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Kartal A, Robba C, Helmy A, Wolf S, Aries MJH. How to Define and Meet Blood Pressure Targets After Traumatic Brain Injury: A Narrative Review. Neurocrit Care 2024; 41:369-385. [PMID: 38982005 PMCID: PMC11377672 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-024-02048-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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BACKGROUND Traumatic brain injury (TBI) poses a significant challenge to healthcare providers, necessitating meticulous management of hemodynamic parameters to optimize patient outcomes. This article delves into the critical task of defining and meeting continuous arterial blood pressure (ABP) and cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) targets in the context of severe TBI in neurocritical care settings. METHODS We narratively reviewed existing literature, clinical guidelines, and emerging technologies to propose a comprehensive approach that integrates real-time monitoring, individualized cerebral perfusion target setting, and dynamic interventions. RESULTS Our findings emphasize the need for personalized hemodynamic management, considering the heterogeneity of patients with TBI and the evolving nature of their condition. We describe the latest advancements in monitoring technologies, such as autoregulation-guided ABP/CPP treatment, which enable a more nuanced understanding of cerebral perfusion dynamics. By incorporating these tools into a proactive monitoring strategy, clinicians can tailor interventions to optimize ABP/CPP and mitigate secondary brain injury. DISCUSSION Challenges in this field include the lack of standardized protocols for interpreting multimodal neuromonitoring data, potential variability in clinical decision-making, understanding the role of cardiac output, and the need for specialized expertise and customized software to have individualized ABP/CPP targets regularly available. The patient outcome benefit of monitoring-guided ABP/CPP target definitions still needs to be proven in patients with TBI. CONCLUSIONS We recommend that the TBI community take proactive steps to translate the potential benefits of personalized ABP/CPP targets, which have been implemented in certain centers, into a standardized and clinically validated reality through randomized controlled trials.
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- Ahmet Kartal
- University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
- Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, University Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Carlson AP, Mayer AR, Cole C, van der Horn HJ, Marquez J, Stevenson TC, Shuttleworth CW. Cerebral autoregulation, spreading depolarization, and implications for targeted therapy in brain injury and ischemia. Rev Neurosci 2024; 35:651-678. [PMID: 38581271 PMCID: PMC11297425 DOI: 10.1515/revneuro-2024-0028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/08/2024]
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Cerebral autoregulation is an intrinsic myogenic response of cerebral vasculature that allows for preservation of stable cerebral blood flow levels in response to changing systemic blood pressure. It is effective across a broad range of blood pressure levels through precapillary vasoconstriction and dilation. Autoregulation is difficult to directly measure and methods to indirectly ascertain cerebral autoregulation status inherently require certain assumptions. Patients with impaired cerebral autoregulation may be at risk of brain ischemia. One of the central mechanisms of ischemia in patients with metabolically compromised states is likely the triggering of spreading depolarization (SD) events and ultimately, terminal (or anoxic) depolarization. Cerebral autoregulation and SD are therefore linked when considering the risk of ischemia. In this scoping review, we will discuss the range of methods to measure cerebral autoregulation, their theoretical strengths and weaknesses, and the available clinical evidence to support their utility. We will then discuss the emerging link between impaired cerebral autoregulation and the occurrence of SD events. Such an approach offers the opportunity to better understand an individual patient's physiology and provide targeted treatments.
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- Andrew P. Carlson
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, MSC10 5615, 1 UNM, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA
- Department of Neurosciences, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, 915 Camino de Salud NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, USA
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- Mind Research Network, 1101 Yale, Blvd, NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, MSC10 5615, 1 UNM, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA
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- University of New Mexico School of Medicine, 915 Camino de Salud NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, MSC10 5615, 1 UNM, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, 915 Camino de Salud NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106, USA
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Stroh JN, Foreman B, Bennett TD, Briggs JK, Park S, Albers DJ. Intracranial pressure-flow relationships in traumatic brain injury patients expose gaps in the tenets of models and pressure-oriented management. Front Physiol 2024; 15:1381127. [PMID: 39189028 PMCID: PMC11345185 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2024.1381127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 06/28/2024] [Indexed: 08/28/2024] Open
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Background: The protocols and therapeutic guidance established for treating traumatic brain injury (TBI) in neurointensive care focus on managing cerebral blood flow (CBF) and brain tissue oxygenation based on pressure signals. The decision support process relies on assumed relationships between cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) and blood flow, pressure-flow relationships (PFRs), and shares this framework of assumptions with mathematical intracranial hemodynamics models. These foundational assumptions are difficult to verify, and their violation can impact clinical decision-making and model validity. Methods: A hypothesis- and model-driven method for verifying and understanding the foundational intracranial hemodynamic PFRs is developed and applied to a novel multi-modality monitoring dataset. Results: Model analysis of joint observations of CPP and CBF validates the standard PFR when autoregulatory processes are impaired as well as unmodelable cases dominated by autoregulation. However, it also identifies a dynamical regime -or behavior pattern-where the PFR assumptions are wrong in a precise, data-inferable way due to negative CPP-CBF coordination over long timescales. This regime is of both clinical and research interest: its dynamics are modelable under modified assumptions while its causal direction and mechanistic pathway remain unclear. Conclusion: Motivated by the understanding of mathematical physiology, the validity of the standard PFR can be assessed a) directly by analyzing pressure reactivity and mean flow indices (PRx and Mx) or b) indirectly through the relationship between CBF and other clinical observables. This approach could potentially help to personalize TBI care by considering intracranial pressure and CPP in relation to other data, particularly CBF. The analysis suggests a threshold using clinical indices of autoregulation jointly generalizes independently set indicators to assess CA functionality. These results support the use of increasingly data-rich environments to develop more robust hybrid physiological-machine learning models.
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- J. N. Stroh
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado Denver |Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, United States
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- Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States
- Gardner Neuroscience Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
- Pediatric Intensive Care, Children’s Hospital of Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado Denver |Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
- Department of Neurology, New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, United States
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado Denver |Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, United States
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
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Cardim D, Giardina A, Ciliberti P, Battaglini D, Berardino A, Uccelli A, Czosnyka M, Roccatagliata L, Matta B, Patroniti N, Rocco PRM, Robba C. Short-term mild hyperventilation on intracranial pressure, cerebral autoregulation, and oxygenation in acute brain injury patients: a prospective observational study. J Clin Monit Comput 2024; 38:753-762. [PMID: 38310592 PMCID: PMC11297838 DOI: 10.1007/s10877-023-01121-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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Current guidelines suggest a target of partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2) of 32-35 mmHg (mild hypocapnia) as tier 2 for the management of intracranial hypertension. However, the effects of mild hyperventilation on cerebrovascular dynamics are not completely elucidated. The aim of this study is to evaluate the changes of intracranial pressure (ICP), cerebral autoregulation (measured through pressure reactivity index, PRx), and regional cerebral oxygenation (rSO2) parameters before and after induction of mild hyperventilation. Single center, observational study including patients with acute brain injury (ABI) admitted to the intensive care unit undergoing multimodal neuromonitoring and requiring titration of PaCO2 values to mild hypocapnia as tier 2 for the management of intracranial hypertension. Twenty-five patients were included in this study (40% female), median age 64.7 years (Interquartile Range, IQR = 45.9-73.2). Median Glasgow Coma Scale was 6 (IQR = 3-11). After mild hyperventilation, PaCO2 values decreased (from 42 (39-44) to 34 (32-34) mmHg, p < 0.0001), ICP and PRx significantly decreased (from 25.4 (24.1-26.4) to 17.5 (16-21.2) mmHg, p < 0.0001, and from 0.32 (0.1-0.52) to 0.12 (-0.03-0.23), p < 0.0001). rSO2 was statistically but not clinically significantly reduced (from 60% (56-64) to 59% (54-61), p < 0.0001), but the arterial component of rSO2 (ΔO2Hbi, changes in concentration of oxygenated hemoglobin of the total rSO2) decreased from 3.83 (3-6.2) μM.cm to 1.6 (0.5-3.1) μM.cm, p = 0.0001. Mild hyperventilation can reduce ICP and improve cerebral autoregulation, with minimal clinical effects on cerebral oxygenation. However, the arterial component of rSO2 was importantly reduced. Multimodal neuromonitoring is essential when titrating PaCO2 values for ICP management.
