L’objectif de cette étude est de déterminer certains paramètres respiratoires et cardiovasculaires chez des sujets de tous âges pour utilisation, à titre d’intrants physiologiques, en modélisation toxicocinétique et en analyse du risque toxique. La base de données utilisée est tirée de la littérature. Il s’agit de mesures portant sur la dépense d’énergie quotidienne de base et la dépense d’énergie quotidienne de totale obtenues, l’une par calorimétrie indirecte, l’autre par double marquage isotopique des molécules d’eau. Selon le type d’unité retenu, les valeurs les plus élevées au 99e centile des taux quotidiens d’inhalation sont obtenues chez des adolescentes et des femmes âgées de 11 à 55 ans souffrant d’embonpoint ou d’obésité, durant leur 36e semaine de grossesse (47,31 m³/jour), ainsi que chez des garçons de poids corporel normal âgés de 2,6 à moins de 6 mois (1,138 m³/kg-jour) et de 10 à moins de 16,5 ans (22,29 m³/m²-jour). Chez les enfants et les adolescents de poids corporel normal âgés de 5 à moins de 16.5 ans, les valeurs pour l’écart entre le 2,5e au 99e centile sont généralement plus élevées que celles obtenues chez les sujets plus âgés : taux de ventilation minute, 0,132 à 0,774 L/kg-min ou 4,42 à 21,69 L/m²-min versus 0,076 à 0,461 L/kg-min ou 2,80 à 16,99 L/m²-min; taux de ventilation alvéolaire, 0,093 à 0,553 L/kg-min ou 3,09 à 15,53 L/m²-min versus 0,047 à 0,312 L/kg-min ou 1,73 à 11,63 L/m²-min; débit cardiaque, 0,065 à 0,330 L/kg-min ou 2,17 à 9,46 L/m²-min versus 0,045 à 0,201 L/kg-min ou 1,63 à 7,24 L/m²-min; ratio de ventilation-perfusion, 1,12 à 2,16 versus 0,78 à 2,40. Il faut conclure que les apports inhalés en polluants, exprimés en ug/kg-min ou ug/m²-min sont plus élevés chez les enfants que chez les sujets plus âgés pour des concentrations d’exposition comparables. D’autres données montrent qu’il en est de même pour les apports inhalés par unité de poids corporel chez les femmes enceintes et les femmes qui allaitent par rapport à des sujets males d’âge comparable. L’ensemble des résultats obtenus suggère notamment que les valeurs des NOAELH de Santé Canada pourraient être abaissées par un facteur de 2,6 par utilisation du 99e centile le plus élevé des taux quotidiens d’inhalation chez les enfants; le taux de ventilation minute de 20,83 L/min approximé pour une journée de travail de 8 heures peut être considéré comme étant conservateur ; par contre, l’utilisation du taux quotidien d’inhalation de 0,286 m³/kg-jour (c.-à-d. 20 m³/jour pour un adulte de poids corporel de 70 kg) est inappropriée en analyse et gestion du risque lorsqu’appliquée à l’ensemble de la population. / The aim of the present study is to determine some respiratory and cardiovascular parameters in subjects of all ages for use, as physiological inputs, in toxicokinetic simulations and toxic risk assessment. The database used is taken from the literature. Data of interest include basal energy expenditures and total daily energy expenditures obtained by indirect calorimetry and doubly labeled water measurements respectively. Depending upon the unit value chosen, the highest 99th percentiles for daily inhalation rates were found in overweight/obese females 11 to 55 years old during their 36th weeks of pregnancy (47.31 m³/day), as well as in normal-weight boys aged 2.6 to less than 6 months(1.138 m³/kg-day) and 10 to less than 16.5 years (22.29 m³/m²-day). Generally higher values for the 2.5th up to 99th percentile were found in normal-weight children and teenagers aged 5 to less than 16.5 years compared to those for older individuals: minute ventilation