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Quinn KM, Billaut F, Bulmer AC, Minahan CL. Cerebral oxygenation declines but does not impair peak oxygen uptake during incremental cycling in women using oral contraceptives. Eur J Appl Physiol 2018; 118:2417-2427. [PMID: 30167957 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-018-3968-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2018] [Accepted: 08/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare prefrontal cortex oxygenation in recreationally-active women using oral contraceptives (WomenOC; n = 8) to women with a natural menstrual cycle (WomenNC; n = 8) during incremental exercise to exhaustion. METHODS Participants performed incremental cycling to exhaustion to determine lactate threshold 1 (LT1) and 2 (LT2) and peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak). Prefrontal cortex oxygenation was monitored via near-infrared spectroscopy through concentration changes in oxy-haemoglobin (Δ[HbO2]), deoxy-haemoglobin (Δ[HHb]), total-haemoglobin (Δ[tHb]) and tissue saturation index (TSI). RESULTS 17β-oestradiol and progesterone were lower in WomenOC (35 ± 26; 318 ± 127 pmol·L-1, respectively) than WomenNC (261 ± 156; 858 ± 541 pmol·L-1, respectively). There were no differences in full blood examination results or serum nitric oxide (p > 0.05). However, WomenOC presented lower concentrations in ferric-reducing ability of plasma (- 8%; effect size; ES - 0.52 ± 0.61), bilirubin (- 32%; ES - 0.56 ± 0.62) and uric acid (- 17%; ES - 0.53 ± 0.61). Cardiopulmonary parameters were similar between groups during cycling, including VO2peak (p = 0.99). While there was a significant effect of time on all parameters measured by near-infrared spectroscopy during incremental cycling, there was no effect of OC at LT1, LT2 or exhaustion calculated as a change from baseline (TSI; p = 0.096, Δ[HbO2]; p = 0.143, Δ[HHb]; p = 0.085 and Δ[tHb]; p = 0.226). The change in TSI from LT1 to LT2 was significantly different between groups (WomenNC; mean difference + 2.06%, WomenOC; mean difference - 1.73%; p = 0.003). CONCLUSION Prefrontal tissue oxygenation declined at a lower relative exercise intensity in WomenOC as compared to WomenNC, however, this did not influence VO2peak. The results provide the first evidence for variance in the cerebral oxygenation response to exercise, which may be associated with female sex hormones.
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- Karlee M Quinn
- Griffith Sports Physiology and Performance, Gold Coast campus, School of Allied Health Sciences, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, 4222, Australia. .,Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. .,Queensland Academy of Sport, Nathan, QLD, Australia.
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- Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, Quebec, Canada
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- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia.,School of Medical Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
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- Griffith Sports Physiology and Performance, Gold Coast campus, School of Allied Health Sciences, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, 4222, Australia.,Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
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Lanfranconi F, Pollastri L, Corna G, Bartesaghi M, Novarina M, Ferri A, Miserocchi GA. The Elusive Path of Brain Tissue Oxygenation and Cerebral Perfusion in Harness Hang Syncope in Mountain Climbers. High Alt Med Biol 2017; 18:363-371. [PMID: 28981369 DOI: 10.1089/ham.2017.0028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Lanfranconi, Francesca, Luca Pollastri, Giovanni Corna, Manuela Bartesaghi, Massimiliano Novarina, Alessandra Ferri, and Giuseppe Andrea Miserocchi. The elusive path of brain tissue oxygenation and cerebral perfusion in harness hang syncope in mountain climbers. High Alt Med Biol. 18:363-371, 2017. AIM Harness hang syncope (HHS) is a risk that specifically affects wide ranges of situations requiring safety harnesses in mountains. An irreversible orthostatic stasis could lead to death if a prompt rescue is not performed. We aimed at evaluating the risk of developing HHS and at identifying the characteristics related to the pathogenesis of HHS. RESULTS Forty adults (aged 39.1 [8.2] years) were enrolled in a suspension test lasting about 28.7 (11.4) minutes. We measured cardiovascular parameters, and near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) was used to assess cerebral hypoxia by changes in the concentration of oxyhemoglobin (Δ[HbO2]) and de-oxyhemoglobin (Δ[HHb]). In the four participants who developed HHS: (1) systolic and diastolic blood pressure showed ample oscillations with a final abrupt drop (∼30 mmHg); (2) Δ[HbO2] increased after 8-12 minutes of suspension and reached a plateau before HHS; and (3) Δ[HHb] decreased with a final abrupt increase before syncope. CONCLUSIONS Participants who developed HHS failed to activate cardiovascular reflexes that usually safeguard O2 availability to match the metabolic needs of the brain tissue. Since cerebral hypoxia was detected as an early phenomenon by Δ[HbO2] and Δ[HHb] changes, NIRS measurement appears to be the most important parameter to monitor the onset of HHS.
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- Francesca Lanfranconi
- 1 Laboratory of Clinical Physiology and Sport Medicine, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca , Monza, Italy
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- 1 Laboratory of Clinical Physiology and Sport Medicine, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca , Monza, Italy
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- 1 Laboratory of Clinical Physiology and Sport Medicine, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca , Monza, Italy .,3 Clinical Exercise Science Research Program, Institute of Sport Exercise and Active Living (ISEAL), Victoria University , Melbourne, Australia
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- 1 Laboratory of Clinical Physiology and Sport Medicine, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca , Monza, Italy
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Idelson CR, Vogt WC, King-Casas B, LaConte SM, Rylander CG. Effect of mechanical optical clearing on near-infrared spectroscopy. Lasers Surg Med 2015; 47:495-502. [PMID: 26041069 PMCID: PMC4514551 DOI: 10.1002/lsm.22373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Near-infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) is a broadly utilized technology with many emerging applications including clinical diagnostics, sports medicine, and functional neuroimaging, to name a few. For functional brain imaging NIR light is delivered at multiple wavelengths through the scalp and skull to the brain to enable spatial oximetry measurements. Dynamic changes in brain oxygenation are highly correlated with neural stimulation, activation, and function. Unfortunately, NIRS is currently limited by its low spatial resolution, shallow penetration depth, and, perhaps most importantly, signal corruption due to light interactions with superficial non-target tissues such as scalp and skull. In response to these issues, we have combined the non-invasive and rapidly reversible method of mechanical tissue optical clearing (MOC) with a commercially available NIRS system. MOC utilizes a compressive loading force on tissue, causing the lateral displacement of blood and water, while simultaneously thinning the tissue. A MOC-NIRS Breath Hold Test displayed a ∼3.5-fold decrease in the time-averaged standard deviation between channels, consequentially promoting greater channel agreement. A Skin Pinch Test was implemented to negate brain and muscle activity from affecting the recorded signal. These results displayed a 2.5-3.0 fold increase in raw signal amplitude. Existing NIRS instrumentation has been further integrated within a custom helmet device to provide a uniform force distribution across the NIRS sensor array. These results showed a gradual decrease in time-averaged standard deviation among channels with an increase in applied pressure. Through these experiments, and the development of the MOC-NIRS helmet device, MOC appears to provide enhancement of NIRS technology beyond its current limitations.
