Objective Although goal-directed fluid therapy(GDFT)has been proven to be effective in reducing the incidence of postoperative complications,the underlying mechanisms remain unknown.The aim of this study was to examin...Objective Although goal-directed fluid therapy(GDFT)has been proven to be effective in reducing the incidence of postoperative complications,the underlying mechanisms remain unknown.The aim of this study was to examine the mediating role of intraoperative hemodynamic lability in the association between GDFT and the incidence of postoperative complications.We further tested the role of this mediation effect using mean arterial pressure,a hemodynamic indicator.Methods This secondary analysis used the dataset of a completed nonrandomized controlled study to investigate the effect of GDFT on the incidence of postoperative complications in patients undergoing posterior spine arthrodesis.We used a simple mediation model to test whether there was a mediation effect of average real variability between the association of GDFT and postoperative complications.We conducted mediation analysis using the mediation package in R(version 3.1.2),based on 5,000 bootstrapped samples,adjusting for covariates.Results Among the 300 patients in the study,40%(120/300)developed postoperative complications within 30 days.GDFT was associated with fewer 30-day postoperative complications after adjustment for confounders(odds ratio:0.460,95%CI:0.278,0.761;P=0.003).The total effect of GDFT on postoperative complications was-0.18(95%CI:-0.28,-0.07;P<0.01).The average causal mediation effect was-0.08(95%CI:-0.15,-0.04;P<0.01).The average direct effect was-0.09(95%CI:-0.20,0.03;P=0.17).The proportion mediated was 49.9%(95%CI:18.3%,140.0%).Conclusions The intraoperative blood pressure lability mediates the relationship between GDFT and the incidence of postoperative complications.Future research is needed to clarify whether actively reducing intraoperative blood pressure lability can prevent postoperative complications.展开更多
基金supported by the National High Level Hospital Clinical Research Funding(2022-PUMCHB-119).
文摘Objective Although goal-directed fluid therapy(GDFT)has been proven to be effective in reducing the incidence of postoperative complications,the underlying mechanisms remain unknown.The aim of this study was to examine the mediating role of intraoperative hemodynamic lability in the association between GDFT and the incidence of postoperative complications.We further tested the role of this mediation effect using mean arterial pressure,a hemodynamic indicator.Methods This secondary analysis used the dataset of a completed nonrandomized controlled study to investigate the effect of GDFT on the incidence of postoperative complications in patients undergoing posterior spine arthrodesis.We used a simple mediation model to test whether there was a mediation effect of average real variability between the association of GDFT and postoperative complications.We conducted mediation analysis using the mediation package in R(version 3.1.2),based on 5,000 bootstrapped samples,adjusting for covariates.Results Among the 300 patients in the study,40%(120/300)developed postoperative complications within 30 days.GDFT was associated with fewer 30-day postoperative complications after adjustment for confounders(odds ratio:0.460,95%CI:0.278,0.761;P=0.003).The total effect of GDFT on postoperative complications was-0.18(95%CI:-0.28,-0.07;P<0.01).The average causal mediation effect was-0.08(95%CI:-0.15,-0.04;P<0.01).The average direct effect was-0.09(95%CI:-0.20,0.03;P=0.17).The proportion mediated was 49.9%(95%CI:18.3%,140.0%).Conclusions The intraoperative blood pressure lability mediates the relationship between GDFT and the incidence of postoperative complications.Future research is needed to clarify whether actively reducing intraoperative blood pressure lability can prevent postoperative complications.
