HU Yuan-qin,WANG Hong-yong,GAO Lian-ru,CHEN Yu,ZHANG Ning-kun,CAO Yi,YANG Ye.Acute heart failure following seawater immersion in dogs with open abdominal wound[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2009,31(21):2146-2149.
HU Yuan-qin,WANG Hong-yong,GAO Lian-ru,CHEN Yu,ZHANG Ning-kun,CAO Yi,YANG Ye.Acute heart failure following seawater immersion in dogs with open abdominal wound[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2009,31(21):2146-2149.DOI:
Acute heart failure following seawater immersion in dogs with open abdominal wound
Objective To evaluate the effect of seawater immersion on acute heart failure in dogs with open abdominal wound and establish a relevant experimental model. Methods Sixteen health dogs were divided randomly into 2 groups
control group (n=8
) only having abdominal wound
and seawater immersion group (n=8) while abdominal wound was followed by seawater immersion. Mean artery pressure (MAP)
pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP)
central vein pressure (CVP) and cardiac output (CO) were measured and blood samples were taken at different time intervals to determine K
+
Na
+
Cl
-
blood gas
BNP and TNF-α levels. Doppler echocardiography was performed to measure the left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESV)
left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV)
stroke volume (SV)
and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) respectively. Results In seawater immersion group
MAP
CVP and CO were decreased after immersion. Compared with control group
LVESV
SV and LVEF were decreased and plasma levels of K
+
Na
+
Cl
-
brain natriuretic peptide (BNP)
TNF-α were increased significantly in seawater immersion group (P0.05). In seawater immersion group
acidosis was aggravated gradually. pH value and HCO
3
-
were decreased significantly compared with control group (P0.05). Conclusion Seawater immersion is a significant factor of acute heart failure in dogs with open abdominal wound.