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- Danilo Cardim
- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, TX, USA
- Department of Neurology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa, Viale Benedetto XV 16, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa, Viale Benedetto XV 16, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
- DINOGMI, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Brain Physics Laboratory, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Neuroradiology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
- DISSAL, University of Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Neurocritical Care Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa, Viale Benedetto XV 16, Genova, Italy
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Laboratory of Pulmonary Investigation, Carlos Chagas Filho Institute of Biophysics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa, Viale Benedetto XV 16, Genova, Italy
- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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Pelah AI, Czosnyka M, Menacho S, Nwachuku E, Hawryluk GWJ. Focal brain oxygen, blood flow, and intracranial pressure measurements in relation to optimal cerebral perfusion pressure. J Neurosurg 2024; 140:1423-1433. [PMID: 37976508 DOI: 10.3171/2023.8.jns231519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Different paradigms for neurocritical care of traumatic brain injury (TBI) have emerged in conjunction with advanced neuromonitoring technologies and derived metrics. The priority for optimizing these metrics is not currently clear. The goal of this study was to determine whether achieving cerebral perfusion pressure (CPPopt) also improves other metrics like brain oxygenation and brain blood flow. METHODS The authors performed a retrospective analysis of high-frequency data from patients with TBI who were treated at a single center and who had partial pressure of brain oxygen (PbtO2) measurements and/or brain blood flow measurements, while also undergoing intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring. CPPopt was not calculated or targeted during patient care, but was retrospectively computed, as was the difference between the observed CPP and CPPopt. RESULTS A total of 22 patients with ICP, PbtO2, and/or brain blood flow monitoring were included in the analysis, and 245.7 days of measurements obtained every second were analyzed including 6,748,866 PbtO2 measurements, 3,296,405 blood flow measurements, and 10,264,770 ICP measurements. The data obtained every second were averaged by minute for analysis. In summative data, PbtO2 measurements peaked near CPPopt and were not improved above CPPopt. Blood flow measurements remained stable near CPPopt, decreased below it, and increased when CPP exceeded CPPopt. ICP decreased linearly with CPP without a specific relationship with CPPopt. In an inverse analysis, the percentage of CPP values at CPPopt, although significantly higher on the favorable side of contemporary treatment thresholds of PbtO2, ICP, and blood flow, was not found to be strongly correlated with the mean values of the physiological measurements obtained every minute (r = 0.27, r = 0.11, and r = 0.47 for ICP, PbtO2, and blood flow, respectively; p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Although CPPopt was not targeted in the patients in this study, CPPopt was a physiologically significant value based on concurrent measurements of PbtO2 and blood flow. In summative data, achievement of CPPopt was associated with optimized PbtO2 and blood flow. Conversely, the correlation between achievement of CPPopt and the mean measurement value was not strong, strengthening the significance of CPPopt. In individual patients, achieving CPPopt is not always associated with optimal PbtO2 or blood flow. Further research should explore these relationships in treatment paradigms that specifically target CPPopt. These data do not support the premise that targeting and achieving CPPopt obviates the need for concurrent PbtO2 and blood flow monitoring. Although these data suggest that targeting CPPopt may be an appropriate initial treatment strategy, they do not provide evidence that CPPopt should be targeted with highest priority.
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- Adam I Pelah
- 1Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- 1Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- 2Department of Neurosurgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; and
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- 3Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital, Fairlawn, Ohio
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- 3Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital, Fairlawn, Ohio
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Gomez A, Froese L, Griesdale D, Thelin EP, Raj R, van Iperenburg L, Tas J, Aries M, Stein KY, Gallagher C, Bernard F, Kramer AH, Zeiler FA. Prognostic value of near-infrared spectroscopy regional oxygen saturation and cerebrovascular reactivity index in acute traumatic neural injury: a CAnadian High-Resolution Traumatic Brain Injury (CAHR-TBI) Cohort Study. Crit Care 2024; 28:78. [PMID: 38486211 PMCID: PMC10938687 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-024-04859-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Near-infrared spectroscopy regional cerebral oxygen saturation (rSO2) has gained interest as a raw parameter and as a basis for measuring cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) due to its noninvasive nature and high spatial resolution. However, the prognostic utility of these parameters has not yet been determined. This study aimed to identify threshold values of rSO2 and rSO2-based CVR at which outcomes worsened following traumatic brain injury (TBI). METHODS A retrospective multi-institutional cohort study was performed. The cohort included TBI patients treated in four adult intensive care units (ICU). The cerebral oxygen indices, COx (using rSO2 and cerebral perfusion pressure) as well as COx_a (using rSO2 and arterial blood pressure) were calculated for each patient. Grand mean thresholds along with exposure-based thresholds were determined utilizing sequential chi-squared analysis and univariate logistic regression, respectively. RESULTS In the cohort of 129 patients, there was no identifiable threshold for raw rSO2 at which outcomes were found to worsen. For both COx and COx_a, an optimal grand mean threshold value of 0.2 was identified for both survival and favorable outcomes, while percent time above - 0.05 was uniformly found to have the best discriminative value. CONCLUSIONS In this multi-institutional cohort study, raw rSO2was found to contain no significant prognostic information. However, rSO2-based indices of CVR, COx and COx_a, were found to have a uniform grand mean threshold of 0.2 and exposure-based threshold of - 0.05, above which clinical outcomes markedly worsened. This study lays the groundwork to transition to less invasive means of continuously measuring CVR.
