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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Keng Wooi NgORCiD, Ajith Wijesiriwardana
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OBJECTIVE: Inflammation and metabolism are closely interlinked. Both undergo significant dysregulation following surgery for congenital heart disease, contributing to organ failure and morbidity. In this study, we combined cytokine and metabolic profiling to examine the effect of postoperative tight glycemic control compared with conventional blood glucose management on metabolic and inflammatory outcomes in children undergoing congenital heart surgery. The aim was to evaluate changes in key metabolites following congenital heart surgery and to examine the potential of metabolic profiling for stratifying patients in terms of expected clinical outcomes. DESIGN: Laboratory and clinical study. SETTING: University Hospital and Laboratory. PATIENTS: Of 28 children undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease, 15 underwent tight glycemic control postoperatively and 13 were treated conventionally. INTERVENTIONS: Metabolic profiling of blood plasma was undertaken using proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. A panel of metabolites was measured using a curve-fitting algorithm. Inflammatory cytokines were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The data were assessed with respect to clinical markers of disease severity (Risk Adjusted Congenital heart surgery score-1, Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction, inotrope score, duration of ventilation and pediatric ICU-free days). MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Changes in metabolic and inflammatory profiles were seen over the time course from surgery to recovery, compared with the preoperative state. Tight glycemic control did not significantly alter the response profile. We identified eight metabolites (3-D-hydroxybutyrate, acetone, acetoacetate, citrate, lactate, creatine, creatinine, and alanine) associated with surgical and disease severity. The strength of proinflammatory response, particularly interleukin-8 and interleukin-6 concentrations, inversely correlated with PICU-free days at 28 days. The interleukin-6/interleukin-10 ratio directly correlated with plasma lactate. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first report on the metabolic response to cardiac surgery in children. Using nuclear magnetic resonance to monitor the patient journey, we identified metabolites whose concentrations and trajectory appeared to be associated with clinical outcome. Metabolic profiling could be useful for patient stratification and directing investigations of clinical interventions.
Author(s): Correia GD, Ng KW, Wijeyesekera A, Gala-Peralta S, Williams R, MacCarthy-Morrogh S, Jiménez B, Inwald D, Macrae D, Frost G, Holmes E, Pathan N
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Critical Care Medicine
Year: 2015
Volume: 43
Issue: 7
Pages: 1467-1476
Print publication date: 01/07/2015
Acceptance date: 01/07/2015
ISSN (print): 0090-3493
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Ltd.
URL: https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000000982
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000000982
PubMed id: 25844698
Notes: PMC full text: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4467581/
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