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- Christopher R. Idelson
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78705
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- (Currently at) Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD 20993
- School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24060
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- Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute; Roanoke, VA 24016
- Virginia Tech Carilion Medical School; Roanoke, VA 24016
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- Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute; Roanoke, VA 24016
- Virginia Tech Carilion Medical School; Roanoke, VA 24016
- School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24060
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Keller E, Froehlich J, Baumann D, Böcklin C, Sikorski C, Oberle M, Muser M. Detection of delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) in subarachnoid haemorrhage applying near-infrared spectroscopy: elimination of the extracerebral signal by transcutaneous and intraparenchymatous measurements in parallel. ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA. SUPPLEMENT 2015; 120:243-7. [PMID: 25366631 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-04981-6_41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Detection of delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) in high-grade subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) is an unsolved issue. Conventional near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) with optodes applied over the skin is controversial because the NIRS signal is contaminated by extracerebral tissue. The objective is to quantify and subtract the contribution from extracerebral tissue from the signal by using measurements in parallel with a NIRS brain tissue probe and conventional NIRS. METHODS In a patient with high-grade SAH, two approaches for NIRS were applied. First, a conventional brain tissue probe for intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring, supplied by optical fibres, was placed into the brain tissue 2 cm deep from the dura. Second, for conventional NIRS, a plaster-based patch carrying optodes (one emitter, two detectors) was attached to the skin. Central venous injections of 0.3 mg/kg body weight (bw) indocyanine green (ICG) were performed. ICG dye dilution curves obtained with the probe and patch were collected simultaneously and analysed for blood flow values. RESULTS Twelve measurements in parallel with the probe and patch were performed. Mean cerebral blood flow (CBF) for the probe was higher (24.8 ± 9.1 ml/100 g/min) compared with the values obtained with the patch (for detector 1, extra-cerebral blood flow [ECBF] mean 5.1 ± 1.8 ml/100 g/min; p = 0.002; for detector 2, 6.6 ± 2.1 ml/100 g/min; p = 0.002). CBF values obtained with the probe correlated with blood flow values obtained with the patch (for CBF vs. ECBF detector 1, r = 0.72 [p = 0.008]; ECBF detector 2, r = 0.79 [p = 0.002]). CONCLUSIONS Blood flow values obtained with conventional NIRS correlated significantly with absolute CBF values obtained directly within the brain tissue. Simultaneous measurements with the NeMo Probe and NeMo Patch allow quantification and subtraction of the contribution from extracerebral tissues from the signal obtained with conventional NIRS.
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- Emanuela Keller
- Neurocritical Care Unit, Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 10, Zuerich, CH-8091, Switzerland,
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Perez JJ. To what extent is the bipolar rheoencephalographic signal contaminated by scalp blood flow? A clinical study to quantify its extra and non-extracranial components. Biomed Eng Online 2014; 13:131. [PMID: 25192886 PMCID: PMC4169836 DOI: 10.1186/1475-925x-13-131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Accepted: 08/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Impedance plethysmography applied to the head by using a pair of electrodes attached to the scalp surface is known as bipolar Rheoencephalography or REG I and was originally proposed to measure changes in cerebral blood volume related to the heartbeat. REG I was soon discarded in favor of other REG configurations, since most of the signal was shown to be heavily contaminated by the extracranial blood flow. The main goal of this study was to identify and compare the part of the REG I signal caused by scalp blood flow with that originating from non-extracranial sources. Methods A clinical study involving thirty-six healthy volunteers was designed for this purpose. REG I was first registered in each subject under normal conditions. A pneumatic cuff was then placed around the head and was inflated to arrest the scalp blood flow and a second REG I was recorded. Finally, a third REG I was taken immediately after cuff deflation. Results The REG I signal is attenuated, but not extinguished, during cuff inflation in a wide subject-dependent range ratio from 0.12 to 0.68 (0.37 ± 0.15). The residual REG I signal has a waveform that is markedly different from that obtained before cuff inflation, which supports the hypothesis of the intracranial origin of the residual REG I signal. Additionally, an increase of 22% in REG I amplitude was observed when the head cuff was deflated. Conclusions Waveform differences between extra and non-extracranial components are significant and these differences could be used in a method to distinguish one from the other. However, a significant part of the REG I signal is caused by a non-extracranial source and, therefore, it should not be used as a footprint of the extracranial blood flow.
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- Juan J Perez
- Bioelectronic Research Group (I3BH) (Ed, 7F), Universitat Politècnica de València, Cno de Vera s/n, Valencia, Spain.
