• J Trauma · Oct 2010

    Comparative Study

    Effects of fluid resuscitation with hypertonic saline dextrane or Ringer's acetate after nonhemorrhagic shock caused by pulmonary contusion.

    • Dan Gryth, David Rocksén, Dan Drobin, Henrik Druid, Eddie Weitzberg, Jenny Bursell, Lars-Gunnar Olsson, and Ulf P Arborelius.
    • Section of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm. dan.gryth@karolinska
    • J Trauma. 2010 Oct 1;69(4):741-8.

    BackgroundInjured lungs are sensitive to fluid resuscitation after trauma. Such treatment can increase lung water content and lead to desaturation. Hypertonic saline with dextran (HSD) has hyperosmotic properties that promote plasma volume expansion, thus potentially reducing these side effects. The aim of this study was to (1) evaluate whether fluid treatment counteracts hypotension and improves survival after nonhemorrhagic shock caused by lung contusion and (2) analyze whether resuscitation with HSD is more efficient than treatment with Ringer's acetate (RA) in terms of blood oxygenation, the amount of lung water, circulatory effects, and inflammatory response.MethodsTwenty-nine pigs, all wearing body armor, were shot with a 7.62-mm assault rifle to produce a standardized pulmonary contusion. These animals were allocated into three groups: HSD, RA, and an untreated shot control group. Exposed animals were compared with animals not treated with fluid and shot with blank ammunition. For 2 hours after the shot, the inflammatory response and physiologic parameters were monitored.ResultsThe impact induced pulmonary contusion, desaturation, hypotension, increased heart rate, and led to an inflammatory response. No change in blood pressure was observed after fluid treatment. HSD treatment resulted in significantly less lung water (p < 0.05) and tended to give better Pao2 (p = 0.09) than RA treatment. Tumor necrosis factor-α release and heart rate were significantly lower in animals given fluids.ConclusionFluid treatment does not affect blood pressure or mortality in this model of nonhemorrhagic shock caused by lung contusion. However, our data indicate that HSD, when compared with RA, has advantages for the injured lung.

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