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- Alwyn Gomez
- Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
- Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Price Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Intensive Care, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- School of Mental Health and Neurosciences, University Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- School of Mental Health and Neurosciences, University Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Intensive Care, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- School of Mental Health and Neurosciences, University Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Price Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Section of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Price Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
- Department of Neurology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Centre on Aging, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
- Division of Anaesthesia, Department of Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Stroh JN, Foreman B, Bennett TD, Briggs JK, Park S, Albers DJ. Intracranial pressure-flow relationships in traumatic brain injury patients expose gaps in the tenets of models and pressure-oriented management. MEDRXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 2024:2024.01.17.24301445. [PMID: 38293069 PMCID: PMC10827274 DOI: 10.1101/2024.01.17.24301445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
Abstract
Background The protocols and therapeutic guidance established for treating traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in neurointensive care focus on managing cerebral blood flow (CBF) and brain tissue oxygenation based on pressure signals. The decision support process relies on assumed relationships between cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) and blood flow, pressure-flow relationships (PFRs), and shares this framework of assumptions with mathematical intracranial hemodynamic models. These foundational assumptions are difficult to verify, and their violation can impact clinical decision-making and model validity. Method A hypothesis- and model-driven method for verifying and understanding the foundational intracranial hemodynamic PFRs is developed and applied to a novel multi-modality monitoring dataset. Results Model analysis of joint observations of CPP and CBF validates the standard PFR when autoregulatory processes are impaired as well as unmodelable cases dominated by autoregulation. However, it also identifies a dynamical regime -or behavior pattern- where the PFR assumptions are wrong in a precise, data-inferable way due to negative CPP-CBF coordination over long timescales. This regime is of both clinical and research interest: its dynamics are modelable under modified assumptions while its causal direction and mechanistic pathway remain unclear. Conclusions Motivated by the understanding of mathematical physiology, the validity of the standard PFR can be assessed a) directly by analyzing pressure reactivity and mean flow indices (PRx and Mx) or b) indirectly through the relationship between CBF and other clinical observables. This approach could potentially help personalize TBI care by considering intracranial pressure and CPP in relation to other data, particularly CBF. The analysis suggests a threshold using clinical indices of autoregulation jointly generalizes independently set indicators to assess CA functionality. These results support the use of increasingly data-rich environments to develop more robust hybrid physiological-machine learning models.
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- J N Stroh
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado Denver |Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Gardner Neuroscience Institute, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
- Pediatric Intensive Care, Children's Hospital of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado Denver |Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Neurology, New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado Denver |Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO, USA
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Wu H, Jiang B, Yan X, Zhan C, Dai W, Yu G. Effect of Decompressive Craniectomy with Stepwise Decompression of the Intracranial Compartment on Postoperative Neurologic Function, Hemodynamics, and Glasgow Outcome Scale Score of Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg 2023; 84:536-541. [PMID: 36572035 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1757933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND We assess the effects of standard decompressive craniectomy with stepwise decompression of the intracranial compartment on the postoperative neurologic function, hemodynamics, and Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) score of patients with severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI). METHODS One hundred sTBI patients admitted from July 2017 to February 2019 were enrolled and randomly divided into step and standard groups (n = 50) using a random number table. The standard group received traditional standard decompression during surgery, while the step group underwent multistep decompression during surgery. Heart rate (HR), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and mean arterial pressure (MAP) were measured immediately after surgery (T0), 3 hours after surgery (T1), 6 hours after surgery (T2), and 12 hours after surgery (T3). The postoperative Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score, neurologic function deficit score, and GOS score were evaluated. RESULTS After treatment, the excellent/good rate of neurologic function improvement and GCS and GOS scores of the step group significantly exceeded those of the standard group (p < 0.05). Compared with the standard group, the HR, SBP, DBP, and MAP decreased significantly in the step group at T1, T2, and T3 (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Standard decompressive craniectomy under multistep decompression can markedly improve the neurologic function, hemodynamics, and prognosis of patients.
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- Huayong Wu
- Department of Neurosurgery, The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou, Zhejiang Province, People's Republic of China
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Sarwal A, Robba C, Venegas C, Ziai W, Czosnyka M, Sharma D. Are We Ready for Clinical Therapy based on Cerebral Autoregulation? A Pro-con Debate. Neurocrit Care 2023; 39:269-283. [PMID: 37165296 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-023-01741-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Cerebral autoregulation (CA) is a physiological mechanism that maintains constant cerebral blood flow regardless of changes in cerebral perfusion pressure and prevents brain damage caused by hypoperfusion or hyperperfusion. In recent decades, researchers have investigated the range of systemic blood pressures and clinical management strategies over which cerebral vasculature modifies intracranial hemodynamics to maintain cerebral perfusion. However, proposed clinical interventions to optimize autoregulation status have not demonstrated clear clinical benefit. As future trials are designed, it is crucial to comprehend the underlying cause of our inability to produce robust clinical evidence supporting the concept of CA-targeted management. This article examines the technological advances in monitoring techniques and the accuracy of continuous assessment of autoregulation techniques used in intraoperative and intensive care settings today. It also examines how increasing knowledge of CA from recent clinical trials contributes to a greater understanding of secondary brain injury in many disease processes, despite the fact that the lack of robust evidence influencing outcomes has prevented the translation of CA-guided algorithms into clinical practice.
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- Aarti Sarwal
- Atrium Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
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- Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Cambridge University Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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Giardina A, Cardim D, Ciliberti P, Battaglini D, Ball L, Kasprowicz M, Beqiri E, Smielewski P, Czosnyka M, Frisvold S, Groznik M, Pelosi P, Robba C. Effects of positive end-expiratory pressure on cerebral hemodynamics in acute brain injury patients. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1139658. [PMID: 37200838 PMCID: PMC10185889 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1139658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023] Open
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Background: Cerebral autoregulation is the mechanism that allows to maintain the stability of cerebral blood flow despite changes in cerebral perfusion pressure. Maneuvers which increase intrathoracic pressure, such as the application of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP), have been always challenged in brain injured patients for the risk of increasing intracranial pressure (ICP) and altering autoregulation. The primary aim of this study is to assess the effect of PEEP increase (from 5 to 15 cmH2O) on cerebral autoregulation. Secondary aims include the effect of PEEP increase on ICP and cerebral oxygenation. Material and Methods: Prospective, observational study including adult mechanically ventilated patients with acute brain injury requiring invasive ICP monitoring and undergoing multimodal neuromonitoring including ICP, cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) and cerebral oxygenation parameters obtained with near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), and an index which expresses cerebral autoregulation (PRx). Additionally, values of arterial blood gases were analyzed at PEEP of 5 and 15 cmH2O. Results are expressed as median (interquartile range). Results: Twenty-five patients were included in this study. The median age was 65 years (46-73). PEEP increase from 5 to 15 cmH2O did not lead to worsened autoregulation (PRx, from 0.17 (-0.003-0.28) to 0.18 (0.01-0.24), p = 0.83). Although ICP and CPP changed significantly (ICP: 11.11 (6.73-15.63) to 13.43 (6.8-16.87) mm Hg, p = 0.003, and CPP: 72.94 (59.19-84) to 66.22 (58.91-78.41) mm Hg, p = 0.004), these parameters did not reach clinically relevant levels. No significant changes in relevant cerebral oxygenation parameters were observed. Conclusion: Slow and gradual increases of PEEP did not alter cerebral autoregulation, ICP, CPP and cerebral oxygenation to levels triggering clinical interventions in acute brain injury patients.
