%0 Journal Article %T The effect of high-dose selenium on mortality and postoperative organ dysfunction in post-cardiotomy cardiogenic shock patients supported with mechanical circulatory support - A post-hoc analysis of the SUSTAIN CSX trial. %A Ott S %A Dresen E %A Lee ZY %A Müller-Wirtz LM %A Procopiuc L %A Ekrami E %A Pitts L %A Hellner N %A Catena D %A Duerr GD %A Wittmann M %A Waeschle RM %A Elke G %A O'Brien B %A Heyland DK %A Stoppe C %J J Crit Care %V 83 %N 0 %D 2024 Oct 1 %M 38955117 %F 4.298 %R 10.1016/j.jcrc.2024.154853 %X OBJECTIVE: Cardiac surgery, post-cardiotomy cardiogenic shock (PCCS), and temporary mechanical circulatory support (tMCS) provoke substantial inflammation. We therefore investigated whether a selenium-based, anti-inflammatory strategy would benefit PCCS patients treated with tMCS in a post-hoc analysis of the sustain CSX trial.
METHODS: Post-hoc analysis of patients receiving tMCS for PCCS in the Sustain CSX trial, which investigated the effects of high-dose selenium on postoperative organ dysfunction in cardiac surgery patients.
METHODS: duration of tMCS therapy.
RESULTS: postoperative organ dysfunction and 30-day mortality.
RESULTS: Thirty-nine patients were treated with tMCS for PCCS. There was no difference in the median duration of tMCS between the selenium and the placebo group (3 days [IQR: 1-6] vs. 2 days [IQR: 1-7], p = 0.52). Median dialysis duration was longer in the selenium group (1.5 days [0-21.8] vs. 0 days [0-1.8], p = 0.048). There was no difference in 30-day mortality (53% vs. 41%, OR 1.44, 95% CI 0.32-6.47, p = 0.62).
CONCLUSIONS: In this explorative study, a perioperative high-dose selenium-supplementation did not show beneficial effects on organ dysfunctions and mortality rates in patients with PCCS receiving tMCS.