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Research Article | DOI: https://doi.org/10.31579/2690-1919/057
1 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
2 Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, St. Olavs University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway.
3Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway.
*Corresponding Author: Amrit Singh Thiara, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, 0424 Oslo, Postboks 4950, Nydalen, Norway.
Citation: B Lindberg, V Videm, T Dahl, G Sorensen, AE Fiane, AS Thiara. Influence of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Circuit on Nutritional Supplements. J Clinical Research and Reports, 3(5); DOI:10.31579/2690-1919/057
Copyright: © 2020 AS Thiara. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Received: 27 February 2020 | Accepted: 13 March 2020 | Published: 18 March 2020
Keywords: ECMO; nutritional; mortality; RPM; blood samples; concentration; LDL; cholesterol
Background The main function of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is to provide systemic perfusion and gas exchange for patients with severe, acute respiratory or cardiac illness. The ECMO system consists of blood pump and a membrane oxygenator. ECMO oxygenator fibers, blood pump and tubing may bind circulating compounds such as drugs and nutritional components during ECMO support. Any loss of vital nutrients due to adsorption to the ECMO circuits may lead to further nutritional debilitation in critical ill patients.
Objective The purpose of study is to analyze the amount of nutritional supplements adsorbed to the ECMO circuit under controlled ex vivo conditions
Methods Six identical ECMO circuits were primed with fresh human whole blood and maintained under physiological conditions at 36°C for 24 hours. A dose of nutritional supplement calculated for a 70 kg patient was added. 150 mL volume was drawn from priming bag for control samples and kept under similar conditions. Blood samples were obtained at predetermined time points and analyzed for concentrations of vitamins, minerals, lipids, and proteins. Statistical analyses were performed using mixed models with robust standard errors, which allows for repeated samples within each setup and incomplete data.
Results No significant differences were found between the ECMO circuits and controls for any of the measured variables: cobalamin, folate, vitamin A, glucose, concentration of minerals, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, total cholesterol, triglycerides, and total proteins. There was an initial decrease and then and increase in the concentration of cobalamin and folate. Vitamin A concentrations decreased in both groups over time. There was a decrease in concentration of glucose and an increased concentration of lactate dehydrogenase over time in both groups.
Conclusion There were no changes in the concentrations of nutritional supplements in an ex vivo ECMO circuit compared to control samples, indicating that parenteral nutrition can be given during ECMO support. However, the time span of this study was limited, and the design made it impossible to investigate any functional and structural changes over time in nutritional supplements which lead to diminished effects through the ECMO circuit.
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is used alongside conventional intensive care to support critically ill patients [1-3]. It permits treatment and recovery during severe cardiac and pulmonary failure. These patients are given multiple drugs that include sedatives, antibiotics, anticoagulants, and vasoactive agents, as well as nutritional supplements. The pharmacokinetics of medication administered during ECMO is affected, with differences being observed between hydrophilic and lipophilic compounds [2, 3].
Nutritional support is of great importance during ECMO given that these patients are some of the most severely ill and are most likely to have a prolonged stay on the intensive care unit. Furthermore, nutritional requirements may increase due to increased protein catabolism secondary to inflammation and acute illness [4]. There is much debate surrounding optimum nutrition support practices for critically ill patients [5, 6]. Patients who receive ECMO support for weeks or have a poor premorbid nutritional status due to chronic disease often need parenteral nutrition. Parenteral nutrition is commonly given as a sterile emulsion of water, protein, lipid, carbohydrate, electrolytes, vitamins, and trace elements. These nutrient groups have different sizes, charge, and binding properties. The use of parenteral nutrition in patients receiving ECMO support remains controversial because of the possibility of lipid infiltration into the oxygenator causing oxygenator failure [7]. As such, patients on ECMO support may have different drug requirements and need a different nutritional strategy.
The ECMO circuit includes both polyvinyl chloride (PVC) tubing and oxygenator polymethylpentene (PMP) fibers which may bind a variety of circulating compounds such as drugs, and possibly nutrients, effectively reducing the bioavailability of these compounds. Any loss of vital nutrients due to adsorption to the ECMO circuits may lead to further nutritional debilitation in critical ill patients. This is important because there is growing evidence that malnutrition in critically ill patients influences morbidity and mortality [4, 8].
