does the consensus statement on hypertension published by the American College of Internal Medicine state about indirekt BP measurement?
none of the units currently available for indirect blood pressure monitoring in awake dogs and cats meet the validation criteria used in human medicine
- currently available devices should be used with a degree of caution
What is HDO NiBP measurement and what is the difference to regular oscillometric NiBP measurements?
High-definition oscillometry (HDO):
- performs real-time analysis of arterial wall oscillations to obtain pressure-wave amplitudes
- SAP + DAP are measured instead of calculated
- accurate readings from 5 to 300 mm Hg
- high-speed analysis t–> measurements at HR of up to 500 beats/min + during severe arrhythmias
Report the findings of Petric et al JFMS 2019 (cats) + Chetboul et al. AJVR 2010 (dogs) about HDO NiBP?
Petric et al:
Compared to Doppler, HDO overestimated low pressure and underestimated high pressure values in anaethetised cats
Chetboul et al:
- SAP may be assessed in healthy, awake dogs by use of DU + HDO with good repeatability and reproducibility after a short period of training.
- variability of DAP is higher + longer training is required to assess DAP via DU than via HDO
What is photoplethysmography?
The blood volume in an extremity varies in a cyclic pattern with each cardiac cycle. The variation is detected by a photoplethysmograph attached to a foot or tail. If the cuff is inflated and deflated fast enough to maintain a constant volume in the extremity/tail the cuff pressure will equal intraarterial pressure.
constant, real-time display of cuff pressure =intraarterial pressure + measurement of SAP + DAP
Discuss the principle of and how to perform an invasive BP measurement?
- placement of arterial catheter
- connecttion to a semirigid tubing that has been primed with heparinized saline
- fluid bag is pressurized to 300 mm Hg to prevent backward flow of arterial blood into the tubing + maintain patency by administering 3 ml/hr of isotonic saline.
- Attatchment of the tubing from the catheter to a pressure transducer that is connected to a cable + placed at the level of the patient’s heart.
- pressure transducer converts the pressure changes into an electrical signal
- transducer cable carries signal to the monitor
- signal is amplified + displayed on a monitor as a pressure waveform showing the peak systolic pressure, dicrotic notch (which is created by closure of the aortic valve), and diastolic pressure. Monitors can also display numeric values for SAP/MAP/DAP
How is the dicrotic notch created in invasive BP measurement?
by the closure of the aortic valve
Name 5 reasons for an erroneous invasvie BP reading?
- usage of compliant tubing
- catheter is lodged up against arterial wall
- clot formation at the tip of the catheter
- air bubbles in the catheter or tubing
- kinking of the catheter or tubing
waveform gets dampened –> falsely low SAP and falsely high DAP
Name 4 complication of invasive BP monitoring=
- hematoma formation at the site of arterial puncture (most common one)
- infection
- thrombosis of the artery
- necrosis of the tissues distal to the catheter (particularly in cats if > 6 to 12 hr
How is Systolic Pressure Variation (SPV) defined? What value correlates with hypovolemia in humans?
difference between maximum systolic pressure (SPmax) during inspiration and minimum systolic pressure (SPmin) during expiration
SPV >10 mm Hg correlates well with hypovolemia + fluid responsiveness in people
How is Pulse Pressure Variation (PPV) defined and what values correlate with hypotension and fluid responsiveness, respectively?
PPV (%) = 100 x (PPmax - PPmin)/[(PPmax + PPmin)/2]
PPmax = difference between systole and diastole that is greatest during that breath
PPmin = difference between systole and diastole that is smallest
> 13%: hypotensive + more likely to be fluid responsive
10% is positively associated with fluid responsiveness
What is the underlying physiologic principle of SPV and PPV for haemodynamic monitoring?
Blood pressure normally varies slightly with respiration; these changes are intensified by hypovolemia. The heart, vena cava + pulmonary veins are somewhat collapsible, and therefore affected by changes in intrathoracic pressure caused by respiration. SPV and PPV are useful techniques in anesthetized patients receiving positive pressure venitlation with static tidal volumes.
Why is SPV and PPV not interpretable in non-ventilated patients?
due to changes in tidal volume with spontaneous respiration + use of negative pressure for inhalation
What is the principle of telemetric blood pressure monitoring?
Device is placed subcutaneously, and the polyurethane catheter with an antithrombogenic coating and biocompatible gel is fed into the femoral artery.
- used in laboratory settings+ experimentally in cats + dogs