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- Alberto Giardina
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche e Diagnostiche, University of Genoa, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
- Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, TX, United States
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche e Diagnostiche, University of Genoa, Genova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche e Diagnostiche, University of Genoa, Genova, Italy
- IRCCS Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Brain Physics Laboratory, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Brain Physics Laboratory, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Brain Physics Laboratory, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Institute of Electronic Systems, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital of Northern Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Traumatology Department of the University Clinical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche e Diagnostiche, University of Genoa, Genova, Italy
- IRCCS Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche e Diagnostiche, University of Genoa, Genova, Italy
- IRCCS Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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Ciliberti P, Cardim D, Giardina A, Groznik M, Ball L, Giovannini M, Battaglini D, Beqiri E, Matta B, Smielewski P, Czosnyka M, Pelosi P, Robba C. Effects of short-term hyperoxemia on cerebral autoregulation and tissue oxygenation in acute brain injured patients. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1113386. [PMID: 36846344 PMCID: PMC9944047 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1113386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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Introduction: Potential detrimental effects of hyperoxemia on outcomes have been reported in critically ill patients. Little evidence exists on the effects of hyperoxygenation and hyperoxemia on cerebral physiology. The primary aim of this study is to assess the effect of hyperoxygenation and hyperoxemia on cerebral autoregulation in acute brain injured patients. We further evaluated potential links between hyperoxemia, cerebral oxygenation and intracranial pressure (ICP). Methods: This is a single center, observational, prospective study. Acute brain injured patients [traumatic brain injury (TBI), subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), intracranial hemorrhage (ICH)] undergoing multimodal brain monitoring through a software platform (ICM+) were included. Multimodal monitoring consisted of invasive ICP, arterial blood pressure (ABP) and near infrared spectrometry (NIRS). Derived parameters of ICP and ABP monitoring included the pressure reactivity index (PRx) to assess cerebral autoregulation. ICP, PRx, and NIRS-derived parameters (cerebral regional saturation of oxygen, changes in concentration of regional oxy- and deoxy-hemoglobin), were evaluated at baseline and after 10 min of hyperoxygenation with a fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) of 100% using repeated measures t-test or paired Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Continuous variables are reported as median (interquartile range). Results: Twenty-five patients were included. The median age was 64.7 years (45.9-73.2), and 60% were male. Thirteen patients (52%) were admitted for TBI, 7 (28%) for SAH, and 5 (20%) patients for ICH. The median value of systemic oxygenation (partial pressure of oxygen-PaO2) significantly increased after FiO2 test, from 97 (90-101) mm Hg to 197 (189-202) mm Hg, p < 0.0001. After FiO2 test, no changes were observed in PRx values (from 0.21 (0.10-0.43) to 0.22 (0.15-0.36), p = 0.68), nor in ICP values (from 13.42 (9.12-17.34) mm Hg to 13.34 (8.85-17.56) mm Hg, p = 0.90). All NIRS-derived parameters reacted positively to hyperoxygenation as expected. Changes in systemic oxygenation and the arterial component of cerebral oxygenation were significantly correlated (respectively ΔPaO2 and ΔO2Hbi; r = 0.49 (95% CI = 0.17-0.80). Conclusion: Short-term hyperoxygenation does not seem to critically affect cerebral autoregulation.
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- Pietro Ciliberti
- Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States,Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, TX, United States
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- Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Traumatology Department of the University Clinical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy,Anesthesia and Intensive Care, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS for Oncology and Neuroscience, Genoa, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS for Oncology and Neuroscience, Genoa, Italy
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- Anesthesia and Intensive Care, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS for Oncology and Neuroscience, Genoa, Italy
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- Brain Physics Laboratory, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Neurocritical Care Unit, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Brain Physics Laboratory, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Brain Physics Laboratory, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom,Institute of Electronic Systems, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy,Anesthesia and Intensive Care, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS for Oncology and Neuroscience, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Sciences and Integrated Diagnostics, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy,Anesthesia and Intensive Care, San Martino Policlinico Hospital, IRCCS for Oncology and Neuroscience, Genoa, Italy,*Correspondence: Chiara Robba,
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Mahajan C, Kapoor I, Prabhakar H. A Narrative Review on Translational Research in Acute Brain Injury. JOURNAL OF NEUROANAESTHESIOLOGY AND CRITICAL CARE 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1744399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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AbstractThere has been a constant endeavor to reduce the mortality and morbidity associated with acute brain injury. The associated complex mechanisms involving biomechanics, markers, and neuroprotective drugs/measures have been extensively studied in preclinical studies with an ultimate aim to improve the patients' outcomes. Despite such efforts, only few have been successfully translated into clinical practice. In this review, we shall be discussing the major hurdles in the translation of preclinical results into clinical practice. The need is to choose an appropriate animal model, keeping in mind the species, age, and gender of the animal, choosing suitable outcome measures, ensuring quality of animal trials, and carrying out systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental studies before proceeding to human trials. The interdisciplinary collaboration between the preclinical and clinical scientists will help to design better, meaningful trials which might help a long way in successful translation. Although challenging at this stage, the advent of translational precision medicine will help the integration of mechanism-centric translational medicine and patient-centric precision medicine.
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- Charu Mahajan
- Department of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Beqiri E, Brady KM, Lee JK, Donnelly J, Zeiler FA, Czosnyka M, Smielewski P. Lower Limit of Reactivity Assessed with PRx in an Experimental Setting. ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA. SUPPLEMENT 2021; 131:275-278. [PMID: 33839857 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-59436-7_51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In traumatic brain injury, longer time spent with a cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) below the pressure reactivity index (PRx)-derived lower limit of reactivity (LLR) has been shown to be statistically associated with higher mortality. We set out to scrutinise the behaviour of LLR and the methods of its estimation in individual cases by performing retrospective analysis of intracranial pressure (ICP), arterial blood pressure (ABP) and laser Doppler flow (LDF) signals recorded in nine piglets undergoing controlled, terminal hypotension. We focused on the sections of the recordings with stable experimental conditions where a clear breakpoint of LDF/CPP characteristic (LLA) could be identified.In eight of the nine experiments, when CPP underwent a monotonous decrease, the relationship PRx/CPP showed two breakpoints (1 - when PRx starts to rise; 2 - when PRx saturates at PRx > 0.3), with LDF-based LLA sitting between them. LLR (CPP at PRx reaching 0.3 in the error bar chart) was close to the lower LLR breakpoint.In conclusion, when CPP has a monotonous decrease, PRx starts worsening before CPP crosses the LLA. A further decrease in CPP below LLA would cause a decrease in CBF, even if the pressure reactivity is not completely lost. This pattern should be taken into account when PRx is used to detect LLA continuously.
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- Erta Beqiri
- Brain Physics Laboratory, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. .,Department of Physiology and Transplantation, Milan University, Milan, Italy.