rate, 0.132 to 0.774 L/kg-min or 4.42 to 21.69 L/m²-min versus 0.076 to 0.461 L/kg-min or 2.80 to 16.99 L/m²-min; alveolar ventilation rate, 0.093 to 0.553 L/kg-min or 3.09 to 15.53 L/m²-min versus 0.047 to 0.312 L/kg-min or 1.73 to 11.63 L/m²-min; cardiac output, 0.065 to 0.330 L/kg-min or 2.17 to 9.46 L/m²-min versus 0.045 to 0.201 L/kg-min or 1.63 to 7.24 L/m²-min; ventilation-perfusion ratio, 1.12 to 2.16 versus 0.78 to 2.40. Higher intakes of air pollutants by the respiratory tract expressed in ug/kg-min or ug/m²-min are expected in children compared to older individuals for identical exposure concentrations.The same conclusion is reached in pregnant and lactating females compared to male subjects of same ages, for intakes expressed per unit of bodyweight. The aggregate results obtained notably suggests that NOAELH values from Health Canada could be decreased by a factor of 2.6 by the use of the highest 99th percentiles for daily inhalation rates found in children; the minute ventilation rate of 20.83 L/min approximated based on an 8-hour workday may be considered as being conservative; however, the use of the daily inhalation rate of 0.286 m³/kg-day (i.e. 20 m³/day for a 70-kg adult) is inappropriate in risk assessment and management when applied to the whole population.

INTRODUÇÃO: Colapso alveolar é achado freqüente em lesão pulmonar aguda (LPA), levando ao aumento do shunt intrapulmonar e hipoxemia. Estratégias de tratamento atuais visam o recrutamento alveolar para melhora das trocas gasosas. Embora as manobras de recrutamento alveolar (MRA) sejam objetos de investigação nas últimas duas décadas, seu uso tem se tornado mais freqüente para o tratamento de pacientes com LPA. Volumes pulmonares e pressões pleurais elevados associados a MRA podem afetar a resistência vascular pulmonar e o trabalho cardíaco negativamente. Porém, o benefício da MRA na oxigenação, perante seus efeitos hemodinâmicos negativos, permanecem incertos devido à falta de informações dos efeitos cardiovasculares das MRAs. O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar, em modelo de LPA, os efeitos de um tipo de MRA- insuflação sustentada- associada a diferentes valores de PEEP no sistema cardiovascular durante um determinado período de observação. TIPO DE ESTUDO: estudo experimental prospectivo, controlado e randomizado. LOCAL: Laboratório de Anestesiologia Experimental- LIM 08. MATERIAL: Trinta e dois animais suínos. MÉTODO: Os animais anestesiados foram ventilados em modo volume-controlado e randomizados em quatro grupos (G1-PEEP; G2-PEEP-MRA; G3-LPA-PEEP; G4-LPA-PEEP-MRA) com oito animais cada. Os valores de PEEP foram progressivamente aumentados e diminuídos (5, 10, 15 e 20 cmH2O) em todos os animais e eram mantidos inalterados por 20 minutos em cada valor. Três insuflações sustentadas (MRA) de 30 cmH2O com duração de 20 segundos cada foram aplicadas em cada valor de PEEP nos grupos G2-PEEP-MRA e G4-LPA-PEEP-MRA. Para indução da LPA, principalmente em regiões pulmonares dependentes, o ácido clorídrico (0.05N, 4mL/kg) foi instilado na traquéia por meio de broncofibroscópio nos grupos G3-LPA-PEEP e G4-LPA-PEEP-MRA. Ecocardiografia transesofágica, saturação venosa mista (SVO2), débito cardíaco por termodiluição intermitente e contínuo, pressões pulmonares e sistêmicas, transporte e consumo de oxigênio, tonometria gástrica e índices metabólicos foram medidos em determinados tempos. RESULTADOS : A manobra de recrutamento tipo insuflação sustentada não causou efeitos negativos cardiovasculares adicionais durante as 3 horas de protocolo. Indepedentemente