Utility of Dynamic Variables Measured by Calibrated Pulse Contour Analysis of Oesophageal Doppler Monitor for Predicting Fluid Responsiveness During Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy

Robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) is widely performed due to its many advantages, including a reduced need for blood transfusion and fewer surgical complications compared with conventional open prostatectomy. As this approach is also recommended in elderly patients with serious comorbidities, optimal fluid therapy guidance during this procedure is important.

Dynamic variables such as pulse pressure variation (PPV) and stroke volume variation (SVV) are used to predict and guide fluid therapy during controlled ventilation. These variables arise from heart-lung interactions during positive pressure ventilation, which influence left ventricular stroke volume (SV). RALP requires carbon dioxide insufflation and the steep Trendelenburg position to optimise surgical conditions, and can reduce cardiac output and respiratory compliance. Accordingly, the usefulness of PPV and SVV, which are affected by changes in intrathoracic pressure, in predicting fluid responsiveness during laparoscopic surgery under these conditions may be questioned. A recent study established that PPV and SVV derived by uncalibrated pulse contour analysis had a relatively poor capacity to predict fluid responsiveness during laparoscopy on dynamic preload indices. In contrast, another study SVV measured by oesophageal Doppler monitor (ODM) could predict fluid responsiveness during laparoscopic surgery.

The CardioQ-ODM+ combines the proven ODM Doppler measurement of blood flow with pulse contour analysis, which is quickly and easily calibrated from the Doppler signal. We hypothesized that PPV and SVV measured by calibrated pulse contour analysis would be a good indicator of fluid responsiveness during laparoscopy with pneumoperitoneum.

The primary objective of this study was to demonstrate that PPV and SVV measured by calibrated pulse contour analysis of CardioQ-ODM+ can accurately predict fluid responsiveness during RALP, which involves both pneumoperitoneum and the Trendelenburg position. Investigators also assessed the capacity of other dynamic variables (SPV [systolic pressure variation], and SVV determined by ODM Doppler flow, dynamic elastance [PPV/SVV] and corrected flow time [FTc]) to predict fluid responsiveness during RALP.

Study Overview

• Status: Terminated
• Conditions: Prostate Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Procedure: pneumoperitoneum; Device: oesophageal Doppler monitor

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 26
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 55 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients undergoing elective robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients with a BMI > 30 or , < 15 kg/m2 valvular heart disease left ventricular ejection fraction < 50% a history of lung disease preoperative arrhythmia contraindications to OED monitoring probe insertion (i.e. oesophageal stent, carcinoma of the oesophagus or pharynx, previous oesophageal surgery, oesophageal stricture, oesophageal varices, pharyngeal pouch, and severe coagulopathy)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Screening
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: Single

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
SVV (stroke volume variation)	measured by calibrated pulse contour analysis of CardioQ-ODM+	Measurements were performed before and after volume expansion during pneumoperitoneum
PPV (pulse pressure variation)	measured by calibrated pulse contour analysis of CardioQ-ODM+	Measurements were performed before and after volume expansion during pneumoperitoneum

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
SPV (systolic pressure variation)		Measurements were performed before and after volume expansion during pneumoperitoneum
SVV_flow	determined by ODM Doppler flow	Measurements were performed before and after volume expansion during pneumoperitoneum
Dynamic elastance	PPV/SVV	Measurements were performed before and after volume expansion during pneumoperitoneum
FTc (corrected flow time)		Measurements were performed before and after volume expansion during pneumoperitoneum

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital
• Investigators: Study Director: Joohyun Jun, MD, Hallym University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 1, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): September 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 27, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 31, 2016
• First Posted (Estimated): September 1, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 30, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 28, 2026
• Last Verified: January 1, 2026

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Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Urogenital Diseases; Genital Diseases; Genital Neoplasms, Male; Urogenital Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Genital Diseases, Male; Prostatic Diseases; Male Urogenital Diseases; Prostatic Neoplasms
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2016-06-72(701)