In our previous experience with ECMO circuits, we found a white layer deposited on the venous side of the oxygenator over time, we assumed this to consist of drugs or nutrients [9]. In the ECMO circuits we used previously, the centrifugal pump and oxygenator were separated and the venous side of the oxygenator was accessible for visual inspection during ECMO support [9]. It is clear that the present system is much more advanced with integrated pressure, venous oxygen saturation, and temperature sensors. The system is also more portable and compact, but the centrifugal pump and oxygenator are integrated and it is not possible to observe the equipment for color change on the venous side of oxygenator. Therefore, we performed an ex vivo study to examine the amount and type of nutritional supplements adsorbed in the ECMO circuit.
Ethical approval was obtained by the Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics (2017/2545) Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway. Informed consent was obtained from each volunteer blood donor for this ex vivo study.
ECMO Circuits:
Six ECMO circuits of HLS advanced 5.0 (MAQUET, Cardiopulmonary, Hirrlingen, Germany) were used in this ex vivo experiment. These circuits have an integrated centrifugal pump and oxygenator (Maquet Cardiopulmonary AG, Rastatt, GY). The centrifugal pump has a simple and very stable radial magnetic shaft. The oxygenator has a polymethylpentene (PMP) diffusion membrane for gas diffusion, which is solid and non-porous solid (1.3m2). The oxygenator has a priming volume of 240 mL and can handle flow rates of 0.5- 5 L/min. Three pressure sensors, a temperature sensor, and a venous measuring-cell for measuring venous oxygenation saturation and hemoglobin are all integrated in these circuits (10). The size and length of Bioline-coated (Maquet Cardiopulmonary AG, Rastatt, GY) tubing in the ECMO circuits was shortened to reduce the priming volume [11].
The system was first primed with 1L Ringer acetate (Fresenius Kabi AB Uppsala, SW), which circulated for five minutes at 3000 rotations per minute (RPM), to ensure that it was free from air-emboli. Most of the Ringer acetate volume was then replaced with fresh human blood donated by volunteers and collected in CPAD (citric acid, sodium citrate, monobasic sodium phosphate, dextrose, and adenine) (Baxter Healthcare Co, Deerfield, IL, USA) collection bags. 5000 I.E Heparin (Leo Pharma, Ballerup, DK) was added to the circuits to keep activated clotting time (ACT) above 200 seconds. The final volume of the circuit was 815 mL (780-930 mL). The circuit flow rate was kept at 2 L/min, sweep-gas and O2 fraction levels were used to maintain blood gases within physiologically normal levels, at a temperature of 36°C.
After activating a nutritional supplement (Fresenius Kabi Norge AS, Halden, Norway) three-chamber bag of 2100 ml, and the required water-soluble vitamins (Soluvit Fresenius) (Fresenius Kabi Norge AS, Halden, Norway), fat-soluble vitamins (Vitalipid Fresenius) (Fresenius Kabi Norge AS, Halden, Norway), and trace elements (Addaven Fresenius) (Fresenius Kabi Norge AS, Halden, Norway) were added (Table 1). The recommended daily dose of nutritional supplement for a person with normal nutritional state or in conditions with mild metabolic stress is 30 mL/kg. Compared to the blood volume of a person weighing 70 kg, the lowest circuit volume was 18%. Thus, adding 15 mL of nutritional supplement to the circuit was estimated to be a similar dose. The nutritional supplement was injected into the ex vivo circuit two minutes after the pump was started.
Control sample:
A 150 mL control sample was drawn from the priming bag of the ECMO circuit after the calculated amount of nutritional supplement had been added and circulated for one minute. Control samples were kept in a glass Erlenmeyer flask (Greiner bio one, Medi-kjemi AS, Asker, Norway) at 36O C, with a cotton plug on top and agitated continuously to ensure even distribution of the nutrients.
