The microcirculation in the first days of ICU admission in critically ill COVID-19 patients is influenced by severity of disease

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The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between sublingual microcirculatory parameters and the severity of the disease in critically ill coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in the initial period of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission in a phase of the COVID-19 pandemic where patients were being treated with anti-inflammatory medication. In total, 35 critically ill COVID-19 patients were included. Twenty-one critically ill COVID-19 patients with a Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score below or equal to 7 were compared to 14 critically ill COVID-19 patients with a SOFA score exceeding 7. All patients received dexamethasone and tocilizumab at ICU admission. Microcirculatory measurements were performed within the first five days of ICU admission, preferably as soon as possible after admission. An increase in diffusive capacity of the microcirculation (total vessel density, functional capillary density, capillary hematocrit) and increased perfusion of the tissues by red blood cells was found in the critically ill COVID-19 patients with a SOFA score of 7-9 compared to the critically ill COVID-19 patients with a SOFA score ≤ 7. No such effects were found in the convective component of the microcirculation. These effects occurred in the presence of administration of anti-inflammatory medication.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Scientific reports - 14(2024), 1 vom: 18. März, Seite 6454

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Brouwer, Fleur [VerfasserIn]
Ince, Can [VerfasserIn]
Pols, Jiska [VerfasserIn]
Uz, Zühre [VerfasserIn]
Hilty, Matthias Peter [VerfasserIn]
Arbous, Mendi Sesmu [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Coronavirus disease 2019
Cytocam
Hypoxia
Inflammation
Journal Article
Sublingual microcirculation

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Date Completed 20.03.2024

Date Revised 21.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41598-024-56245-5

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369892364