da lesão pulmonar, durante o aumento progressivo de PEEP foi observado uma redução significativa (p<0.001) do índice cardíaco durante PEEP de 10 cmH2O (11.8 +- 7.4%), 15 cmH2O(25.5 +- 5.7%) e 20 cmH2O (36.1+- 5.1%), acompanhados de uma significativa redução da saturação venosa de oxigênio (p<0.001) durante PEEP de 15 e 20 cmH2O. Ao mesmo tempo, os volumes diastólicos finais dos ventrículos direito (VD) e esquerdo (VE) foram significativamente reduzidos durante PEEP de 10, 15 e 20 cmH2O (p<0.001) e durante PEEP de 20 cmH2O (p<0.001) respectivamente. A fração de ejeção do VD mostrou diminuição significativa durante PEEP de 10 cmH2O (p<0.05), 15 e 20 cmH2O (p<0.001) enquanto a fração de ejeção do VE permaneceu inalterada. O transporte de oxigênio foi significativamente reduzido (p<0.05) durante PEEP de 15 e 20 cmH2O, acompanhado por elevação da taxa de extração de oxigênio (p<0.001), sem comprometimento do consumo de oxigênio, lactato arterial sérico e tonometria gástrica. CONCLUSÕES: A instilação pulmonar de ácido clorídrico causou LPA caracterizada por queda na relação paO2/ FiO2, diminuição da complacência e hipertensão pulmonar. As insuflações sustentadas não causaram efeitos deletérios ao sistema cardiovascular durante as 3 horas de protocolo independentemente da presença de LPA. Os efeitos cardiovasculares negativos observados neste estudo foram resultantes do incremento de PEEP. Não houve diferença quanto aos efeitos cardiovasculares relacionados à PEEP entre os grupos. / INTRODUCTION: Alveolar collapse is a common finding in acute lung injury (ALI), leading to increased shunt and hypoxemia. Current treatment strategies aim to recruit alveoli for gas exchange. Although the alveolar recruitment maneuver (ARM) has been the subject of much investigation over the last two decades, its use has currently become much more prevalent for treatment of patients with ALI. Elevated lung volumes and increased pleural pressures associated with ARM may undesirably affect pulmonary vascular resistance and cardiac performance. However, the benefits of ARM in oxygenation gain, weighed against negative hemodynamic effects, remain uncertain in part due to lack of data on the effects of ARM on cardiovascular function. The primary objective of this study was to verify, in an acute model of lung injury, the effects of one type of recruitment maneuver -sustained inflation- associated with different PEEP levels on cardiac function during a determined period of observation. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized, controlled experimental study. SETTING: Academic research laboratory. SUBJECTS: Thirty-two white landrace pigs.Interventions: Thirty-two anesthetized pigs were ventilated in volume-controlled mode. The animals were randomly allocated into four groups (G1-PEEP, G2-PEEP-ARM, G3-ALI-PEEP, G4-ALI-PEEP-ARM) of eight each. PEEP values were progressively increased and decreased from 5, 10, 15 and 20 cm H2O in all animals and were kept unaltered for 20 minutes at each plateau value. Three sustained recruitment maneuvers of 30 cmH2O with 20 seconds of duration each were apllied at each PEEP level in the G2-PEEP-ARM and G4-PEEP-ALI-ARM groups. To induce an acute injury, mainly in dependent lung regions, hydrochloric acid (0.05N, 4ml/kg ) was instillated juxt carinae by means of a flexible bronchoscope in groups G3-ALI-PEEP and G4-ALI-PEEP-ARM. Transesophageal echocardiography, mixed central venous saturation (SVO2), intermittent and continous cardiac output by thermodilution, systemic and pulmonary pressures, gastric tonometry, oxygen transportation, consumption and metabolic indexes were measured at established points. