Clinical Research Directory

Tidal Volume Challenge and Lung Recruitment Maneuver (TIDALREC): the Reliability of Pulse Pression Variation or Stroke Volume Variation on Fluid Responsiveness.

In order to predict fluid responsiveness in the operating room and therefore benefit of performing fluid administration to improve patient's hemodynamic status, it will test two ventilation strategies : the Tidal Volume Challenge (VtC) and the Lung Recruitment Maneuver (LRM). The objective is to determine whether the variation of 2 parameters such as pulse pression variation (PPV) and stroke volume variation (SVV) during these 2 strategies, allows to predict fluid responsiveness in the operating room for any heavy surgery. All patients will benefit from the 2 ventilation strategies then a fluid administration, called " fluid challenge ", will be performed to discriminate the true responders and others. The order of the ventilation strategies will be determined by randomization.

Fluid Responsiveness and Venous Congestion Evolution During Volume Expansion

Fluid responsiveness is a critical determinant guiding fluid therapy in critically ill patients. However, excessive fluid administration can result in fluid overload, leading to venous congestion and worse clinical outcomes. Venous congestion, a marker of impaired fluid clearance, is increasingly recognized as a significant contributor to poor prognosis. Previous studies have demonstrated the coexistence of fluid responsiveness and venous congestion in critically ill patients. Notably, these studies were limited by the absence of fluid challenge-the gold standard for assessing fluid responsiveness-leaving the dynamic relationship between fluid responsiveness and venous congestion incompletely understood. This study aims to investigate the interplay and temporal evolution of fluid responsiveness and venous congestion following a standardized fluid challenge in critically ill patients.