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- Pediatric Cardiology, Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Brain Physics Laboratory, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.,Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.,Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.,Division of Anaesthesia, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Brain Physics Laboratory, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Brain Physics Laboratory, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Iaccarino C, Lippa L, Munari M, Castioni CA, Robba C, Caricato A, Pompucci A, Signoretti S, Zona G, Rasulo FA. Management of intracranial hypertension following traumatic brain injury: a best clinical practice adoption proposal for intracranial pressure monitoring and decompressive craniectomy. Joint statements by the Traumatic Brain Injury Section of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery (SINch) and the Neuroanesthesia and Neurocritical Care Study Group of the Italian Society of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Resuscitation and Intensive Care (SIAARTI). J Neurosurg Sci 2021; 65:219-238. [PMID: 34184860 DOI: 10.23736/s0390-5616.21.05383-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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No robust evidence is provided by literature regarding the management of intracranial hypertension following severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). This is mostly due to the lack of prospective randomized controlled trials (RCTs), the presence of studies containing extreme heterogeneously collected populations and controversial considerations about chosen outcome. A scientific society should provide guidelines for care management and scientific support for those areas for which evidence-based medicine has not been identified. However, RCTs in severe TBI have failed to establish intervention effectiveness, arising the need to make greater use of tools such as Consensus Conferences between experts, which have the advantage of providing recommendations based on experience, on the analysis of updated literature data and on the direct comparison of different logistic realities. The Italian scientific societies should provide guidelines following the national laws ruling the best medical practice. However, many limitations do not allow the collection of data supporting high levels of evidence for intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring and decompressive craniectomy (DC) in patients with severe TBI. This intersociety document proposes best practice guidelines for this subsetting of patients to be adopted on a national Italian level, along with joint statements from "TBI Section" of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery (SINch) endorsed by the Neuroanesthesia and Neurocritical Care Study Group of the Italian Society of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Resuscitation and Intensive Care (SIAARTI). Presented here is a recap of recommendations on management of ICP and DC supported a high level of available evidence and rate of agreement expressed by the assemblies during the more recent consensus conferences, where members of both groups have had a role of active participants and supporters. The listed recommendations have been sent to a panel of experts consisting of the 107 members of the "TBI Section" of the SINch and the 111 members of the Neuroanesthesia and Neurocritical Care Study Group of the SIAARTI. The aim of the survey was to test a preliminary evaluation of the grade of predictable future adherence of the recommendations following this intersociety proposal. The following recommendations are suggested as representing best clinical practice, nevertheless, adoption of local multidisciplinary protocols regarding thresholds of ICP values, drug therapies, hemostasis management and perioperative care of decompressed patients is strongly recommended to improve treatment efficiency, to increase the quality of data collection and to provide more powerful evidence with future studies. Thus, for this future perspective a rapid overview of the role of the multimodal neuromonitoring in the optimal severe TBI management is also provided in this document. It is reasonable to assume that the recommendations reported in this paper will in future be updated by new observations arising from future trials. They are not binding, and this document should be offered as a guidance for clinical practice through an intersociety agreement, taking in consideration the low level of evidence.
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- Corrado Iaccarino
- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena University Hospital, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ospedali Riuniti di Livorno, Livorno, Italy -
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche Bellaria Hospital, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Martino University Hospital, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, IRCCS A. Gemelli University Polyclinic Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, S. Maria Goretti Hospital, Latina, Italy
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- Division of Emergency-Urgency, Unit of Neurosurgery, S. Eugenio Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, IRCCS San Martino University Hospital, Genoa, Italy.,Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Spedali Civili University Hospital, Brescia, Italy.,Department of Surgical and Medical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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Appavu B, Foldes S, Burrows BT, Jacobson A, Abruzzo T, Boerwinkle V, Willyerd A, Mangum T, Gunnala V, Marku I, Adelson PD. Multimodal Assessment of Cerebral Autoregulation and Autonomic Function After Pediatric Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation Rupture. Neurocrit Care 2021; 34:537-546. [PMID: 32748209 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-020-01058-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Management after cerebral arteriovenous malformation (AVM) rupture aims toward preventing hemorrhagic expansion while maintaining cerebral perfusion to avoid secondary injury. We investigated associations of model-based indices of cerebral autoregulation (CA) and autonomic function (AF) with outcomes after pediatric cerebral AVM rupture. METHODS Multimodal neurologic monitoring data from the initial 3 days after cerebral AVM rupture were retrospectively analyzed in children (< 18 years). AF indices included standard deviation of heart rate (HRsd), root-mean-square of successive differences in heart rate (HRrmssd), low-high frequency ratio (LHF), and baroreflex sensitivity (BRS). CA indices include pressure reactivity index (PRx), wavelet pressure reactivity indices (wPRx and wPRx-thr), pulse amplitude index (PAx), and correlation coefficient between intracranial pressure pulse amplitude and cerebral perfusion pressure (RAC). Percent time of cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) below lower limits of autoregulation (LLA) was also computed for each CA index. Primary outcomes were determined using Pediatric Glasgow Outcome Score Extended-Pediatrics (GOSE-PEDs) at 12 months and acquired epilepsy. Association of biomarkers with outcomes was investigated using linear regression, Wilcoxon signed-rank, or Chi-square. RESULTS Fourteen children were analyzed. Lower AF indices were associated with poor outcomes (BRS [p = 0.04], HRsd [p = 0.04], and HRrmssd [p = 0.00]; and acquired epilepsy (LHF [p = 0.027]). Higher CA indices were associated with poor outcomes (PRx [p = 0.00], wPRx [p = 0.00], and wPRx-thr [p = 0.01]), and acquired epilepsy (PRx [p = 0.02] and wPRx [p = 0.00]). Increased time below LLA was associated with poor outcome (percent time below LLA based on PRx [p = 0.00], PAx [p = 0.04], wPRx-thr [p = 0.03], and RAC [p = 0.01]; and acquired epilepsy (PRx [p = 0.00], PAx [p = 0.00], wPRx-thr [p = 0.03], and RAC [p = 0.01]). CONCLUSIONS After pediatric cerebral AVM rupture, poor outcomes are associated with AF and CA when applying various neurophysiologic model-based indices. Prospective work is needed to assess these indices of CA and AF in clinical decision support.
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- Brian Appavu
- Department of Neurosciences, Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital, 1919 E. Thomas Road, Ambulatory Building B, 3rd Floor, Phoenix, AZ, 85016, USA.
- Department of Child Health, University Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, 550 E. Van Buren Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA.
