Targeted Regional Optimization in Action: Dose-dependent End-organ Ischemic Injury with Partial Aortic Occlusion in the Setting of Ongoing Liver Hemorrhage

This study characterized hemodynamics at specific targeted distal flow rates in a swine model of uncontrolled hemorrhage to determine if precise TRO by volume was possible. Methods: Anesthetized swine were subjected to liver laceration and randomized into TRO at distal flows of 300 mL/min (n = 8), 500 mL/min (n = 8), or 700 mL/min (n = 8). After 90 min, the animals received damage control packing and were monitored for 6 h. Hemodynamic parameters were measured continuously, and hematology and serologic labs obtained at predetermined intervals. Results: During TRO, the average percent deviation from the targeted flow was lower than 15.9% for all cohorts. Average renal flow rates were significantly different across all cohorts during TRO phase (P 
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