Clinical trial NCT00225381: Gas Kinetics and Metabolism in Anesthesia During Non Steady State
Official title: Gas Kinetics and Metabolism in Anesthesia During Non Steady State
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: WITHDRAWN
Conditions: Anesthetized Healthy Patients (ASA 1 or 2) in the Supine Position, Excluding Head, Neck and Head Surgeries
Anesthetized Patient With Severe Systemic Disease (ASA 3 or 4)
Keywords: Oxygen consumption
CO2 production
Indirect calorimetry
Non steady state
Anesthesia monitoring
Critical events during anesthesia
Acid base balance
Metabolism during anesthesia
Lead sponsor: University of California, Irvine
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2005-09-23
Enrollment: 0
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: CASE_ONLY
Time perspective: OTHER
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Adult patients in the supine position excluding surgeries around the head and neck area

Brief summary: During clinical anesthesia, it is astonishing that CO2 monitoring consists mainly of end-tidal PCO2 to confirm endotracheal intubation and to estimate ventilation, and O2 monitoring consists of a single PO2 measurement to detect a hypoxic gas mixture. Better understanding of how O2 and CO2 kinetics monitoring can define systems pathophysiology will greatly enhance safety in anesthesia by detecting critical events such as abrupt decrease in cardiac output (Q.T) by vena-caval compression during abdominal surgery, occurrence of CO2 pulmonary embolism during laparoscopy, rising tissue O2 consumption (V.O2) during light anesthesia, and onset of anaerobic metabolism (V.CO2 is disproportionately higher than V.O2).

Detailed description: During clinical anesthesia, it is astonishing that CO2 monitoring consists mainly of end-tidal PCO2 to confirm endotracheal intubation and to estimate ventilation, and O2 monitoring consists of a single PO2 measurement to detect a hypoxic gas mixture. Better understanding of how O2 and CO2 kinetics monitoring can define systems pathophysiology will greatly enhance safety in anesthesia by detecting critical events such as abrupt decrease in cardiac output (Q.T) by vena-caval compression during abdominal surgery, occurrence of CO2 pulmonary embolism during laparoscopy, rising tissue O2 consumption (V.O2) during light anesthesia, and onset of anaerobic metabolism (V.CO2 is disproportionately higher than V.O2).

In the previous grant period, discoveries of CO2 kinetics during non-steady state revealed significant gaps in understanding of O2 kinetics. To this end, a 5-compartment lung model of gas kinetics in the body during non-steady state has been developed, that incorporates complex interactions between O2 and CO2 in the lung, blood, and tissues. This computer model was used to formulate the following hypotheses, and will elucidate mechanisms underlying the subsequent measured data in anesthetized patients.

The investigators have already developed two innovative devices that are essential for the V.O2 measurement: A fast response temperature and humidity sensor, and a mixing device (a bymixer) for the measurement of mixed gas fraction, especially designed for anesthesia systems. The investigators have also designed a sophisticated bench system for the validation of both devices, which showed the high accuracy and performance of our measurements.

Hypotheses that will be tested in our overall research theme include:

* That pulmonary O2 uptake (V.O2) in anesthetized patients is much lower than the value quoted in the literature.
* That inhalation anesthesia influences V.O2 differently than total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA).
* That an acute decrease in cardiac output (Q.T) (by patient position change) will transiently decrease V.O2 but the decrease in CO2 elimination (V.CO2) is sustained because tissue CO2 stores are a hundred fold greater than O2 (please see previously approved IRB protocol, HS# 2000-1325).
* That positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) decreases V.O2 and V.CO2 due to decreases in Q.T and alveolar ventilation (V.A), and appearance of high ventilation-to-perfusion (V.A/Q.) units (please see previously approved IRB protocol, HS# 2000-1325).
* That Trendelenburg (head down) position increases V.O2 and V.CO2 due to increase in Q.T.
* That V.O2 can help to determine the necessity of blood transfusion.
* That the continuous measurement of the respiratory quotient (RQ=V.CO2/V.O2) can detect transition to anaerobic metabolism.
* That the continuous measurement of the respiratory RQ can be a good alternative to arterial blood gas sampling.
* That the continuous measurement of the respiratory RQ can determine the necessity of nutritional support during long operations.

In this protocol, the investigators will study the clinical implications of these measurements, believing that they are the missing links in anesthesia monitoring. Elucidating the mechanisms underlying this acute pathophysiology will advance the understanding of O2 and CO2 kinetics during non-steady state, and allow the non-invasive diagnosis of critical events during clinical anesthesia conferring increased safety, especially for the majority of healthy patients who receive only non-invasive monitoring.

A separate section of the study, which compliments the metabolic gas exchange study with the bymixer flow system is the examination of respiratory gas with a portable mass-spectrometer to detect volatile organic compounds during anaerobic metabolism. The experimental anaerobic model is adult patients undergoing a surgery that requires tourniquet. Anaerobic metabolism will be detected by acid base balance blood test, the bymixer flow measurement and the mass spectrometer. Anesthesia will be maintained by total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) and each patient will have an arterial line. No other intervention would be taken. It is an observational type study.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* All adult patients at UCIMC who are undergoing anesthesia and surgery are eligible for the studies
* Patients must be American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Class 1 or 2 (generally healthy patients). We plan on studying 100 patients, divided into 5 equally numbered groups. A power analysis of the sample size shows the need for minimum of 20 patients. High risk 3 subgroups (ASA 3), approximately 20 adult patients (included within the 100 planned patients), will be investigated for the (1) RQ correlation with arterial blood gas, (2) for the exercise study and (3) for the esophageal Doppler studies. These study groups include patients that are categorized as ASA 1, 2 or 3, (total of 60 patients) however; the total number of ASA 3 patients will not exceed 20. Subjects having surgeries around the head and neck, as well as surgeries that require the patient to lie face down will be excluded from the study
* Gender and minority status will not be an exclusion factor for any potential study patient

Exclusion Criteria:

Cardiovascular:

* Significant vascular disease, especially cardiac and cerebral vascular disease
* Patients will be excluded if they have a history of having a myocardial infarction or cerebral vascular attack
* Significant hypertension (\> 170 systolic, \> 90 diastolic) (except for the high risk subgroup mentioned before)

Pulmonary:

* Significant asthma (mild persistent or greater according to the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program classification system) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (Stage II: Moderate COPD according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease classification
* Worsening airflow limitation, (FEV1 ≤30% ), and usually the progression of symptoms, with shortness of breath typically developing on exertion), bullous lung disease, or raised intra-cranial pressure (except for the high risk subgroup mentioned before)

Esophageal Doppler:

* If localized pathology is present, including pharyngeal tumor or significant esophageal varices, then the esophageal probe will not be used.

Emergency cases:

* Excluded from the study. Only elective patients will be enrolled.

Short surgeries:

* Surgeries that are expected to last 45 minutes or less will be excluded.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Correlation between VO2 to type of anesthesia maintenance
timeFrame: 45 minutes
measure: Correlation between acid base balance and indirect calorimetry
timeFrame: 2 hours
measure: Detection of volatile organic compound during anaerobic metabolism
timeFrame: 3 hours
measure: Influence of anesthesia induction on metabolic gas exchange
timeFrame: 45 minutes
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Orange
country: United States
facility: University of California Irvine Medical Center
state: California
Study officials:
affiliation: UCI Medical Center
name: Peter H Breen, MD, FRCPC
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: UCI Medical Center
name: Abraham Rosenbaum, MD
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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