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Hirasawa A, Yanagisawa S, Tanaka N, Funane T, Kiguchi M, Sørensen H, Secher NH, Ogoh S. Influence of skin blood flow and source-detector distance on near-infrared spectroscopy-determined cerebral oxygenation in humans. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging 2014; 35:237-44. [DOI: 10.1111/cpf.12156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2013] [Accepted: 03/27/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Ai Hirasawa
- Graduate school of Engineering; Toyo University; Kawagoe-shi Saitama Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering; Faculty of Science and Engineering; Toyo University; Kawagoe-shi Saitama Japan
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- Graduate school of Engineering; Toyo University; Kawagoe-shi Saitama Japan
- Department of Biomedical Engineering; Faculty of Science and Engineering; Toyo University; Kawagoe-shi Saitama Japan
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- Hitachi, Ltd.; Central Research Laboratory; Hatoyama-machi Saitama Japan
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- Hitachi, Ltd.; Central Research Laboratory; Hatoyama-machi Saitama Japan
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- Department of Anesthesia; Rigshospitalet; The Copenhagen Muscle Research Center; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Anesthesia; Rigshospitalet; The Copenhagen Muscle Research Center; University of Copenhagen; Copenhagen Denmark
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- Graduate school of Engineering; Toyo University; Kawagoe-shi Saitama Japan
- Department of Biomedical Engineering; Faculty of Science and Engineering; Toyo University; Kawagoe-shi Saitama Japan
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Viola S, Viola P, Litterio P, Buongarzone MP, Fiorelli L. Correlation between the arterial pulse wave of the cerebral microcirculation and CBF during breath holding and hyperventilation in human. Clin Neurophysiol 2012; 123:1931-6. [PMID: 22627020 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2012.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2011] [Revised: 02/25/2012] [Accepted: 03/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate if relative changes in the amplitude of the arterial pulse wave of the cerebral microcirculation (APWCM) measured by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) may provide information about relative changes of cerebral blood flow (CBF) in cerebral cortex. METHODS In 10 healthy human volunteers, through simultaneous recording of the APWCM amplitude by means of NIRS and the mean blood flow velocity (MBFV) of middle cerebral artery by means of transcranial Doppler (TCD) at rest and during breath holding and hyperventilation, we evaluate a possible correlation between relative changes of the mean APWCM amplitude and relative changes of MBFV. RESULTS We found a significant linear correlation: breath holding: R(2) 0.84, p < 0.001, hyperventilation: R(2) 0.81, p<0.001. CONCLUSION The relative changes of the mean APWCM amplitude seem able to provide information about relative changes of CBF of cerebral cortex in healthy adult humans during breath holding and hyperventilation. SIGNIFICANCE APWCM detected by NIRS, a safe, repeatable, inexpensive technology and at the bedside may improve the study of cerebral cortex microcirculation in neurological diseases.
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- S Viola
- Department of Neurology, S. Pio Hospital, via C. De Lellis, 66054 Vasto (CH), Italy.
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Exercise thermoregulatory responses following a 28-day sleep-high train-low regimen. Eur J Appl Physiol 2012; 112:3881-91. [DOI: 10.1007/s00421-012-2374-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2011] [Accepted: 02/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Meng L, Gelb AW, Alexander BS, Cerussi AE, Tromberg BJ, Yu Z, Mantulin WW. Impact of phenylephrine administration on cerebral tissue oxygen saturation and blood volume is modulated by carbon dioxide in anaesthetized patients. Br J Anaesth 2012; 108:815-22. [PMID: 22391890 DOI: 10.1093/bja/aes023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Multiple studies have shown that cerebral tissue oxygen saturation (Sct(O(2))) is decreased after phenylephrine treatment. We hypothesized that the negative impact of phenylephrine administration on Sct(O(2)) is affected by arterial blood carbon dioxide partial pressure (Pa(CO(2))) because CO(2) is a powerful modulator of cerebrovascular tone. METHODS In 14 anaesthetized healthy patients, i.v. phenylephrine bolus was administered to increase the mean arterial pressure ~20-30% during hypocapnia, normocapnia, and hypercapnia. Sct(O(2)) and cerebral blood volume (CBV) were measured using frequency domain near-infrared spectroscopy, a quantitative technology. Data collection occurred before and after each treatment. RESULTS Phenylephrine caused a significant decrease in Sct(O(2)) during hypocapnia [ΔSct(O(2)) =-3.4 (1.5)%, P<0.001], normocapnia [ΔSct(O(2)) =-2.4 (1.5)%, P<0.001], and hypercapnia [ΔSct(O(2)) =-1.4 (1.5)%, P<0.01]. Decreases in Sct(O(2)) were significantly different between hypocapnia, normocapnia, and hypercapnia (P<0.001). Phenylephrine also caused a significant decrease in CBV during hypocapnia (P<0.01), but not during normocapnia or hypercapnia. CONCLUSION The negative impact of phenylephrine treatment on Sct(O(2)) and CBV is intensified during hypocapnia while blunted during hypercapnia.
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- L Meng
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA 92868, USA.
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Head-up tilt and hyperventilation produce similar changes in cerebral oxygenation and blood volume: an observational comparison study using frequency-domain near-infrared spectroscopy. Can J Anaesth 2012; 59:357-65. [PMID: 22234820 DOI: 10.1007/s12630-011-9662-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2011] [Accepted: 12/20/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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PURPOSE During anesthesia, maneuvers which cause the least disturbance of cerebral oxygenation with the greatest decrease in intracranial pressure would be most beneficial to patients with intracranial hypertension. Both head-up tilt (HUT) and hyperventilation are used to decrease brain bulk, and both may be associated with decreases in cerebral oxygenation. In this observational study, our null hypothesis was that the impact of HUT and hyperventilation on cerebral tissue oxygen saturation (SctO2) and cerebral blood volume (CBV) are comparable. METHODS Surgical patients without neurological disease were anesthetized with propofol-remifentanil. Before the start of surgery, frequency-domain near-infrared spectroscopy was used to measure SctO2 and CBV at the supine position, at the 30° head-up and head-down positions, as well as during hypoventilation and hyperventilation. RESULTS Thirty-three patients were studied. Both HUT and hyperventilation induced small decreases in SctO2 [3.5 (2.6)%; P < 0.001 and 3.0 (1.8)%; P < 0.001, respectively] and in CBV [0.05 (0.07) mL x 100 g(-1); P < 0.001 and 0.06 (0.05) mL x 100 g(-1); P < 0.001, respectively]. There were no differences between HUT to 30° and hyperventilation to an end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) of 25 mmHg (from 45 mmHg) in both SctO2 (P = 0.3) and CBV (P = 0.4). DISCUSSION The small but statistically significant decreases in both SctO2 and CBV caused by HUT and hyperventilation are comparable. There was no correlation between the decreases in SctO2 and CBV and the decreases in blood pressure and cardiac output during head-up and head-down tilts. However, the decreases in both SctO2 and CBV correlate with the decreases in ETCO2 during ventilation adjustment.