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- Department of Neurosciences, Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital, 1919 E. Thomas Road, Ambulatory Building B, 3rd Floor, Phoenix, AZ, 85016, USA
- Department of Child Health, University Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, 550 E. Van Buren Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital, 1919 E. Thomas Road, Ambulatory Building B, 3rd Floor, Phoenix, AZ, 85016, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital, 1919 E. Thomas Road, Ambulatory Building B, 3rd Floor, Phoenix, AZ, 85016, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital, 1919 E. Thomas Road, Ambulatory Building B, 3rd Floor, Phoenix, AZ, 85016, USA
- Department of Child Health, University Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, 550 E. Van Buren Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital, 1919 E. Thomas Road, Ambulatory Building B, 3rd Floor, Phoenix, AZ, 85016, USA
- Department of Child Health, University Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, 550 E. Van Buren Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital, 1919 E. Thomas Road, Ambulatory Building B, 3rd Floor, Phoenix, AZ, 85016, USA
- Department of Child Health, University Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, 550 E. Van Buren Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital, 1919 E. Thomas Road, Ambulatory Building B, 3rd Floor, Phoenix, AZ, 85016, USA
- Department of Child Health, University Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, 550 E. Van Buren Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital, 1919 E. Thomas Road, Ambulatory Building B, 3rd Floor, Phoenix, AZ, 85016, USA
- Department of Child Health, University Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, 550 E. Van Buren Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital, 1919 E. Thomas Road, Ambulatory Building B, 3rd Floor, Phoenix, AZ, 85016, USA
- Department of Child Health, University Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, 550 E. Van Buren Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA
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- Department of Neurosciences, Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital, 1919 E. Thomas Road, Ambulatory Building B, 3rd Floor, Phoenix, AZ, 85016, USA
- Department of Child Health, University Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, 550 E. Van Buren Street, Phoenix, AZ, 85004, USA
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Takahashi CE, Virmani D, Chung DY, Ong C, Cervantes-Arslanian AM. Blunt and Penetrating Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurol Clin 2021; 39:443-469. [PMID: 33896528 DOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2021.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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Severe traumatic brain injury is a common problem. Current practices focus on the importance of early resuscitation, transfer to high-volume centers, and provider expertise across multiple specialties. In the emergency department, patients should receive urgent intracranial imaging and consideration for tranexamic acid. Close observation in the intensive care unit environment helps identify problems, such as seizure, intracranial pressure crisis, and injury progression. In addition to traditional neurologic examination, patients benefit from use of intracranial monitors. Monitors gather physiologic data on intracranial and cerebral perfusion pressures to help guide therapy. Brain tissue oxygenation monitoring and cerebromicrodialysis show promise in studies.
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- Courtney E Takahashi
- Department of Neurology, Boston Medical Center, 72 East Concord Street, Collamore, C-3, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
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- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center, 72 East Concord Street, Collamore, C-3, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center, 72 East Concord Street, Collamore, C-3, Boston, MA 02118, USA; Division of Neurocritical Care, Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Neurovascular Research Unit, Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center, 72 East Concord Street, Collamore, C-3, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center, 72 East Concord Street, Collamore, C-3, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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Fan BB, Sun XC, Huang ZJ, Yang XM, Guo ZD, He ZH. Hypoperfusion assessed by pressure reactivity index is associated with delayed cerebral ischemia after subarachnoid hemorrhage: an observational study. Chin Neurosurg J 2021; 7:16. [PMID: 33648581 PMCID: PMC7923615 DOI: 10.1186/s41016-021-00231-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Dysfunction of cerebral autoregulation is one of the pathophysiological mechanisms that causes delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Pressure reactivity index (PRx) have been confirmed to reflect the level of cerebral autoregulation and used to derive optimal cerebral perfusion pressure (CPPopt). The goal of this study is to explore the associations between autoregulation, CPPopt, PRx, and DCI. Methods Continuous intracranial pressure (ICP), arterial blood pressure (ABP), and cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) signals acquired from 61 aSAH patients were retrospectively analyzed. PRx was calculated and collected by Pneumatic computer system. The CPP at the lowest PRx was determined as the CPPopt. The duration of a hypoperfusion event (dHP) was defined as the cumulative time that the PRx was > 0.3 and the CPP was <CPPopt. The duration of CPP more than 10 mmHg below CPPopt (ΔCPPopt < − 10 mmHg) was also used to assess hypoperfusion. The percent of the time of hypoperfusion by dHP and ΔCPPopt < − 10 mmHg (%dHP and %ΔCPPopt) were compared between DCI group and control group, utilizing univariate and multivariable logistic regression. It was the clinical prognosis at 3 months after hemorrhage that was assessed with the modified Rankin Scale, and logistic regression and ROC analysis were used for predictive power for unfavorable outcomes (mRs 3–5). Results Data from 52 patients were included in the final analysis of 61 patients. The mean %dHP in DCI was 29.23% and 10.66% in control. The mean %ΔCPPopt < − 10 mmHg was 22.28%, and 5.90% in control. The %dHP (p < 0.001) and the %ΔCPPopt < − 10mmHg (p < 0.001) was significantly longer in the DCI group. In multivariate logistic regression model, %ΔCPPopt <− 10 mmHg (p < 0.001) and %dHP (p < 0.001) were independent risk factor for predicting DCI, and %ΔCPPopt <− 10 mmHg (p = 0.010) and %dHP (p = 0.026) were independent risk factor for predicting unfavorable outcomes. Conclusions The increase of duration of hypoperfusion events and duration of CPP below CPPopt over 10 mmHg, evaluated as time of lowered CPP, is highly indicative of DCI and unfavorable outcomes.
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- Bin Bin Fan
- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Depreitere B, Citerio G, Smith M, Adelson PD, Aries MJ, Bleck TP, Bouzat P, Chesnut R, De Sloovere V, Diringer M, Dureanteau J, Ercole A, Hawryluk G, Hawthorne C, Helbok R, Klein SP, Neumann JO, Robba C, Steiner L, Stocchetti N, Taccone FS, Valadka A, Wolf S, Zeiler FA, Meyfroidt G. Cerebrovascular Autoregulation Monitoring in the Management of Adult Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: A Delphi Consensus of Clinicians. Neurocrit Care 2021; 34:731-738. [PMID: 33495910 PMCID: PMC8179892 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-020-01185-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Several methods have been proposed to measure cerebrovascular autoregulation (CA) in traumatic brain injury (TBI), but the lack of a gold standard and the absence of prospective clinical data on risks, impact on care and outcomes of implementation of CA-guided management lead to uncertainty. AIM To formulate statements using a Delphi consensus approach employing a group of expert clinicians, that reflect current knowledge of CA, aspects that can be implemented in TBI management and CA research priorities. METHODS A group of 25 international academic experts with clinical expertise in the management of adult severe TBI patients participated in this consensus process. Seventy-seven statements and multiple-choice questions were submitted to the group in two online surveys, followed by a face-to-face meeting and a third online survey. Participants received feedback on average scores and the rationale for resubmission or rephrasing of statements. Consensus on a statement was defined as agreement of more than 75% of participants. RESULTS Consensus amongst participants was achieved on the importance of CA status in adult severe TBI pathophysiology, the dynamic non-binary nature of CA impairment, its association with outcome and the inadvisability of employing universal and absolute cerebral perfusion pressure targets. Consensus could not be reached on the accuracy, reliability and validation of any current CA assessment method. There was also no consensus on how to implement CA information in clinical management protocols, reflecting insufficient clinical evidence. CONCLUSION The Delphi process resulted in 25 consensus statements addressing the pathophysiology of impaired CA, and its impact on cerebral perfusion pressure targets and outcome. A research agenda was proposed emphasizing the need for better validated CA assessment methods as well as the focused investigation of the application of CA-guided management in clinical care using prospective safety, feasibility and efficacy studies.