Blood samples and Analyses:
All samples were collected from a three-way stopcock placed in the tubing directly after the oxygenator. A baseline sample was drawn five minutes after nutritional supplement infusion. To maintain blood gases within physiologically normal levels, the circuits and control flasks were kept at a temperature of 36°C during the study period. Samples were collected simultaneously from the circuit (oxygenator group) and the control flask (control group) after 1h, 6h, and 24 h. Samples were drawn into sterile VacutainerR glass tubes, containing ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) (Greiner bio one, Medi-kjemi AS, Asker, Norway) citrate sodium, or CTAD (citrate, theophylline, adenosine, and dipyridamole), (Greiner bio one, Medi-kjemi AS, Asker, Norway) according to the substances to be analyzed. Samples were immediately transported to the laboratory (Oslo university hospital, Oslo, Norway) for centrifugation and analysis. A total of 18 nutritional substances were analyzed over the 24-hour period, including vitamins, minerals, lipids, and total protein (Table 2). Blood gas analyses were performed on samples collected in 2 mL purposed syringes, using an ABL90flex analyzer (Radiometer Medical Aps, DK). Lactate dehydrogenase and glucose were also included because they indicate the extent of hemolysis and metabolism.
Statistics
Statistical analyses were performed using mixed models with robust standard errors, which allows for repeated samples within each setup and incomplete data. Model fit was evaluated using residual plots. Data are presented as mean with 95% nonparametric confidence intervals and standard deviation. P-values < 0>
There were no significant differences in blood gas analyses, pH, temperature, and electrolyte composition between the control and oxygenator groups.
Both cobalamin and folate concentrations decreased in the first hour samples, but increased gradually over time in both groups, whereas vitamin A gradually decreased over time from baseline (Figure 1). There were no significant differences in vitamin concentrations between the two groups (cobalamin p = 0.99, folate p = 0.92, vitamin A p = 0.93).
The concentration of potassium, calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium increased in both groups in the samples taken after 24 hours (Table 3). The concentrations of both calcium and magnesium decreased from baseline to one hour, and then gradually increased over time in both groups. The concentration of potassium increased from baseline until 24 hours. There were no significant differences in concentrations of the minerals analyzed between the groups (potassium p = 0.89, calcium p = 0.84, phosphorus p = 0.63, magnesium p = 0.82). There were no significant differences between the groups for HDL cholesterol (p = 0.99), LDL cholesterol (p = 0.98), or total cholesterol (p = 0.94) (Figure 2).
Triglyceride concentrations were unchanged in the oxygenator group and decreased slightly in the control group, but no significant differences were observed between the groups (p = 0.86) (Figure 3). Total protein increased over time for both groups, but with no significant difference between the groups (p = 0.95).
A number of studies have shown significant alterations in the concentrations of different medications in ECMO circuits with silicone or PVC tubing and a microporous oxygenator membrane [12-16]. The centrifugal pump, membrane oxygenator, and PVC tubing comprise a large surface area for potential drug and nutrient adsorption, which may lead to drug and nutrient loss over time [13-16]. The patients on ECMO support are critically ill and they need a sufficient and balanced diet to improve likelihood of a better outcome. ECMO circuits have improved over the years, for example, by the replacement of components with heparin coated PVC tubing and using a polymethylenepentene (PMP) diffusion membrane in the oxygenator. The composition and materials used in the ECMO circuits may play an important role in the binding characteristics of drugs and nutrients [17-21].
In this study the concentration of many substances, including folate and cobalamin, increased over time in both groups (Figure 1). This may be explained by evaporation (at 36°C) from the oxygenator membrane, the priming bag in the circuit, or through the cotton plug in the glass flask. Some studies also defined insensible water loss from the oxygenator by evaporation. This phenomenon of water loss through a membrane has been theorized to be governed by a combination of diffusion and convection [22-24].
There is a possibility that the hydrophilic nature of oxygenator membranes can adsorb hydrophilic vitamins like folate and cobalamin during ECMO support. The hydrophilic vitamins play essential roles in normal biological functions as coenzymes and antioxidants [25]. However, our study did not indicate a great deal of adsorption of these compounds to the ECMO surface. Furthermore, most adults have liver stores of cobalamin that will last for some time before deficiency develops.
The exposure of both the oxygenator group and control group to light may explain the decrease in the concentration of vitamin A across time in both groups (Figure 1); this effect was also shown by Estensen et al. [8]. Vitamin A is known to be very sensitive to light and is degraded by photolysis, even in fat emulsion and light protected bags [26]. We also expected that the lipophilicity of vitamin A would affect its circuit disposition, but we could not find any difference in concentration of vitamin A between the control and oxygenator groups over time.