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Vogiatzis I, Louvaris Z, Habazettl H, Athanasopoulos D, Andrianopoulos V, Cherouveim E, Wagner H, Roussos C, Wagner PD, Zakynthinos S. Frontal cerebral cortex blood flow, oxygen delivery and oxygenation during normoxic and hypoxic exercise in athletes. J Physiol 2011; 589:4027-39. [PMID: 21727220 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2011.210880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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During maximal hypoxic exercise, a reduction in cerebral oxygen delivery may constitute a signal to the central nervous system to terminate exercise. We investigated whether the rate of increase in frontal cerebral cortex oxygen delivery is limited in hypoxic compared to normoxic exercise. We assessed frontal cerebral cortex blood flow using near-infrared spectroscopy and the light-absorbing tracer indocyanine green dye, as well as frontal cortex oxygen saturation (S(tO2)%) in 11 trained cyclists during graded incremental exercise to the limit of tolerance (maximal work rate, WRmax) in normoxia and acute hypoxia (inspired O2 fraction (F(IO2)), 0.12). In normoxia, frontal cortex blood flow and oxygen delivery increased (P < 0.05) from baseline to sub-maximal exercise, reaching peak values at near-maximal exercise (80% WRmax: 287 ± 9 W; 81 ± 23% and 75 ± 22% increase relative to baseline, respectively), both leveling off thereafter up to WRmax (382 ± 10 W). Frontal cortex S(tO2)% did not change from baseline (66 ± 3%) throughout graded exercise. During hypoxic exercise, frontal cortex blood flow increased (P = 0.016) from baseline to sub-maximal exercise, peaking at 80% WRmax (213 ± 6 W; 60 ± 15% relative increase) before declining towards baseline at WRmax (289 ± 5 W). Despite this, frontal cortex oxygen delivery remained unchanged from baseline throughout graded exercise, being at WRmax lower than at comparable loads (287 ± 9 W) in normoxia (by 58 ± 12%; P = 0.01). Frontal cortex S(tO2)% fell from baseline (58 ± 2%) on light and moderate exercise in parallel with arterial oxygen saturation, but then remained unchanged to exhaustion (47 ± 1%). Thus, during maximal, but not light to moderate, exercise frontal cortex oxygen delivery is limited in hypoxia compared to normoxia. This limitation could potentially constitute the signal to limit maximal exercise capacity in hypoxia.
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- Ioannis Vogiatzis
- Department of Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonary Services, Evangelismos Hospital, M. Simou, and G.P. Livanos Laboratories, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
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Noponen TEJ, Kotilahti K, Nissilä I, Kajava T, Meriläinen PT. Effects of improper source coupling in frequency-domain near-infrared spectroscopy. Phys Med Biol 2010; 55:2941-60. [DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/10/010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Højlund Rasmussen J, Mantoni T, Belhage B, Pott FC. Influence of upper body position on middle cerebral artery blood velocity during continuous positive airway pressure breathing. Eur J Appl Physiol 2007; 101:369-75. [PMID: 17638008 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0513-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/25/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is a treatment modality for pulmonary oxygenation difficulties. CPAP impairs venous return to the heart and, in turn, affects cerebral blood flow (CBF) and augments cerebral blood volume (CBV). We considered that during CPAP, elevation of the upper body would prevent a rise in CBV, while orthostasis would challenge CBF. To determine the body position least affecting indices of CBF and CBV, the middle cerebral artery mean blood velocity (MCA V(mean)) and the near-infrared spectroscopy determined frontal cerebral hemoglobin content (cHbT) were evaluated in 11 healthy subjects during CPAP at different body positions (15 degrees head-down tilt, supine, 15 degrees, 30 degrees and 45 degrees upper body elevation). In the supine position, 10 cmH(2)O of CPAP reduced MCA V(mean) by 9 +/- 3% and increased cHbT by 4 +/- 2 micromol/L (mean +/- SEM); (P < 0.05). In the head-down position, CPAP increased cHbT to 13 +/- 2 micromol/L but left MCA V(mean) unchanged. Upper body elevation by 15 degrees attenuated the CPAP associated reduction in MCA V(mean) (-7 +/- 2%), while cHbT returned to baseline (1 +/- 2 micromol/L). With larger elevation of the upper body MCA V(mean) decreased progressively to -17 +/- 3%, while cHbT remained unchanged from baseline. These results suggest that upper body elevation by approximately 15 degrees during 10 cmH(2)O CPAP prevents an increase in cerebral blood volume with minimal effect on cerebral blood flow.
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- J Højlund Rasmussen
- Bispebjerg Hospital Research Unit for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Department of Anaesthesia, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, 2400, Copenhagen NV, Denmark.
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Subudhi AW, Dimmen AC, Roach RC. Effects of acute hypoxia on cerebral and muscle oxygenation during incremental exercise. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2007; 103:177-83. [PMID: 17431082 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01460.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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To determine if fatigue at maximal aerobic power output was associated with a critical decrease in cerebral oxygenation, 13 male cyclists performed incremental maximal exercise tests (25 W/min ramp) under normoxic (Norm: 21% FiO2) and acute hypoxic (Hypox: 12% FiO2) conditions. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) was used to monitor concentration (μM) changes of oxy- and deoxyhemoglobin (Δ[O2Hb], Δ[HHb]) in the left vastus lateralis muscle and frontal cerebral cortex. Changes in total Hb were calculated (Δ[THb] = Δ[O2Hb] + Δ[HHb]) and used as an index of change in regional blood volume. Repeated-measures ANOVA were performed across treatments and work rates (α = 0.05). During Norm, cerebral oxygenation rose between 25 and 75% peak power output {Powerpeak; increased (inc) Δ[O2Hb], inc. Δ[HHb], inc. Δ[THb]}, but fell from 75 to 100% Powerpeak {decreased (dec) Δ[O2Hb], inc. Δ[HHb], no change Δ[THb]}. In contrast, during Hypox, cerebral oxygenation dropped progressively across all work rates (dec. Δ[O2Hb], inc. Δ[HHb]), whereas Δ[THb] again rose up to 75% Powerpeak and remained constant thereafter. Changes in cerebral oxygenation during Hypox were larger than Norm. In muscle, oxygenation decreased progressively throughout exercise in both Norm and Hypox (dec. Δ[O2Hb], inc. Δ [HHb], inc. Δ[THb]), although Δ[O2Hb] was unchanged between 75 and 100% Powerpeak. Changes in muscle oxygenation were also greater in Hypox compared with Norm. On the basis of these findings, it is unlikely that changes in cerebral oxygenation limit incremental exercise performance in normoxia, yet it is possible that such changes play a more pivotal role in hypoxia.