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- B Depreitere
- Neurosurgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Intensive Care Medicine, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Neurocritical Care Unit, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College London, London, UK
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- Barrow Neurological Institute At Phoenix Childrens Hospital, Department of Child Health/Neurosurgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA
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- Department of Intensive Care, Maastricht University Medical Center, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Davee Department of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Grenoble Alps Trauma Center, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Grenoble University Hospital, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Anesthesiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurology, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Université Paris Sud - Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Sud, Paris, France
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- Division of Anaesthesia, Department of Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Section of Neurosurgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Head and Neck Anaesthesia and Neurocritical Care, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Neurosurgery, University Hospital Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Policlinico San Martino, IRCCS for Oncology and Neuroscience, Genova, Italy
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- Anesthesiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Clinical Research, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Physiopathology and Transplant, Milan University and Neuro ICU Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Intensive Care, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Berlin Charité, Berlin, Germany
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- Division of Anaesthesia, Department of Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Science, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
- Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
- Centre on Aging, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Wolf MS, Rakkar J, Horvat CM, Simon DW, Kochanek PM, Clermont G, Clark RSB. Assessment of Dynamic Intracranial Compliance in Children with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Proof-of-Concept. Neurocrit Care 2020; 34:209-217. [PMID: 32556856 PMCID: PMC7299131 DOI: 10.1007/s12028-020-01004-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Background and Aims Intracranial compliance refers to the relationship between a change in intracranial volume and the resultant change in intracranial pressure (ICP). Measurement of compliance is useful in managing cardiovascular and respiratory failure; however, there are no contemporary means to assess intracranial compliance. Knowledge of intracranial compliance could complement ICP and cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) monitoring in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and may enable a proactive approach to ICP management. In this proof-of-concept study, we aimed to capitalize on the physiologic principles of intracranial compliance and vascular reactivity to CO2, and standard-of-care neurocritical care monitoring, to develop a method to assess dynamic intracranial compliance. Methods Continuous ICP and end-tidal CO2 (ETCO2) data from children with severe TBI were collected after obtaining informed consent in this Institutional Review Board-approved study. An intracranial pressure-PCO2 Compliance Index (PCI) was derived by calculating the moment-to-moment correlation between change in ICP and change in ETCO2. As such, “good” compliance may be reflected by a lack of correlation between time-synched changes in ICP in response to changes in ETCO2, and “poor” compliance may be reflected by a positive correlation between changes in ICP in response to changes in ETCO2. Results A total of 978 h of ICP and ETCO2 data were collected and analyzed from eight patients with severe TBI. Demographic and clinical characteristics included patient age 7.1 ± 5.8 years (mean ± SD); 6/8 male; initial Glasgow Coma Scale score 3 [3–7] (median [IQR]); 6/8 had decompressive surgery; 7.1 ± 1.4 ICP monitor days; ICU length of stay (LOS) 16.1 ± 6.8 days; hospital LOS 25.9 ± 8.4 days; and survival 100%. The mean PCI for all patients throughout the monitoring period was 0.18 ± 0.04, where mean ICP was 13.7 ± 2.1 mmHg. In this cohort, PCI was observed to be consistently above 0.18 by 12 h after monitor placement. Percent time spent with PCI thresholds > 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3 were 62% [24], 38% [14], and 23% [15], respectively. The percentage of time spent with an ICP threshold > 20 mmHg was 5.1% [14.6]. Conclusions Indirect assessment of dynamic intracranial compliance in TBI patients using standard-of-care monitoring appears feasible and suggests a prolonged period of derangement out to 5 days post-injury. Further study is ongoing to determine if the PCI—a new physiologic index, complements utility of ICP and/or CPP in guiding management of patients with severe TBI. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1007/s12028-020-01004-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Michael S Wolf
- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,Faculty Pavilion, Suite 2000, Brain Care Institute, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224, USA
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,Faculty Pavilion, Suite 2000, Brain Care Institute, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224, USA
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,Faculty Pavilion, Suite 2000, Brain Care Institute, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224, USA
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.,The Clinical Research, Investigation, and Systems Modeling of Acute Illness (CRISMA) Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. .,Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. .,Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. .,Faculty Pavilion, Suite 2000, Brain Care Institute, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224, USA.
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Zeiler FA, Ercole A, Czosnyka M, Smielewski P, Hawryluk G, Hutchinson PJA, Menon DK, Aries M. Continuous cerebrovascular reactivity monitoring in moderate/severe traumatic brain injury: a narrative review of advances in neurocritical care. Br J Anaesth 2020; 124:440-453. [PMID: 31983411 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2019.11.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Revised: 11/19/2019] [Accepted: 11/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Impaired cerebrovascular reactivity in adult moderate and severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) is known to be associated with worse global outcome at 6-12 months. As technology has improved over the past decades, monitoring of cerebrovascular reactivity has shifted from intermittent measures, to experimentally validated continuously updating indices at the bedside. Such advances have led to the exploration of individualised physiologic targets in adult TBI management, such as optimal cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) values, or CPP limits in which vascular reactivity is relatively intact. These targets have been shown to have a stronger association with outcome compared with existing consensus-based guideline thresholds in severe TBI care. This has sparked ongoing prospective trials of such personalised medicine approaches in adult TBI. In this narrative review paper, we focus on the concept of cerebral autoregulation, proposed mechanisms of control and methods of continuous monitoring used in TBI. We highlight multimodal cranial monitoring approaches for continuous cerebrovascular reactivity assessment, physiologic and neuroimaging correlates, and associations with outcome. Finally, we explore the recent 'state-of-the-art' advances in personalised physiologic targets based on continuous cerebrovascular reactivity monitoring, their benefits, and implications for future avenues of research in TBI.
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- Frederick A Zeiler
- Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Winnipeg, Canada; Division of Anaesthesia, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Winnipeg, Canada; Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
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- Division of Anaesthesia, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Section of Brain Physics, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; Institute of Electronic Systems, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
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- Section of Brain Physics, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Section of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Division of Anaesthesia, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Intensive Care, Maastricht UMC, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Cerebral autoregulatory dysfunction after traumatic brain injury (TBI) is strongly linked to poor global outcome in patients at 6 months after injury. However, our understanding of the drivers of this dysfunction is limited. Genetic variation among individuals within a population gives rise to single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that have the potential to influence a given patient's cerebrovascular response to an injury. Associations have been reported between a variety of genetic polymorphisms and global outcome in patients with TBI, but few studies have explored the association between genetic variants and cerebrovascular function after injury. In this Review, we explore polymorphisms that might play an important part in cerebral autoregulatory capacity after TBI. We outline a variety of SNPs, their biological substrates and their potential role in mediating cerebrovascular reactivity. A number of candidate polymorphisms exist in genes that are involved in myogenic, endothelial, metabolic and neurogenic vascular responses to injury. Furthermore, polymorphisms in genes involved in inflammation, the central autonomic response and cortical spreading depression might drive cerebrovascular reactivity. Identification of candidate genes involved in cerebral autoregulation after TBI provides a platform and rationale for further prospective investigation of the link between genetic polymorphisms and autoregulatory function.
