“The purpose of this study was to determine whether intraosseous pressure (IOP) could be consistently recorded and how similar this pressure was to central venous and arterial pressure in a porcine hemorrhagic shock model.” Frascone et al (2014).
Reference:
Frascone, R.J., Salzman, J.G., Adams, A.B., Bliss, P., Wewerka, S.S. and Dries, D.J. (2014) Evaluation of intraosseous pressure in a hypovolemic animal model. The Journal of Surgical Research. July 7th. [epub ahead of print].
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Abstract:
BACKGROUND: In emergent situations, access to the vascular bed is frequently required for fluid and medication administration. Central venous catheter placement is associated with risk and may slow resuscitation in the unstable patient. The purpose of this study was to determine whether intraosseous pressure (IOP) could be consistently recorded and how similar this pressure was to central venous and arterial pressure in a porcine hemorrhagic shock model.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: After sedation, eight female swine had catheters placed in the femoral vein, aorta via femoral artery, and superior vena cava. IOP lines were placed in the proximal humerus, distal femur, and proximal tibia. Pressure readings were recorded continuously through the five stages of progressive hypovolemia. Pressure data were descriptively summarized, with the percent of change of IOP at each stage compared with arterial pressure using a multilevel mixed effects linear model with log transformation.
RESULTS: The IOP baseline values were between 16 and 18 mm Hg, approximately 22% of baseline arterial pressure. The intraosseous (IO) waveform mostly closely resembled the arterial pressure waveform, including the presence of a dichroitic notch. Pressure variations caused by ventilation (respiratory variability) were also identified in all the tracings. The rate of pressure change in the humeral IO most closely matched the change in arterial pressure rate. IO blood gas analysis showed gas composition to most closely match venous blood.
CONCLUSIONS: IOP was reliably obtained in this porcine model and suggests potential for clinical application in humans.
Other intravenous and vascular access resources that may be of interest (External links – IVTEAM has no responsibility for content).
- Guide for intravenous chemotherapy and associated vascular access devices from Macmillan.
- CancerUK IV chemotherapy information.
