Hemodynamic evaluation of anesthetized baboons and piglets by transpulmonary thermodilution: Normal values and interspecies differences with respect to xenotransplantation

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Background: Transpulmonary thermodilution is well established as a tool for in-depth hemodynamic monitoring of critically ill patients during surgical procedures and intensive care. It permits easy assessment of graft function following cardiac transplantation and guides post-operative volume and catecholamine therapy. Since no pulmonary catheter is needed, transpulmonary thermodilution could be useful in experimental cardiac pig-to-baboon xenotransplantation. However, normal values for healthy animals have not yet been reported. Here, we present data from piglets and baboons before xenotransplantation experiments and highlight differences between the two species and human reference values. Methods: Transpulmonary thermodilution from baboons (body weight 10-34 kg) and piglets (body weight 10-38kg) were analyzed. Measurements were taken in steady state after induction of general anesthesia before surgical procedures commenced. Cardiac index (CI), mean arterial pressure (MAP), systemic vascular resistance index (SVRI), parameters quantifying cardiac filling (global end-diastolic volume index, GEDI), and pulmonary edema (extravascular lung water, ELWI) were assessed. Results: Preload, afterload, and contractility parameters clearly correlated with total body weight or body surface area. Baboons had lower CI values than weight-matched piglets (4.2 ± 0.9l/min/m2 vs 5.3 ± 1.0/min/m2, P

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Längin, M., Konrad, M., Reichart, B., Mayr, T., Vandewiele, S., Postrach, J., … Abicht, J. M. (2020). Hemodynamic evaluation of anesthetized baboons and piglets by transpulmonary thermodilution: Normal values and interspecies differences with respect to xenotransplantation. Xenotransplantation, 27(5). https://doi.org/10.1111/xen.12576

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