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Sustained alveolar recruitment maneuver did not provoke significant additional cardiovascular negative effects in selected groups during the 3 hours of the protocol. Independently of pulmonary lesion, during progressive PEEP augmentation, it was observed a significative (p<0.001) reduction (11.8 +- 7.4%) in cardiac index during 10 cmH2O of PEEP, (25.5?5.7%) and (36.1 +- 5.1%), during 15 and 20 cmH2O respectively, accompanied by a significant reduction in SVO2 (p<0.001) during 15 and 20 cmH2O of PEEP. At the same time, end diastolic volumes of right and left ventricles were significantly reduced during 10, 15 and 20 cmH2O of PEEP (p<0.001) and 20 cmH2O of PEEP (p<0.001) respectively. Ejection fraction of RV showed significant reduction during 10 cmH2O (p<0.05), 15 and 20 cmH2O (p< 0.001) of PEEP while LV ejection fraction remained unaltered. Oxygen transportation was significantly decreased (p<0.05) during 15 and 20 cmH2O of PEEP, acompanied by a significative oxygen extraction elevation, (p<0.001) without compromise of oxygen consumption, serum lactate, gastric tonometry and delta pCO2. CONCLUSIONS: Lung instillation of hydrochloric acid in two selected groups promoted an acute injury characterized by a drop in PaO2/FIO2 ratio, a decrease in respiratory compliance and pulmonary hypertension. During 3 hours of experimental protocol, ARM did not cause a significative hemodynamic embarrassment independently of presence of LPA. The negative cardiovascular effects during this study were related to a PEEP progression in the airway. No significant difference concerning cardiovascular effects related to PEEP was observed among the four established groups.

INTRODUÇÃO: Colapso alveolar é achado freqüente em lesão pulmonar aguda (LPA), levando ao aumento do shunt intrapulmonar e hipoxemia. Estratégias de tratamento atuais visam o recrutamento alveolar para melhora das trocas gasosas. Embora as manobras de recrutamento alveolar (MRA) sejam objetos de investigação nas últimas duas décadas, seu uso tem se tornado mais freqüente para o tratamento de pacientes com LPA. Volumes pulmonares e pressões pleurais elevados associados a MRA podem afetar a resistência vascular pulmonar e o trabalho cardíaco negativamente. Porém, o benefício da MRA na oxigenação, perante seus efeitos hemodinâmicos negativos, permanecem incertos devido à falta de informações dos efeitos cardiovasculares das MRAs. O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar, em modelo de LPA, os efeitos de um tipo de MRA- insuflação sustentada- associada a diferentes valores de PEEP no sistema cardiovascular durante um determinado período de observação. TIPO DE ESTUDO: estudo experimental prospectivo, controlado e randomizado. LOCAL: Laboratório de Anestesiologia Experimental- LIM 08. MATERIAL: Trinta e dois animais suínos. MÉTODO: Os animais anestesiados foram ventilados em modo volume-controlado e randomizados em quatro grupos (G1-PEEP; G2-PEEP-MRA; G3-LPA-PEEP; G4-LPA-PEEP-MRA) com oito animais cada. Os valores de PEEP foram progressivamente aumentados e diminuídos (5, 10, 15 e 20 cmH2O) em todos os animais e eram mantidos inalterados por 20 minutos em cada valor. Três insuflações sustentadas (MRA) de 30 cmH2O com duração de 20 segundos cada foram aplicadas em cada valor de PEEP nos grupos G2-PEEP-MRA e G4-LPA-PEEP-MRA. Para indução da LPA, principalmente em regiões pulmonares dependentes, o ácido clorídrico (0.05N, 4mL/kg) foi instilado na traquéia por meio de