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Ghia S, Savadjian A, Shin D, Diluozzo G, Weiner MM, Bhatt HV. Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest in Adult Aortic Arch Surgery: A Review of Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest and its Anesthetic Implications. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2023; 37:2634-2645. [PMID: 37723023 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2023.08.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2023] [Revised: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/20/2023]
Abstract
Diseases affecting the aortic arch often require surgical intervention. Hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA) enables a safe approach during open aortic arch surgeries. Additionally, HCA provides neuroprotection by reducing cerebral metabolism and oxygen requirements. However, HCA comes with significant risks (eg, neurologic dysfunction, stroke, and coagulopathy), and the cardiac anesthesiologist must completely understand the surgical techniques, possible complications, and management strategies.
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- Samit Ghia
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, Bridgeport, CT
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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Qu JZ, Kao LW, Smith JE, Kuo A, Xue A, Iyer MH, Essandoh MK, Dalia AA. Brain Protection in Aortic Arch Surgery: An Evolving Field. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2020; 35:1176-1188. [PMID: 33309497 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2020.11.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2020] [Revised: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Despite advances in cardiac surgery and anesthesia, the rates of brain injury remain high in aortic arch surgery requiring circulatory arrest. The mechanisms of brain injury, including permanent and temporary neurologic dysfunction, are multifactorial, but intraoperative brain ischemia is likely a major contributor. Maintaining optimal cerebral perfusion during cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory arrest is the key component of intraoperative management for aortic arch surgery. Various brain monitoring modalities provide different information to improve cerebral protection. Electroencephalography gives crucial data to ensure minimal cerebral metabolism during deep hypothermic circulatory arrest, transcranial Doppler directly measures cerebral arterial blood flow, and near-infrared spectroscopy monitors regional cerebral oxygen saturation. Various brain protection techniques, including hypothermia, cerebral perfusion, pharmacologic protection, and blood gas management, have been used during interruption of systemic circulation, but the optimal strategy remains elusive. Although deep hypothermic circulatory arrest and retrograde cerebral perfusion have their merits, there have been increasing reports about the use of antegrade cerebral perfusion, obviating the need for deep hypothermia. With controversy and variability of surgical practices, moderate hypothermia, when combined with unilateral antegrade cerebral perfusion, is considered safe for brain protection in aortic arch surgery performed with circulatory arrest. The neurologic outcomes of brain protection in aortic arch surgery largely depend on the following three major components: cerebral temperature, circulatory arrest time, and cerebral perfusion during circulatory arrest. The optimal brain protection strategy should be individualized based on comprehensive monitoring and stems from well-executed techniques that balance the major components contributing to brain injury.
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- Jason Z Qu
- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
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Bergeron EJ, Mosca MS, Aftab M, Justison G, Reece TB. Neuroprotection Strategies in Aortic Surgery. Cardiol Clin 2017; 35:453-465. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2017.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Fernández Suárez FE, Fernández Del Valle D, González Alvarez A, Pérez-Lozano B. Intraoperative care for aortic surgery using circulatory arrest. J Thorac Dis 2017; 9:S508-S520. [PMID: 28616347 PMCID: PMC5462730 DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2017.04.67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2017] [Accepted: 04/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The total circulatory arrest (CA) is necessary to achieve optimal surgical conditions in certain aortic pathologies, especially in those affecting the ascending aorta and aortic arch. During this procedure it is necessary to protect all the organs of ischemia, especially those of the central nervous system and for this purpose several strategies have been developed. The first and most important protective method is systemic hypothermia. The degree of hypothermia and the route of application have been evolving and currently tend to use moderate hypothermia (MH) (20.1-28 °C) associated with unilateral or bilateral selective cerebral perfusion methods. In this way the neurological results are better, the interval of security is greater and the times of extracorporeal circulation are smaller. Even so, it is necessary to take into account that there is the possibility of ischemia in the lower part of the body, especially of the abdominal viscera and the spinal cord, therefore the time of circulatory stop should be limited and not to exceed 80 minutes. Evidence of possible neurological drug protection is very weak and only mannitol, magnesium, and statins can produce some benefit. Inhalational anesthetics and some intravenous seem to have advantages, but more studies would be needed to test their long-term benefit. Other important parameters to be monitored during these procedures are blood glucose, anemia and coagulation disorders and acid-base balance. The recommended monitoring is common in complex cardiovascular procedures and it is of special importance the neurological monitoring that can be performed with several techniques, although currently the most used are Bispectral Index (BIS) and Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS). It is also essential to monitor the temperature routinely at the nasopharyngeal and bladder level and it is important to control coagulation with rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM).
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Central University Hospital of Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Central University Hospital of Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
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Lindsay H, Srinivas C, Djaiani G. Neuroprotection during aortic surgery. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol 2016; 30:283-303. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpa.2016.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2016] [Revised: 04/21/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Kwak J, Grocott HP, Rice DC, Fitzgerald DC, Schwartz JP, Janelle GM. What to do when your brain turns blue? Considerations during aortic arch surgery. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2013; 17:224-30. [PMID: 23960102 DOI: 10.1177/1089253213500184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Jenny Kwak
- Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA
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O'Neill B, Bilal H, Mahmood S, Waterworth P. Is it worth packing the head with ice in patients undergoing deep hypothermic circulatory arrest? Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2012; 15:696-701. [PMID: 22745303 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivs247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was: Is it worth packing the head with ice in patients undergoing deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA)? Altogether more than 34 papers were found using the reported search, of which 7 represented the best evidence to answer the clinical question, 5 of which were animal studies, 1 was a theoretical laboratory study and 1 study looked at the ability to cool using circulating water 'jackets' in humans. There were no available human studies looking at the neurological outcome with or without topical head cooling with ice without further adjunct methods of cerebral protection. The authors, journal, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes and results of these papers are tabulated. Four papers studied animals undergoing DHCA for 45 min-2 h depending on the study design, with or without packing the head with ice. The studies all demonstrated improved cerebral cooling when the head was packed with ice during DHCA. They also illustrated an improved neurological outcome, with better behavioural scores (P < 0.05), and in some, survival, when compared with animals whose heads were not packed in ice. One study examined selective head cooling with the use of packing the head with ice during rewarming after DHCA. However, they demonstrated worse neurological outcomes in these animals, possibly due to the loss of cerebral vasoregulation and cerebral oedema. One study involved a laboratory experiment showing improved cooling using circulating cool water in cryotherapy braces than by using packed ice. They extrapolated that newer devices to cool the head may improve cerebral cooling during DHCA. The final study discussed here demonstrated the use of circulating water to the head in humans undergoing pulmonary endarterectomy. They found that tympanic membrane temperatures could be maintained significantly lower than bladder or rectal temperatures when using circulating water to cool the head. We conclude that topical head cooling with ice is of use during DHCA but not during rewarming following DHCA and that it may be possible to advance topical head cooling techniques using circulating water rather than packed ice.
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- Bridie O'Neill
- School of Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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