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- Andrew W Subudhi
- Department of Biology, University of Colorado Altitude Research Center, Denver Health Science Center and Colorado Springs Campuses, Colorado 80918, USA.
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Tachtsidis I, Leung TS, Oliver C, Henty JR, Jones H, Smith M, Delpy DT, Elwell CE. Quantification of adult cerebral blood volume using the NIRS tissue oxygenation index. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2007; 578:237-43. [PMID: 16927699 DOI: 10.1007/0-387-29540-2_38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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- Ilias Tachtsidis
- Medical Physics and Bioengineering, University College London, Shropshire House, 11-20 Capper Street, London.
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Phillips JP, Langford RM, Jones DP. Investigation of an optical fiber cerebral oximeter using a Monte Carlo model. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2007; 2007:1113-1116. [PMID: 18002157 DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2007.4352491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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A new system for monitoring the oxygen saturation of blood within brain tissue has been developed for patients recovering from neurosurgery or trauma. The system is based on a two-wavelength oximeter, implemented via an optical fiber probe designed to pass through the lumen of a cranial bolt. The oximeter records the oxygen saturation of blood within a small volume of brain tissue surrounding the probe using the differential absorption of light at each wavelength. The contribution to the absorption and the degree of scatter by the brain tissue, blood and other components is difficult to quantify by analytical methods. A Monte Carlo model was developed to try to predict these contributions and thereby identify those variables which might have a significant influence on the calculation of oxygen saturation from measurements of back-scattered intensity in the brain. The model was validated for whole blood by comparing results from the model with empirical results obtained from samples of blood over a range of saturation values.
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- Justin P Phillips
- Anaesthetic Laboratory, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, EC1A 7BE, UK.
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Mudra R, Nadler A, Keller E, Niederer P. Analysis of near-infrared spectroscopy and indocyanine green dye dilution with Monte Carlo simulation of light propagation in the adult brain. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2006; 11:044009. [PMID: 16965166 DOI: 10.1117/1.2341652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) combined with indocyanine green (ICG) dilution is applied externally on the head to determine the cerebral hemodynamics of neurointensive care patients. We applied Monte Carlo simulation for the analysis of a number of problems associated with this method. First, the contamination of the optical density (OD) signal due to the extracerebral tissue was assessed. Second, the measured OD signal depends essentially on the relative blood content (with respect to its absorption) in the various transilluminated tissues. To take this into account, we weighted the calculated densities of the photon distribution under baseline conditions within the different tissues with the changes and aberration of the relative blood volumes that are typically observed under healthy and pathologic conditions. Third, in case of NIRS ICG dye dilution, an ICG bolus replaces part of the blood such that a transient change of absorption in the brain tissues occurs that can be recorded in the OD signal. Our results indicate that for an exchange fraction of Delta=30% of the relative blood volume within the intracerebral tissue, the OD signal is determined from 64 to 74% by the gray matter and between 8 to 16% by the white matter maximally for a distance of d=4.5 cm.
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- R Mudra
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University and ETH Zürich, Gloriastrasse 35, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland.
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Peltonen JE, Kowalchuk JM, Paterson DH, DeLorey DS, duManoir GR, Petrella RJ, Shoemaker JK. Cerebral and muscle tissue oxygenation in acute hypoxic ventilatory response test. Respir Physiol Neurobiol 2006; 155:71-81. [PMID: 16697712 DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2006.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2005] [Revised: 03/10/2006] [Accepted: 03/28/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Eight men were exposed to progressive isocapnic hypoxia for 10 min to test the hypothesis that (i) cerebral and muscle tissue would follow similar deoxygenation profiles during an acute hypoxic ventilatory response (AHVR) test; and (ii) strong cerebrovascular responsiveness to hypoxia would be related to attenuated cerebral deoxygenation. End-tidal O(2) concentration was reduced from normoxia (approximately 102 mmHg) to approximately 45 mmHg while arterial oxygen saturation (SpO2 %) declined from 98+/-1% to 77+/-7% (P<0.001). Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)-derived local cerebral tissue (frontal lobe) deoxyhemoglobin increased 5.55+/-2.22 microM, while oxyhemoglobin and tissue oxygenation index decreased 2.57+/-1.99 microM and 6.2+/-3.4%, respectively (all P<0.001). In muscle (m. vastus lateralis) the NIRS changes from the initial normoxic level were non-significant. Cerebral blood velocity (V(mean), transcranial Doppler) in the middle cerebral artery increased from 53.4+/-10.4 to 60.6+/-11.6 cms(-1) (P<0.001). In relation to the decline in SpO2 % the mean rate of increase of V(mean) and AHVR were 0.33+/-0.19 cms(-1)%(-1) and 0.52+/-0.20l min(-1)%(-1), respectively. We conclude that cerebral, but not muscle, tissue shows changes reflecting a greater deoxygenation during acute hypoxia. However, the changes in NIRS parameters were not related to cerebrovascular responsiveness or ventilatory chemosensitivity during graded hypoxia.