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Silverman A, Kodali S, Strander S, Gilmore EJ, Kimmel A, Wang A, Cord B, Falcone G, Hebert R, Matouk C, Sheth KN, Petersen NH. Deviation From Personalized Blood Pressure Targets Is Associated With Worse Outcome After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Stroke 2019; 50:2729-2737. [PMID: 31495332 PMCID: PMC6756936 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.026282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background and Purpose- Optimal blood pressure (BP) management during the early stages of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage remains uncertain. Observational studies have found worse outcomes in patients with increased hemodynamic variability, suggesting BP optimization as a potential neuroprotective strategy. In this study, we calculated personalized BP targets at which cerebral autoregulation was best preserved. We analyzed how deviation from these limits correlates with functional outcome. Methods- We prospectively enrolled 31 patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Autoregulatory function was continuously measured by interrogating changes in near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)-derived tissue oxygenation-a surrogate for cerebral blood flow-as well as intracranial pressure (ICP) in response to changes in mean arterial pressure using time-correlation analysis. The resulting autoregulatory indices were used to identify the upper and lower limit of autoregulation. Percent time that mean arterial pressure exceeded limits of autoregulation was calculated for each patient. Functional outcome was assessed using the modified Rankin Scale at discharge and 90 days. Associations with outcome were analyzed using ordinal multivariate logistic regression. Results- Personalized limits of autoregulation were computed in all patients (age 57.5±13.4, 23F, mean World Federation of Neurological Surgeons 2±1, monitoring time 67.8±50.8 hours). Optimal BP and limits of autoregulation were calculated on average for 89.5±6.7% of the total monitoring period. ICP- and NIRS-derived optimal pressures strongly correlated with one another (P<0.0001). Percent time that mean arterial pressure deviated from limits of autoregulation significantly associated with worse functional outcome at discharge (NIRS, P=0.001; ICP, P=0.004) and 90 days (NIRS, P=0.002; ICP, P=0.003), adjusting separately for age, World Federation of Neurological Surgeons, vasospasm, and delayed cerebral ischemia. Conclusions- Both invasive (ICP) and noninvasive (NIRS) determination of personalized BP targets after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage is feasible, and these 2 approaches revealed significant collinearity. Furthermore, exceeding individualized limits of autoregulation was associated with poor functional outcomes.
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- Department of Neurology, Yale Medical School, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Neurology, Yale Medical School, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Yale Medical School, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Neurology, Yale Medical School, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Yale Medical School, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Yale Medical School, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Neurology, Yale Medical School, New Haven, CT
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Zeiler FA, Ercole A, Cabeleira M, Carbonara M, Stocchetti N, Menon DK, Smielewski P, Czosnyka M, Anke A, Beer R, Bellander BM, Buki A, Chevallard G, Chieregato A, Citerio G, Czeiter E, Depreitere B, Eapen G, Frisvold S, Helbok R, Jankowski S, Kondziella D, Koskinen LO, Meyfroidt G, Moeller K, Nelson D, Piippo-Karjalainen A, Radoi A, Ragauskas A, Raj R, Rhodes J, Rocka S, Rossaint R, Sahuquillo J, Sakowitz O, Stevanovic A, Sundström N, Takala R, Tamosuitis T, Tenovuo O, Vajkoczy P, Vargiolu A, Vilcinis R, Wolf S, Younsi A. Comparison of Performance of Different Optimal Cerebral Perfusion Pressure Parameters for Outcome Prediction in Adult Traumatic Brain Injury: A Collaborative European NeuroTrauma Effectiveness Research in Traumatic Brain Injury (CENTER-TBI) Study. J Neurotrauma 2019; 36:1505-1517. [DOI: 10.1089/neu.2018.6182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Frederick A. Zeiler
- Division of Anesthesia, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Department of Surgery, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Clinician Investigator Program, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Division of Anesthesia, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Brain Physics Laboratory, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Neuro ICU Fondazione IRCCS, Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Neuro ICU Fondazione IRCCS, Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
- Department of Physiology and Transplantation, Milan University, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Anesthesia, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Brain Physics Laboratory, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Brain Physics Laboratory, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Institute of Electronic Systems, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland
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Aarabi B, Olexa J, Chryssikos T, Galvagno SM, Hersh DS, Wessell A, Sansur C, Schwartzbauer G, Crandall K, Shanmuganathan K, Simard JM, Mushlin H, Kole M, Le E, Pratt N, Cannarsa G, Lomangino CD, Scarboro M, Aresco C, Curry B. Extent of Spinal Cord Decompression in Motor Complete (American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale Grades A and B) Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Patients: Post-Operative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Analysis of Standard Operative Approaches. J Neurotrauma 2019; 36:862-876. [PMID: 30215287 PMCID: PMC6484360 DOI: 10.1089/neu.2018.5834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Although decompressive surgery following traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) is recommended, adequate surgical decompression is rarely verified via imaging. We utilized magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to analyze the rate of spinal cord decompression after surgery. Pre-operative (within 8 h of injury) and post-operative (within 48 h of injury) MRI images of 184 motor complete patients (American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale [AIS] grade A = 119, AIS grade B = 65) were reviewed to verify spinal cord decompression. Decompression was defined as the presence of a patent subarachnoid space around a swollen spinal cord. Of the 184 patients, 100 (54.3%) underwent anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), and 53 of them also underwent laminectomy. Of the 184 patients, 55 (29.9%) underwent anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion (ACCF), with (26 patients) or without (29 patients) laminectomy. Twenty-nine patients (16%) underwent stand-alone laminectomy. Decompression was verified in 121 patients (66%). The rates of decompression in patients who underwent ACDF and ACCF without laminectomy were 46.8% and 58.6%, respectively. Among these patients, performing a laminectomy increased the rate of decompression (72% and 73.1% of patients, respectively). Twenty-five of 29 (86.2%) patients who underwent a stand-alone laminectomy were found to be successfully decompressed. The rates of decompression among patients who underwent laminectomy at one, two, three, four, or five levels were 58.3%, 68%, 78%, 80%, and 100%, respectively (p < 0.001). In multi-variate logistic regression analysis, only laminectomy was significantly associated with successful decompression (odds ratio 4.85; 95% confidence interval 2.2-10.6; p < 0.001). In motor complete TSCI patients, performing a laminectomy significantly increased the rate of successful spinal cord decompression, independent of whether anterior surgery was performed.
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- Bizhan Aarabi
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
- R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
- R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
- R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
- Department of Radiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The acute care of a patient with severe neurological injury is organized around one relatively straightforward goal: avoid brain ischemia. A coherent strategy for fluid management in these patients has been particularly elusive, and a well considered fluid management strategy is essential for patients with critical neurological illness. RECENT FINDINGS In this review, several gaps in our collective knowledge are summarized, including a rigorous definition of volume status that can be practically measured; an understanding of how electrolyte derangements interact with therapy; a measurable endpoint against which we can titrate our patients' fluid balance; and agreement on the composition of fluid we should give in various clinical contexts. SUMMARY As the possibility grows closer that we can monitor the physiological parameters with direct relevance for neurological outcomes and the various complications associated with neurocritical illness, we may finally move away from static therapy recommendations, and toward individualized, precise therapy. Although we believe therapy should ultimately be individualized rather than standardized, it is clear that the monitoring tools and analytical methods used ought to be standardized to facilitate appropriately powered, prospective clinical outcome trials.
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