Glucose is the major energy source for red blood cells and metabolism in the erythrocytes may explain the decrease in glucose concentration and the increase in LDH concentration in both groups. Increased LDH concentration is also directly related to hemolysis in both the oxygenator and control groups, which could also explain the increase of potassium and phosphorus [27]. There was no significant difference between groups in the concentration of any of the analyzed minerals. The observed trend for minerals throughout the experiment could be explained by cellular metabolism and evaporation through the oxygenator membrane and control samples [22-24].
The small decrease in concentration of LDL and HDL in the samples drawn after 1 hour compared to the baseline samples in both groups is difficult to explain (Figure 2). Oxidation may play some role in the decreasing concentration of LDL and HDL, but routine blood tests are unable to measure oxidized products of lipid and proteins. The concentration of total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and HDL cholesterol increased after 6 hours in both groups, and this could be explained by the evaporation process (Figure 2).
Shekar et al [28] reported that protein bound drugs appear to be significantly sequestered in an ex vivo ECMO circuit. However, we could not observe any significant differences in total protein concentration between the groups (Figure 3). Bioline coating is a combination of heparin and albumin, which make the membrane surface more homogenous and hydrophilic thus preventing cell and protein adhesion. It has been shown that a hydrophilic surface has less protein adsorption than a hydrophobic surface [29]. In order to adsorb protein on a hydrophilic surface, the hydration sheath of the surface and protein must be penetrated. Hydrophilic surfaces are more blood-biocompatible on the basis of minimal interaction with blood components [30, 31]. Our present ECMO circuit is more compact, the oxygenator and centrifugal pump are incorporated in the ECMO console, and it is not possible to observe the venous side of the oxygenator, therefore we are totally dependent on the pressure gradient over the oxygenator to evaluate whether there is any deposition. Again, this only indicates how large an area in the oxygenator is clogged and does not provide any information on what kind of deposits there are. So we are unable to explain that white deposit layer seen in the oxygenator in the old ECMO circuits because of the limited period of this study.
The study was designed to assess the influence of an ECMO circuit on nutritional concentration for a limited period of time to evaluate the possibility that nutritional supplements could be adsorbed by the circuit. Since no patient is connected to the circuit, any change in nutrient metabolism or concentration over time is due to the circuit adsorption. The time period of this study is very limited in comparison to the clinical scenario where a continuous infusion of nutrients may last for days or weeks. Another factor missing in this study is the interaction of nutrients and their metabolism inside the patient. This study was only designed to measure the change in concentration of nutrients over time, so any functional and structural changes in nutritional supplements which lead to diminished effects through the ECMO circuit are beyond the scope of our study. Further multiple dose studies are needed to find the saturation point for nutritional components in the ECMO membrane.
In our study, we tried to mimic the clinical situation in a controlled atmosphere by using fresh human blood which allowed us to study the interaction of nutritional supplements with ECMO circuits. In our single dose ex vivo setup we could not find any differences in the concentration of nutritional compounds between the oxygenator group and the control group. This indicates that it is safe to use parenteral nutrition in standard dosage for critically ill patients who need cardiopulmonary support.
There were no changes in the concentrations of nutritional supplements in an ex vivo ECMO circuit compared to control samples, indicating that parenteral nutrition can be given during ECMO. However, the time span of this study was limited, and the design made it impossible to investigate any functional and structural changes over time. Clinical studies over a longer period of time are needed to evaluate any detrimental effects of an ECMO circuit on nutritional supplements.
ECMO | Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
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PVC | Polyvinyl chloride
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PMP | Polymethylpentene
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EDTA | Ethylenediaminetetraacetic
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CTAD | Citrate, theophylline, adenosine, and dipyridamole
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HDL | High density lipid
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LDL | Low density lipid
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LDH | Lactate dehydrogenase
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CPAD Citric acid, sodium citrate, monobasic sodium phosphate, dextrose,
and adenine
ACT Activated clotting time
The authors would like to thank Maquet Cariopulmonary AG (Hirrlingen, Germany) for material support for this study. We are grateful to Dr. Claudius Diez, chief medical officer (Acute care therapies) for his material support for this study.
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My experience publishing in International Journal of Clinical Case Reports and Reviews was exceptional. I Come forth to Provide a Testimonial Covering the Peer Review Process and the editorial office for the Professional and Impartial Evaluation of the Manuscript.