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- Juha E Peltonen
- Unit for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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Bay Nielsen H, Secher NH, Clemmesen O, Ott P. Maintained cerebral and skeletal muscle oxygenation during maximal exercise in patients with liver cirrhosis. J Hepatol 2005; 43:266-71. [PMID: 15975685 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2005.02.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2004] [Revised: 02/03/2005] [Accepted: 02/18/2005] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS In cirrhotic patients, insufficient redistribution of blood from splanchnic organs to the central circulation could limit blood supply to skeletal muscles and the brain during exercise. METHODS Eight cirrhotic patients performed incremental cycling to exhaustion (74 (49-123) W; median with range). RESULTS Heart rate increased from 68 (62-88)beats/min at rest to 142 (116-163)beats/min, cardiac output from 5.1 (3.3-7.2) to 12.9 (8.5-15.9)l/min, and mean arterial pressure from 89 (75-104) to 115 (92-129)mmHg (P<0.05), while the indocyanine green elimination determined hepatosplanchnic blood flow declined from 0.97 (0.55-1.46) to 0.62 (0.36-1.06)l/min (P<0.05). As assessed by near-infrared spectrophotometry, cerebral oxygenation (NIRS) was 61% (48-85%) and increased to 72% (57-86%) during exercise (P<0.05). The NIRS determined oxygenation of the vastus lateralis muscle also increased: the concentrations of oxygenated haemoglobin by 5.9 (0.57-9.47)micromol/l, deoxygenated haemoglobin by 7.2 (1.8-12.0)micromol/l, and thus total haemoglobin by 12.1 (3.6-21.5)micromol/l (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS In patients with cirrhosis, exercise reduces hepatosplanchnic blood flow, while O(2) supply to muscle and brain appears to increase indicating that blood redistribution from splanchnic organs does not limit blood flow to working muscles and the brain.
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- Henning Bay Nielsen
- Department of Hepatology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 København O, Denmark.
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Imray CHE, Myers SD, Pattinson KTS, Bradwell AR, Chan CW, Harris S, Collins P, Wright AD. Effect of exercise on cerebral perfusion in humans at high altitude. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2005; 99:699-706. [PMID: 15920097 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00973.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The effects of submaximal and maximal exercise on cerebral perfusion were assessed using a portable, recumbent cycle ergometer in nine unacclimatized subjects ascending to 5,260 m. At 150 m, mean (SD) cerebral oxygenation (rSo2%) increased during submaximal exercise from 68.4 (SD 2.1) to 70.9 (SD 3.8) ( P < 0.0001) and at maximal oxygen uptake (V̇o2 max) to 69.8 (SD 3.1) ( P < 0.02). In contrast, at each of the high altitudes studied, rSo2 was reduced during submaximal exercise from 66.2 (SD 2.5) to 62.6 (SD 2.1) at 3,610 m ( P < 0.0001), 63.0 (SD 2.1) to 58.9 (SD 2.1) at 4,750 m ( P < 0.0001), and 62.4 (SD 3.6) to 61.2 (SD 3.9) at 5,260 m ( P < 0.01), and at V̇o2 max to 61.2 (SD 3.3) at 3,610 m ( P < 0.0001), to 59.4 (SD 2.6) at 4,750 m ( P < 0.0001), and to 58.0 (SD 3.0) at 5,260 m ( P < 0.0001). Cerebrovascular resistance tended to fall during submaximal exercise ( P = not significant) and rise at V̇o2 max, following the changes in arterial oxygen saturation and end-tidal CO2. Cerebral oxygen delivery was maintained during submaximal exercise at 150 m with a nonsignificant fall at V̇o2 max, but at high altitude peaked at 30% of V̇o2 max and then fell progressively at higher levels of exercise. The fall in rSo2 and oxygen delivery during exercise may limit exercise at altitude and is likely to contribute to the problems of acute mountain sickness and high-altitude cerebral edema.
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- C H E Imray
- Coventry and Warwickshire County Vascular Unit, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, CV2 2DX, UK.
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Berlac PA, Rasmussen YH. Per-operative cerebral near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) predicts maternal hypotension during elective caesarean delivery in spinal anaesthesia. Int J Obstet Anesth 2005; 14:26-31. [PMID: 15627535 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2004.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/01/2004] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Spinal anaesthesia-induced maternal hypotension is common during elective caesarean section. This study evaluated whether cerebral near-infrared spectroscopy predicts maternal hypotension, defined as a 25% reduction in systolic blood pressure or heart rate or presentation of clinical symptoms. METHOD Thirty-eight ASA I-II parturients scheduled for elective caesarean section with spinal anaesthesia were monitored by near-infrared spectroscopy for changes in cerebral oxygenation (ScO(2)) with the recordings blinded to the anaesthesiologist. RESULTS There was a 5% decrease in ScO(2) (median 8%, interquartile range 5-11%) in all 22 patients who developed hypotension, whereas only 2 of 13 women who did not develop hypotension had a 5% decrease in ScO(2). Median time from a 5% decrease in ScO(2) to hypotension was 81 (interquartile range 30-281) s. The sensitivity of near-infrared spectroscopy to predict hypotension was 1.00, with a specificity 0.85 and a predictability of 0.91. CONCLUSION The results demonstrate a relationship between ScO(2) and impending hypotension during low-dose spinal anaesthesia for elective caesarean section. We suggest that immediate measures are taken to stabilise blood pressure if the near-infrared spectroscopy determined cerebral oxygenation decreases by more than 5%.
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- P A Berlac
- Department of Anaesthesia, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Tachtsidis I, Elwell CE, Leung TS, Lee CW, Smith M, Delpy DT. Investigation of cerebral haemodynamics by near-infrared spectroscopy in young healthy volunteers reveals posture-dependent spontaneous oscillations. Physiol Meas 2004; 25:437-45. [PMID: 15132309 DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/25/2/003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Autonomic reflexes enable the cardiovascular system to respond to gravitational displacement of blood during changes in posture. Spontaneous oscillations present in the cerebral and systemic circulation of healthy subjects have demonstrated a regulatory role. This study assessed the dynamic responses of the cerebral and systemic circulation upon standing up and the posture dependence of spontaneous oscillations. In ten young healthy volunteers, blood pressure and cerebral haemodynamics were continuously monitored non-invasively using the Portapres and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), respectively. Oscillatory changes in the cerebral NIRS signals and the diastolic blood pressure (DBP) signal have been identified by the fast Fourier analysis. Blood pressure increased during standing and returned to basal level when volunteers sat on a chair. The mean value of cerebral tissue oxygen index (TOI) as measured by NIRS did not demonstrate any significant changes. Oscillatory changes in DBP, oxyhaemoglobin concentration [O2Hb] and TOI showed a significant increase when subjects were standing. Investigation of the low frequency component (approximately 0.1 Hz) of these fluctuations revealed posture dependence associated with activation of autonomic reflexes. Systemic and cerebral changes appeared to preserve adequate blood flow and cerebral perfusion during standing in healthy volunteers. Oscillatory changes in [O2Hb] and TOI, which may be related to the degree of cerebral sympathetic stimulation, are posture dependent in healthy subjects.
