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Randomisation to a Liberal versus Conservative Oxygenation Target: Redox Responses in Critically ill Children

Jones, Gareth; Eaton, Simon; Orford, Michael; Ray, Samiran; Wiley, Daisy; Ramnarayan, P; Inwald, D; ... Peters, M; + view all (2023) Randomisation to a Liberal versus Conservative Oxygenation Target: Redox Responses in Critically ill Children. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine , 24 (3) e137-e146. 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003175. Green open access

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Abstract

RATIONALE: Optimal systemic oxygenation targets in pediatric critical illness are unknown. A U-shaped relationship exists between blood oxygen levels and PICU mortality. Redox stress or iatrogenic injury from intensive treatments are potential mechanisms of harm from hyperoxia. OBJECTIVES: To measure biomarkers of oxidative status in children admitted to PICU and randomized to conservative (oxygen-hemoglobin saturation [Spo2] 88–92%) versus liberal (Spo2 > 94%) peripheral oxygenation targets. DESIGN: Mechanistic substudy nested within the Oxygen in PICU (Oxy-PICU) pilot randomized feasibility clinical trial (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03040570). SETTING: Three U.K. mixed medical and surgical PICUs in university hospitals. PATIENTS: Seventy-five eligible patients randomized to the Oxy-PICU randomized feasibility clinical trial. INTERVENTIONS: Randomization to a conservative (Spo2 88–92%) versus liberal (Spo2 > 94%) peripheral oxygenation target. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Blood and urine samples were collected at two timepoints: less than 24 hours and up to 72 hours from randomization in trial participants (March 2017 to July 2017). Plasma was analyzed for markers of ischemic/oxidative response, namely thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS; lipid peroxidation marker) and ischemia-modified albumin (protein oxidation marker). Total urinary nitrate/nitrite was measured as a marker of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS). Blood hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)–1a messenger RNA (mRNA) expression (hypoxia response gene) was measured by reverse transcription- polymerase chain reaction. Total urinary nitrate/nitrite levels were greater in the liberal compared with conservative oxygenation group at 72 hours (median difference 32.6 μmol/mmol of creatinine [95% CI 13.7–93.6]; p < 0.002, Mann-Whitney test). HIF-1a mRNA expression was increased in the conservative group compared with liberal in less than 24-hour samples (6.0-fold [95% CI 1.3–24.0]; p = 0.032). There were no significant differences in TBARS or ischemia-modified albumin. CONCLUSIONS: On comparing liberal with conservative oxygenation targets, we show, first, significant redox response (increase in urinary markers of RONS), but no changes in markers of lipid or protein oxidation. We also show what appears to be an early hypoxic response (increase in HIF-1a gene expression) in subjects exposed to conservative rather than liberal oxygenation targets.

Type: Article
Title: Randomisation to a Liberal versus Conservative Oxygenation Target: Redox Responses in Critically ill Children
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003175
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1097/PCC.0000000000003175
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Hyperoxia; hypoxia; mechanical ventilation; oxygen saturation; pediatric intensive care units; reactive oxygen species
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Developmental Biology and Cancer Dept
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10159973
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