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Introduction: Lactic acidosis can develop during biguanide (metformin and phenformin) intoxication, possibly as a consequence of mitochondrial dysfunction. To verify this hypothesis, we investigated whether body oxygen consumption (VO2), that primarily depends on mitochondrial respiration, is depressed in patients with biguanide intoxication.Methods: Multicentre retrospective analysis of data collected from 24 patients with lactic acidosis (pH 6.93 ± 0.20; lactate 18 ± 6 mM at hospital admission) due to metformin (n = 23) or phenformin (n = 1) intoxication. In 11 patients, VO2 was computed as the product of simultaneously recorded arterio-venous difference in O2 content [C(a-v)O2] and cardiac index (CI). In 13 additional cases, C(a-v)O2, but not CI, was available.Results: On day 1, VO2 was markedly depressed (67 ± 28 ml/min/m2) despite a normal CI (3.4 ± 1.2 L/min/m2). C(a-v)O2 was abnormally low in both patients either with (2.0 ± 1.0 ml O2/100 ml) or without (2.5 ± 1.1 ml O2/100 ml) CI (and VO2) monitoring. Clearance of the accumulated drug was associated with the resolution of lactic acidosis and a parallel increase in VO2 (P <0.001) and C(a-v)O2 (P <0.05). Plasma lactate and VO2 were inversely correlated (R2 0.43; P <0.001, n = 32).Conclusions: VO2 is abnormally low in patients with lactic acidosis due to biguanide intoxication. This finding is in line with the hypothesis of inhibited mitochondrial respiration and consequent hyperlactatemia.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | R22 |
| Journal | Critical Care |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - Feb 19 2010 |
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Oxygen consumption is depressed in patients with lactic acidosis due to biguanide intoxication. / Protti, Alessandro; Russo, Riccarda; Tagliabue, Paola; Vecchio, Sarah; Singer, Mervyn; Rudiger, Alain; Foti, Giuseppe; Rossi, Anna; Mistraletti, Giovanni; Gattinoni, Luciano.
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T1 - Oxygen consumption is depressed in patients with lactic acidosis due to biguanide intoxication
AU - Protti, Alessandro
AU - Russo, Riccarda
AU - Tagliabue, Paola
AU - Vecchio, Sarah
AU - Singer, Mervyn
AU - Rudiger, Alain
AU - Foti, Giuseppe
AU - Rossi, Anna
AU - Mistraletti, Giovanni
AU - Gattinoni, Luciano
PY - 2010/2/19
Y1 - 2010/2/19
N2 - Introduction: Lactic acidosis can develop during biguanide (metformin and phenformin) intoxication, possibly as a consequence of mitochondrial dysfunction. To verify this hypothesis, we investigated whether body oxygen consumption (VO2), that primarily depends on mitochondrial respiration, is depressed in patients with biguanide intoxication.Methods: Multicentre retrospective analysis of data collected from 24 patients with lactic acidosis (pH 6.93 ± 0.20; lactate 18 ± 6 mM at hospital admission) due to metformin (n = 23) or phenformin (n = 1) intoxication. In 11 patients, VO2 was computed as the product of simultaneously recorded arterio-venous difference in O2 content [C(a-v)O2] and cardiac index (CI). In 13 additional cases, C(a-v)O2, but not CI, was available.Results: On day 1, VO2 was markedly depressed (67 ± 28 ml/min/m2) despite a normal CI (3.4 ± 1.2 L/min/m2). C(a-v)O2 was abnormally low in both patients either with (2.0 ± 1.0 ml O2/100 ml) or without (2.5 ± 1.1 ml O2/100 ml) CI (and VO2) monitoring. Clearance of the accumulated drug was associated with the resolution of lactic acidosis and a parallel increase in VO2 (P <0.001) and C(a-v)O2 (P <0.05). Plasma lactate and VO2 were inversely correlated (R2 0.43; P <0.001, n = 32).Conclusions: VO2 is abnormally low in patients with lactic acidosis due to biguanide intoxication. This finding is in line with the hypothesis of inhibited mitochondrial respiration and consequent hyperlactatemia.
AB - Introduction: Lactic acidosis can develop during biguanide (metformin and phenformin) intoxication, possibly as a consequence of mitochondrial dysfunction. To verify this hypothesis, we investigated whether body oxygen consumption (VO2), that primarily depends on mitochondrial respiration, is depressed in patients with biguanide intoxication.Methods: Multicentre retrospective analysis of data collected from 24 patients with lactic acidosis (pH 6.93 ± 0.20; lactate 18 ± 6 mM at hospital admission) due to metformin (n = 23) or phenformin (n = 1) intoxication. In 11 patients, VO2 was computed as the product of simultaneously recorded arterio-venous difference in O2 content [C(a-v)O2] and cardiac index (CI). In 13 additional cases, C(a-v)O2, but not CI, was available.Results: On day 1, VO2 was markedly depressed (67 ± 28 ml/min/m2) despite a normal CI (3.4 ± 1.2 L/min/m2). C(a-v)O2 was abnormally low in both patients either with (2.0 ± 1.0 ml O2/100 ml) or without (2.5 ± 1.1 ml O2/100 ml) CI (and VO2) monitoring. Clearance of the accumulated drug was associated with the resolution of lactic acidosis and a parallel increase in VO2 (P <0.001) and C(a-v)O2 (P <0.05). Plasma lactate and VO2 were inversely correlated (R2 0.43; P <0.001, n = 32).Conclusions: VO2 is abnormally low in patients with lactic acidosis due to biguanide intoxication. This finding is in line with the hypothesis of inhibited mitochondrial respiration and consequent hyperlactatemia.
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U2 - 10.1186/cc8885
DO - 10.1186/cc8885
M3 - Article
VL - 14
JO - Critical Care
JF - Critical Care
SN - 1466-609X
IS - 1
M1 - R22
ER -