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- Ilias Tachtsidis
- Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering, University College London, London WC1E 6JA, UK.
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Safonova LP, Michalos A, Wolf U, Wolf M, Hueber DM, Choi JH, Gupta R, Polzonetti C, Mantulin WW, Gratton E. Age-correlated changes in cerebral hemodynamics assessed by near-infrared spectroscopy. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2004; 39:207-25. [PMID: 15381340 DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2004.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2002] [Revised: 03/09/2004] [Accepted: 03/29/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Cerebral hemodynamic responses due to normal aging may interfere with hormonal changes, drug therapy, diseases, life style, and other factors. Age-correlated alterations in cerebral vasculature and autoregulatory mechanisms are the subject of interest in many studies. Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is widely used for monitoring cerebral hemodynamics and oxygenation changes at the level of small vessels. We believe that the compensatory ability of cerebral arterioles under hypoxic conditions and the dilatatory ability of cerebral vessels due to vasomotion may decline with normal aging. To test this hypothesis we used frequency-domain NIRS to measure changes in cerebral tissue oxygenation and oxy- and deoxy-hemoglobin concentrations caused by hypoxia during breath holding. We also assessed cerebral vasomotion during profound relaxation. Thirty seven healthy volunteers, 12 females and 25 males, ranging from 22 to 56 years of age (mean age 35 +/- 11 years) participated in the study. We observed age-correlated changes in the cerebral hemodynamics of normal subjects: diminished cerebral hemodynamic response to hypoxia due to breath holding in middle-aged subjects (38-56 years) and reduced amplitude of cerebral hemodynamic changes due to vasomotion during rest. Snoring related changes in cerebral hemodynamics did not allow us to observe the effect of age in a group of snorers. The prolonged supine position influenced measured changes due to hypoxia. In this investigation NIRS methodology allowed detection of age-correlated changes in cerebral oxygenation and hemodynamics. Other variables, such as snoring or posture impacted the observations in our group of healthy volunteers.
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- Larisa P Safonova
- Laboratory for Fluorescence Dynamics, Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 184 Loomis Lab, 1110 West Green Street, Urbana 61801, USA
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Keller E, Nadler A, Alkadhi H, Kollias SS, Yonekawa Y, Niederer P. Noninvasive measurement of regional cerebral blood flow and regional cerebral blood volume by near-infrared spectroscopy and indocyanine green dye dilution. Neuroimage 2003; 20:828-39. [PMID: 14568455 DOI: 10.1016/s1053-8119(03)00315-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2002] [Accepted: 05/28/2003] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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To find a suitable method for measuring regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) rapidly at the bedside is still a matter of investigation. The purpose here was to develop a noninvasive method for bedside rCBF measurement and to validate it with a standard method such as perfusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In 11 healthy volunteers 44 measurements with near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and perfusion-weighted MRI without and with a mean continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) of 10 mbar were carried out. Four (NIRS) optodes were placed bilaterally on the forehead and 25 mg indocyanine green (ICG) was injected. New algorithms were developed to calculate rCBFNIRS and rCBVNIRS. In 6 volunteers data analysis was successful. No complications associated with the method were observed. During CPAP breathing rCBFNIRS decreased from 18.5 + 6.9 16.1 + 6.2 ml/100 g/min (P = 0.034). Mean values for rCBFMRI decreased from 256 +/- 90 to 216 +/- 62 ml/100 g/min (P = 0.012). Bland and Altman plots showed that the differences did not vary in any systematic way over the range of rCBF or rCBV values assessed and 100% of differences were within the interval mean +/- 2 SD of differences. Limits of agreement (mean +/- 2 SD) were +/- 76.4 ml/100 g/min for rCBF and +/- 15.6 ml/100 g for rCBV. The NIRS ICG dye dilution technique is a promising method for serial noninvasive bedside CBF measurements. The preliminary data indicate that measurements are in agreement with values obtained by perfusion-weighted MRI.
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- Emanuela Keller
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Chipchase J, Kirkby D, Peebles D, Cope M, Rodeck C. Cerebral hemoglobin concentration and oxygen saturation measured by intensity modulated optical spectroscopy in the human fetus during labor. J Perinat Med 2003; 30:502-9. [PMID: 12530107 DOI: 10.1515/jpm.2002.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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AIMS To quantify hemoglobin concentration and oxygen saturation in the human fetal brain using intensity modulated optical spectroscopy during labor. METHODS A specially designed probe was applied to the fetal scalp in 20 women during uncomplicated labor at term. Optical fibres transmitted near infra-red light to and from an intensity modulated optical spectrometer (IMOS), which detected changes in the optical parameters of the infra-red light source. Using novel off-line analytic techniques, these changes were converted into absolute measurements of oxyhemoglobin (HbO2) and deoxyhemoglobin (Hb). Summing Hb and HbO2 gives total hemoglobin concentration (HbT) and HbO2/HbT x 100% provided measurements of cerebral saturation (SmcO2). RESULTS Of 20 fetuses studied, data from 10 fetuses were suitable for analysis. Over three consecutive uterine contractions, the mean (+/- SD) absolute cerebral concentrations of Hb and HbO2 were 30 +/- 18 and 46 +/- 21 mumol/l, respectively. This gave a mean cerebral HbT of 77 +/- 29 mumol/l and a mean SmcO2 of 59 +/- 12%. In the other ten fetuses insufficient light was detected to allow chromophore quantification. CONCLUSION These are the first absolute measurements of cerebral Hb and HbO2 in human fetuses during labor. The values of total hemoglobin are similar to those obtained in neonates with hypoxia-ischemia and the measurements of fetal cerebral oxygen saturation are similar to previously published values.
