The etiology of renal dysfunction in sepsis is currently attributed to altered perfusion, microcirculatory abnormalities and cellular alterations. To clarify these mechanisms, we characterized the changes in renal perfusion and cortex metabolism in a large animal model of sepsis. In this model, sepsis was associated with metabolic alterations that may reflect early induction of cortical glycolysis. Septic shock was associated with reduced renal perfusion and decreased cortical and medullary blood flow, followed by signs of anaerobic metabolism in the cortex when flow reductions became critical. Attempts to correct renal hypoperfusion and alleviate the associated perfusion/metabolism mismatch with fenoldopam or renal denervation were unsuccessful. In the final study we focussed on the role of renal autoregulation in experimental sepsis and septic shock. Evidence suggests that higher blood pressure targets are needed in patients with impaired renal autoregulation and septic shock, but the effects of vasopressors should also be considered. We therefore investigated the effects of arginine vasopressin and norepinephrine on renal autoregulation in ovine septic shock. In experimental septic shock, arginine vasopressin was associated with a lower autoregulatory threshold than norepinephrine. As vasopressors may have different effects on renal autoregulation, individualized therapy of blood pressure management in patients with septic shock should take into account drug-specific effects. / Doctorat en Sciences médicales (Médecine) / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ulb.ac.be/oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/267502 |
| Date | 20 February 2018 |
| Creators | Post, Elmar |
| Contributors | De Backer, Daniel, Vincent, Jean Louis, Le Moine, Alain, Marchant, Arnaud, Hoste, Eric, Schneider, A., Nortier, Joëlle, Meert, Anne-Pascale |
| Publisher | Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Université libre de Bruxelles, Faculté de Médecine – Médecine, Bruxelles |
| Source Sets | Université libre de Bruxelles |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis, info:ulb-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis, info:ulb-repo/semantics/openurl/vlink-dissertation |
| Format | No full-text files |
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