broncofibroscópio nos grupos G3-LPA-PEEP e G4-LPA-PEEP-MRA. Ecocardiografia transesofágica, saturação venosa mista (SVO2), débito cardíaco por termodiluição intermitente e contínuo, pressões pulmonares e sistêmicas, transporte e consumo de oxigênio, tonometria gástrica e índices metabólicos foram medidos em determinados tempos. RESULTADOS : A manobra de recrutamento tipo insuflação sustentada não causou efeitos negativos cardiovasculares adicionais durante as 3 horas de protocolo. Indepedentemente da lesão pulmonar, durante o aumento progressivo de PEEP foi observado uma redução significativa (p<0.001) do índice cardíaco durante PEEP de 10 cmH2O (11.8 +- 7.4%), 15 cmH2O(25.5 +- 5.7%) e 20 cmH2O (36.1+- 5.1%), acompanhados de uma significativa redução da saturação venosa de oxigênio (p<0.001) durante PEEP de 15 e 20 cmH2O. Ao mesmo tempo, os volumes diastólicos finais dos ventrículos direito (VD) e esquerdo (VE) foram significativamente reduzidos durante PEEP de 10, 15 e 20 cmH2O (p<0.001) e durante PEEP de 20 cmH2O (p<0.001) respectivamente. A fração de ejeção do VD mostrou diminuição significativa durante PEEP de 10 cmH2O (p<0.05), 15 e 20 cmH2O (p<0.001) enquanto a fração de ejeção do VE permaneceu inalterada. O transporte de oxigênio foi significativamente reduzido (p<0.05) durante PEEP de 15 e 20 cmH2O, acompanhado por elevação da taxa de extração de oxigênio (p<0.001), sem comprometimento do consumo de oxigênio, lactato arterial sérico e tonometria gástrica. CONCLUSÕES: A instilação pulmonar de ácido clorídrico causou LPA caracterizada por queda na relação paO2/ FiO2, diminuição da complacência e hipertensão pulmonar. As insuflações sustentadas não causaram efeitos deletérios ao sistema cardiovascular durante as 3 horas de protocolo independentemente da presença de LPA. Os efeitos cardiovasculares negativos observados neste estudo foram resultantes do incremento de PEEP. Não houve diferença quanto aos efeitos cardiovasculares relacionados à PEEP entre os grupos. / INTRODUCTION: Alveolar collapse is a common finding in acute lung injury (ALI), leading to increased shunt and hypoxemia. Current treatment strategies aim to recruit alveoli for gas exchange. Although the alveolar recruitment maneuver (ARM) has been the subject of much investigation over the last two decades, its use has currently become much more prevalent for treatment of patients with ALI. Elevated lung volumes and increased pleural pressures associated with ARM may undesirably affect pulmonary vascular resistance and cardiac performance. However, the benefits of ARM in oxygenation gain, weighed against negative hemodynamic effects, remain uncertain in part due to lack of data on the effects of ARM on cardiovascular function. The primary objective of this study was to verify, in an acute model of lung injury, the effects of one type of recruitment maneuver -sustained inflation- associated with different PEEP levels on cardiac function during a determined period of observation. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized, controlled experimental study. SETTING: Academic research laboratory. SUBJECTS: Thirty-two white landrace pigs.Interventions: Thirty-two anesthetized pigs were ventilated in volume-controlled mode. The animals were randomly allocated into four groups (G1-PEEP, G2-PEEP-ARM, G3-ALI-PEEP, G4-ALI-PEEP-ARM) of eight each. PEEP values were progressively increased and decreased from 5, 10, 15 and 20 cm H2O in all animals and were kept unaltered for 20 minutes at each plateau value. Three sustained recruitment maneuvers of 30 cmH2O with 20 seconds of