Hyperosmolar Treatment for Patients at Risk for Increased Intracranial Pressure: A Single-Center Cohort Study

Agnieszka Wiórek, Tomasz Jaworski and Łukasz J. Krzych
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Agnieszka Wiórek: Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 14 Medyków Street, 40–752 Katowice, Poland
Tomasz Jaworski: Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 14 Medyków Street, 40–752 Katowice, Poland
Łukasz J. Krzych: Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 14 Medyków Street, 40–752 Katowice, Poland

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 12, 1-12

Abstract: Treatment with osmoactive agents such as mannitol or hypertonic saline (HTS) solutions is widely used to manage or prevent the increase of intracranial pressure (ICP) in central nervous system (CNS) disorders. We sought to evaluate the variability and mean plasma concentrations of the water and electrolyte balance parameters in critically ill patients treated with osmotic therapy and their influence on mortality. This cohort study covered patients hospitalized in an intensive care unit (ICU) from January 2017 to June 2019 with presumed increased ICP or considered to be at risk of it, treated with 15% mannitol (G1, n = 27), a combination of 15% mannitol and 10% hypertonic saline (HTS) (G2, n = 33) or 10% HTS only (G3, n = 13). Coefficients of variation (Cv) and arithmetic means (mean) were calculated for the parameters reflecting the water and electrolyte balance, i.e., sodium (NaCv/NaMean), chloride (ClCv/ClMean) and osmolality (mOsmCv/mOsmMean). In-hospital mortality was also analyzed. The study group comprised 73 individuals (36 men, 49%). Mortality was 67% (n = 49). Median NaCv (G1: p = 0.002, G3: p = 0.03), ClCv (G1: p = 0.02, G3: p = 0.04) and mOsmCv (G1: p = 0.001, G3: p = 0.02) were higher in deceased patients. NaMean ( p = 0.004), ClMean ( p = 0.04), mOsmMean ( p = 0.003) were higher in deceased patients in G3. In G1: NaCv (AUC = 0.929, p < 0.0001), ClCv (AUC = 0.817, p = 0.0005), mOsmCv (AUC = 0.937, p < 0.0001) and in G3: NaMean (AUC = 0.976, p < 0.001), mOsmCv (AUC = 0.881, p = 0.002), mOsmMean (AUC = 1.00, p < 0.001) were the best predictors of mortality. The overall mortality prediction for combined G1+G2+G3 was very good, with AUC = 0.886 ( p = 0.0002). The mortality of critically ill patients treated with osmotic agents is high. Electrolyte disequilibrium is the independent predictor of mortality regardless of the treatment method used. Variations of plasma sodium, chloride and osmolality are the most deleterious factors regardless of the absolute values of these parameters

Keywords: hyperosmolar therapy; intracranial pressure; intracranial hypertension; hypertonic saline; mannitol treatment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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