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J Appl Physiol 86: 1651-1656, 1999;
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Vol. 86, Issue 5, 1651-1656, May 1999

Influence of increased abdominal pressure on steady-state cardiac performance

Yoshihiro Kitano, Masao Takata, Nobuyoshi Sasaki, Qinming Zhang, Shin Yamamoto, and Katsuyuki Miyasaka

Pathophysiology Research Laboratory, National Children's Medical Research Center, and Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, National Children's Hospital, Tokyo 154, Japan

The effect of steady-state increases in abdominal pressure (Pab) on cardiac performance was studied in seven acutely instrumented swine with pneumoperitoneum (PP). The animal was placed on volume-preset ventilation, and PP was created by air insufflation. Cardiac output (CO), right atrial (Pra), left atrial (Pla), pericardial (Ppe), and abdominal inferior vena cava pressures (Pivc) were measured while Pab was increased from baseline to 7.5, 15, and 30 mmHg (PP7.5, PP15, and PP30, respectively). Cardiac function curves of the right and left ventricle (RV and LV, respectively) were compared between baseline and PP30. CO presented biphasic changes, with an inital slight increase at PP7.5 followed by a fall at PP30. A significant discrepancy was observed between Pra and Pivc at PP15 and PP30, consistent with development of a "vascular waterfall." Transmural Pla (Pla - Ppe) showed parallel changes with CO, whereas transmural Pra (Pra - Ppe) exhibited a sustained increase. The RV cardiac-function curve was more depressed than was that of the LV at PP30; this suggests an increased RV afterload produced by the elevated airway pressure. These results support the hypothesis that our previously proposed concept of abdominal vascular zone conditions (M. Takata, R. A. Wise, and J. L. Robotham. J. Appl. Physiol. 69: 1961-1972, 1990) is also applicable to steady-state hemodynamic analyses. The abdominal zones appear to play an important role in determining CO, with increases in Pab, by modulating systemic venous return and the LV preload. Simultaneous measurements of Pra and Pivc may provide useful information in the hemodynamic care of patients with elevated Pab.

abdominal vascular zone conditions; vascular waterfall; pneumoperitoneum; cardiac output


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