duration each were apllied at each PEEP level in the G2-PEEP-ARM and G4-PEEP-ALI-ARM groups. To induce an acute injury, mainly in dependent lung regions, hydrochloric acid (0.05N, 4ml/kg ) was instillated juxt carinae by means of a flexible bronchoscope in groups G3-ALI-PEEP and G4-ALI-PEEP-ARM. Transesophageal echocardiography, mixed central venous saturation (SVO2), intermittent and continous cardiac output by thermodilution, systemic and pulmonary pressures, gastric tonometry, oxygen transportation, consumption and metabolic indexes were measured at established points. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Sustained alveolar recruitment maneuver did not provoke significant additional cardiovascular negative effects in selected groups during the 3 hours of the protocol. Independently of pulmonary lesion, during progressive PEEP augmentation, it was observed a significative (p<0.001) reduction (11.8 +- 7.4%) in cardiac index during 10 cmH2O of PEEP, (25.5?5.7%) and (36.1 +- 5.1%), during 15 and 20 cmH2O respectively, accompanied by a significant reduction in SVO2 (p<0.001) during 15 and 20 cmH2O of PEEP. At the same time, end diastolic volumes of right and left ventricles were significantly reduced during 10, 15 and 20 cmH2O of PEEP (p<0.001) and 20 cmH2O of PEEP (p<0.001) respectively. Ejection fraction of RV showed significant reduction during 10 cmH2O (p<0.05), 15 and 20 cmH2O (p< 0.001) of PEEP while LV ejection fraction remained unaltered. Oxygen transportation was significantly decreased (p<0.05) during 15 and 20 cmH2O of PEEP, acompanied by a significative oxygen extraction elevation, (p<0.001) without compromise of oxygen consumption, serum lactate, gastric tonometry and delta pCO2. CONCLUSIONS: Lung instillation of hydrochloric acid in two selected groups promoted an acute injury characterized by a drop in PaO2/FIO2 ratio, a decrease in respiratory compliance and pulmonary hypertension. During 3 hours of experimental protocol, ARM did not cause a significative hemodynamic embarrassment independently of presence of LPA. The negative cardiovascular effects during this study were related to a PEEP progression in the airway. No significant difference concerning cardiovascular effects related to PEEP was observed among the four established groups.

L’objectif de cette étude est de déterminer certains paramètres respiratoires et cardiovasculaires chez des sujets de tous âges pour utilisation, à titre d’intrants physiologiques, en modélisation toxicocinétique et en analyse du risque toxique. La base de données utilisée est tirée de la littérature. Il s’agit de mesures portant sur la dépense d’énergie quotidienne de base et la dépense d’énergie quotidienne de totale obtenues, l’une par calorimétrie indirecte, l’autre par double marquage isotopique des molécules d’eau. Selon le type d’unité retenu, les valeurs les plus élevées au 99e centile des taux quotidiens d’inhalation sont obtenues chez des adolescentes et des femmes âgées de 11 à 55 ans souffrant d’embonpoint ou d’obésité, durant leur 36e semaine de grossesse (47,31 m³/jour), ainsi que chez des garçons de poids corporel normal âgés de 2,6 à moins de 6 mois (1,138 m³/kg-jour) et de 10 à moins de 16,5 ans (22,29 m³/m²-jour). Chez les enfants et les adolescents de poids corporel normal âgés de 5 à moins de 16.5 ans, les valeurs pour l’écart entre le 2,5e au 99e centile sont généralement plus élevées que celles obtenues chez les sujets plus âgés : taux de ventilation minute, 0,132 à 0,774 L/kg-min ou 4,42 à 21,69 L/m²-min versus 0,076 à 0,461 L/kg-min ou 2,80 à 16,99 L/m²-min; taux