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A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial to Assess the Effect of Doppler Optimized Intraoperative Fluid Management on Outcome Following Radical Cystectomy

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Abstract

Purpose: Cardiovascular optimization via esophageal Doppler can minimize gastrointestinal hypoperfusion, reducing the risk of multiple organ dysfunction and postoperative complications during major surgery. We assessed the effect of esophageal Doppler guided cardiovascular optimization in patients undergoing radical cystectomy.Materials and Methods: We conducted a prospective, randomized, double-blind controlled trial at a United Kingdom teaching hospital between 2006 and 2009. A total of 66 patients were randomized to a control arm (34) and an intervention arm (32). The control group received standard intraoperative fluids. The intervention group received (additional) Doppler guided fluid. Primary outcomes were markers of gastrointestinal morbidity such as ileus, flatus and bowel opening. Secondary outcomes were postoperative nausea and vomiting, wound infection and operative intravenous fluid volumes (total and hourly).Results: There were significant reductions in the control and intervention arms in the incidence of ileus (18 vs 7, p <0.001), flatus (5.36 vs 3.55 days, p <0.01) and bowel opening (9.79 vs 6.53 days, p = 0.02), respectively. Nausea and vomiting were significantly reduced in the study group at 24 and 48 hours postoperatively (11 vs 3, p <0.01 and 13 vs 1, p <0.0001). Wound infection rates were significantly reduced (8 vs 1 superficial, p <0.01 and 10 vs 2 combined, p <0.01). Study patients received significantly higher volumes (ml/kg per minute) of intravenous fluid (0.19 vs 0.23, p <0.01) related to a significantly higher volume (ml/kg) in the first hour of surgery (14.1 vs 21.0, p = 0.0001).Conclusions: Cardiovascular optimization using esophageal Doppler significantly improved postoperative markers of gastrointestinal function.

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Author(s): Pillai P, McEleavy I, Gaughan M, Snowden C, Nesbitt I, Durkan G, Johnson M, Cosgrove J, Thorpe A

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Journal of Urology

Year: 2011

Volume: 186

Issue: 6

Pages: 2201-2206

Print publication date: 19/10/2011

ISSN (print): 0022-5347

ISSN (electronic): 1527-3792

Publisher: Elsevier

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2011.07.093

DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2011.07.093

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