de ventilation alvéolaire, 0,093 à 0,553 L/kg-min ou 3,09 à 15,53 L/m²-min versus 0,047 à 0,312 L/kg-min ou 1,73 à 11,63 L/m²-min; débit cardiaque, 0,065 à 0,330 L/kg-min ou 2,17 à 9,46 L/m²-min versus 0,045 à 0,201 L/kg-min ou 1,63 à 7,24 L/m²-min; ratio de ventilation-perfusion, 1,12 à 2,16 versus 0,78 à 2,40. Il faut conclure que les apports inhalés en polluants, exprimés en ug/kg-min ou ug/m²-min sont plus élevés chez les enfants que chez les sujets plus âgés pour des concentrations d’exposition comparables. D’autres données montrent qu’il en est de même pour les apports inhalés par unité de poids corporel chez les femmes enceintes et les femmes qui allaitent par rapport à des sujets males d’âge comparable. L’ensemble des résultats obtenus suggère notamment que les valeurs des NOAELH de Santé Canada pourraient être abaissées par un facteur de 2,6 par utilisation du 99e centile le plus élevé des taux quotidiens d’inhalation chez les enfants; le taux de ventilation minute de 20,83 L/min approximé pour une journée de travail de 8 heures peut être considéré comme étant conservateur ; par contre, l’utilisation du taux quotidien d’inhalation de 0,286 m³/kg-jour (c.-à-d. 20 m³/jour pour un adulte de poids corporel de 70 kg) est inappropriée en analyse et gestion du risque lorsqu’appliquée à l’ensemble de la population. / The aim of the present study is to determine some respiratory and cardiovascular parameters in subjects of all ages for use, as physiological inputs, in toxicokinetic simulations and toxic risk assessment. The database used is taken from the literature. Data of interest include basal energy expenditures and total daily energy expenditures obtained by indirect calorimetry and doubly labeled water measurements respectively. Depending upon the unit value chosen, the highest 99th percentiles for daily inhalation rates were found in overweight/obese females 11 to 55 years old during their 36th weeks of pregnancy (47.31 m³/day), as well as in normal-weight boys aged 2.6 to less than 6 months(1.138 m³/kg-day) and 10 to less than 16.5 years (22.29 m³/m²-day). Generally higher values for the 2.5th up to 99th percentile were found in normal-weight children and teenagers aged 5 to less than 16.5 years compared to those for older individuals: minute ventilation rate, 0.132 to 0.774 L/kg-min or 4.42 to 21.69 L/m²-min versus 0.076 to 0.461 L/kg-min or 2.80 to 16.99 L/m²-min; alveolar ventilation rate, 0.093 to 0.553 L/kg-min or 3.09 to 15.53 L/m²-min versus 0.047 to 0.312 L/kg-min or 1.73 to 11.63 L/m²-min; cardiac output, 0.065 to 0.330 L/kg-min or 2.17 to 9.46 L/m²-min versus 0.045 to 0.201 L/kg-min or 1.63 to 7.24 L/m²-min; ventilation-perfusion ratio, 1.12 to 2.16 versus 0.78 to 2.40. Higher intakes of air pollutants by the respiratory tract expressed in ug/kg-min or ug/m²-min are expected in children compared to older individuals for identical exposure concentrations.The same conclusion is reached in pregnant and lactating females compared to male subjects of same ages, for intakes expressed per unit of bodyweight. The aggregate results obtained notably suggests that NOAELH values from Health Canada could be decreased by a factor of 2.6 by the use of the highest 99th percentiles for daily inhalation rates found in children; the minute ventilation rate of 20.83 L/min approximated based on an 8-hour workday may be considered as being conservative; however, the use of the daily inhalation rate of 0.286 m³/kg-day (i.e. 20 m³/day for a 70-kg adult) is inappropriate in risk assessment and management when applied to the whole population.

<div>Following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, extensive research has been conducted on the toxicity of oil and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the aquatic environment. The location and timing of the Deepwater Horizon surface slick coincided with the spawning seasons of many important pelagic and estuarine fish species. As such, there has been particular emphasis placed on the effects of PAHs on sensitive life history stages in fish, such as the embryonic and larval periods. Additionally, the spill occurred throughout the spring and summer months which, in estuaries, are marked by regular fluctuations in abiotic environmental factors such as dissolved oxygen, salinity, and temperature. Until recently, there has been little work done to elucidate the combined effects that PAHs from oil spills and adverse environmental conditions (hypoxia, increased salinity, and elevated temperatures).</div><div>Work presented in this dissertation uses next generation sequencing technology (RNA Seq) to determine differential gene expression in larval estuarine teleosts following exposure to adverse environmental conditions and PAHs. Downstream canonical pathway and toxicological function analysis were then applied to the identified differentially expressed genes (DEGs) to predict cardiotoxic responses at the organismal level. To verify the predicted responses, a phenotypic anchoring study was conducted and identified a cardiotoxic phenotype (pericardial edema) and reduced cardiac output in embryos exposed to oil. Finally, the mechano-genetic interplay governing the morphological development of the teleost heart was investigated and correlations between developmental gene expression and blood flow forces within the cardiovascular system were identified.</div>

Introduction : L’évaluation hémodynamique des patients critiques est difficile et l'estimation du débit cardiaque par le clinicien est peu fiable. La chaleur des extrémités est utilisée pour évaluer la perfusion périphérique mais reste très subjective. Un gradient thermique élevé entre la température centrale et la température périphérique a été corrélé à une augmentation des résistances vasculaires systémiques et une diminution du débit cardiaque. L'objectif de cette étude est d'évaluer la relation entre le gradient thermique, obtenu par thermographie infra-rouge (TIR), et le ratio d'extraction d'oxygène (O2ER) chez les enfants de 0 à 18 ans ayant eu une chirurgie cardiaque avec circulation extracorporelle. Méthode : Étude observationnelle prospective portant sur les enfants en post opératoire de chirurgie cardiaque avec une circulation extracorporelle. Le gradient thermique entre la température centrale (cantus interne de l’oeil) et périphérique (hallux) obtenue par TIR a été comparé à l’O2ER concomitant dans les 24 premières heures post opératoires. Résultats : 41 patients ont été inclus. Une corrélation faible a été retrouvée entre le gradient thermique et l’O2ER (r = 0.25 p = 0.016). Cette corrélation augmentait pour des niveaux d’O2ER plus élevés. La spectroscopie par proche infra-rouge (NIRS) cérébrale avait aussi une corrélation significative avec le gradient thermique (r = -28 p=0.001). Seul l’âge influençait significativement le gradient thermique. Les agents vasopresseurs et vasodilatateurs n’exerçaient aucune influence. Conclusion : Une corrélation significative mais faible a été retrouvée entre le gradient thermique par thermographie infrarouge et l’O2ER après une chirurgie cardiaque pédiatrique. Une caméra thermique plus sensible et l’acquisition de mesures plus précises du gradient thermique à partir d’un plus grand effectif pourraient améliorer nos résultats. / Introduction: Hemodynamic assessment of critical patients is challenging, and clinician estimation of cardiac output is unreliable. Extremity heat is used to assess peripheral perfusion but remains highly subjective. A high thermal gradient between core and the peripheral temperature has been correlated with increased systemic vascular resistance and decreased cardiac output. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the thermal gradient obtained by infrared thermography (IRT) and the oxygen extraction ratio (O2ER) in children aged 0 to 18 years, after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Method: Prospective observational study of children undergoing postoperative cardiac surgery with cardio-pulmonary bypass. The thermal gradient between the central (inner eye cantus) and peripheral (hallux) temperatures obtained by IRT was compared with concomitant O2ER in the first 24 hours postoperatively. Results: 41 patients were included. A weak correlation was found between the thermal gradient and O2ER (r = 0.25 p = 0.016). This correlation increased for higher O2ER levels. Cerebral near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) also correlated significantly with thermal gradient (r = -28 p=0.001). Only age significantly influenced the thermal gradient. Vasopressor and vasodilator agents had no influence. Conclusion: A significant but weak correlation was observed between thermal gradient by IRT and O2ER after pediatric cardiac surgery. A more sensitive thermal camera and acquiring of more accurate thermal gradient measurements from a larger population could improve our results.