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- Jeremy Chipchase
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University College London, London, U.K
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Keller E, Nadler A, Imhof HG, Niederer P, Roth P, Yonekawa Y. New methods for monitoring cerebral oxygenation and hemodynamics in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage. ACTA NEUROCHIRURGICA. SUPPLEMENT 2003; 82:87-92. [PMID: 12378997 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6736-6_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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Radiographic cerebral vasospasm (CVS) after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) do not reflect cerebral hemodynamics and oxygenation and may occur in the absence of clinical deficit and vice-versa. This report is to describe preliminary findings in further development of a non invasive method to estimate regional cerebral oxygenation and perfusion. Measurements were performed with a technique combining near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and indocyaningreen (ICG) dye dilution. Successful data analysis has been performed based on the decomposition in pulsatile and non-pulsatile components of NIRS absorption data collected before and during the passage of ICG through the vascular bed under the NIRS-detector. First measurements in patients with CVS suggest that the technique could become a powerful tool in the detection and treatment of CVS. This non invasive technique can be done at the bedside, it seems to be safe, easy to perform and less time-consuming compared to conventional techniques. The influence of extracerebral bone and surface tissue on cerebral NIRS signal has not been clarified yet. Therefore a new subdural NIRS probe has been developed, which gives the opportunity to measure directly the concentration of the chromophores in the brain without the influence of extracerebral contamination. In future comparative measurements with conventional NIRS probes on the scalp will allow to quantify and eliminate extracerebral contamination from the NIRS signal.
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- E Keller
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Severe Preeclampsia and Cerebral Blood Volume Response to Postural Change. Obstet Gynecol 2003. [DOI: 10.1097/00006250-200301000-00019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Keller E, Nadler A, Alkadhi H. Measurement of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow by Near Infrared Spectroscopy and Indocyanine Green Dye Dilution. Intensive Care Med 2003. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4757-5548-0_69] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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Imray CH, Barnett NJ, Walsh S, Clarke T, Morgan J, Hale D, Hoar H, Mole D, Chesner I, Wright AD. Near-infrared spectroscopy in the assessment of cerebral oxygenation at high altitude. Wilderness Environ Med 2002; 9:198-203. [PMID: 11990191 DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(1998)009[0198:nisita]2.3.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Hypoxia plays a key role in the pathogenesis of acute mountain sickness (AMS), but individual susceptibility is variable and cerebral symptoms do not always correlate with PaO2 measurements. Cerebral hypoxia may be more relevant than PaO2. We studied trends in cerebral regional oxygen saturation by the technique of near-infrared spectroscopy in 20 subjects ascending rapidly to 4680 m. Subjects were enrolled in a placebo-controlled, double-blind trial of medroxyprogesterone for the prevention of AMS. The fall in cerebral oxygen saturation was less than in the periphery. At 4680 m, cerebral oxygenation correlated with peripheral saturation but not with PaCO2 or with cerebral symptoms scores. At 4680 m, subjects on medroxyprogesterone had higher cerebral and peripheral saturation compared with those on a placebo. We conclude that cerebral oxygenation monitored with the Critikon 2020 system provided important information on the complex relationship of hypoxia to AMS and that other factors, such as changes in blood flow or capillary permeability, may be equally important.
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- C H Imray
- Medical School, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, UK
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Nielsen HB, Boesen M, Secher NH. Near-infrared spectroscopy determined brain and muscle oxygenation during exercise with normal and resistive breathing. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001; 171:63-70. [PMID: 11350264 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201x.2001.00782.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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To elevate effects of carbon dioxide (CO2) retention by way of an increased respiratory load during submaximal exercise (150 W), the concentration changes of oxy- (DeltaHbO2) and deoxy-haemoglobin (DeltaHb) of active muscles and the brain were determined by near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) in eight healthy males. During exercise, pulmonary ventilation increased to 33 (28-40) L min-1 (median with range) with no effect of a moderate breathing resistance (reduction of the pneumotach diameter from 30 to 14 and 10 mm). The end-tidal CO2 pressure (PETCO2) increased from 45 (42-48) to 48 (46-58) mmHg with a reduction of only 1% in the arterial haemoglobin O2 saturation (SaO2). During control exercise (normal breathing resistance), muscle and brain DeltaHbO2 were not different from the resting levels, and only the leg muscle DeltaHb increased (4 (-2-10) microM, P < 0.05). Moderate resistive breathing increased DeltaHbO2 of the intercostal and vastus lateralis muscles to 6 +/- (-5-14) and 1 (-7-9) microM(P < 0.05), respectively, while muscle DeltaHb was not affected. Cerebral DeltaHbO2 and DeltaHb became elevated to 6 (1-15) and 1 (-1-6) microM by resistive breathing (P < 0.05). Resistive breathing caused an increased concentration of oxygenated haemoglobin in active muscles and in the brain. The results indicate that CO2 influences blood flow to active skeletal muscle although its effect appears to be smaller than for the brain.
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- H B Nielsen
- Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre, Department of Anaesthesia, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- H L Edmonds
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202-3617, USA.
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Nielsen H, Boesen M, Secher N. Near-infrared spectroscopy determined brain and muscle oxygenation during exercise with normal and resistive breathing. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201x.2001.171001063.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Keller E, Wolf M, Martin M, Yonekawa Y. Estimation of cerebral oxygenation and hemodynamics in cerebral vasospasm using indocyaningreen dye dilution and near infrared spectroscopy: a case report. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 2001; 13:43-8. [PMID: 11145478 DOI: 10.1097/00008506-200101000-00008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Changes in cerebral hemodynamics and oxygenation patterns in cerebral vasospasm might be underestimated if transcranial doppler sonography and angiography findings are considered singularly. This report describes preliminary findings in further development of a noninvasive method that estimates regional cerebral oxygenation and perfusion. A 50-year-old patient suffering from cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage before and after superselective papaverine infusion was examined. Measurements were taken by using a technique combining indocyaningreen dye dilution and near infrared spectroscopy. Our first results suggest that the technique could be suitable for estimation of cerebral hemodynamics. This noninvasive technique can be performed at the bedside and in special environments, such as neurocritical care units. It seems to be safe, easy to perform, and less time-consuming than conventional techniques. Combination of indocyaningreen dye dilution and near infrared spectroscopy might become a powerful tool in the detection and treatment of cerebral vasospasm causing delayed cerebral ischemic deficit. Further larger-scale investigations are necessary to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of this technique. Our preliminary observations however, based on measurements before and after superselective papaverine infusion in vasospastic vessels, helped to clarify the influence of extracerebral contamination on the cerebral near infrared spectroscopy signal in the adult head.
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- E Keller
- Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
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Madsen PL, Nielsen HB, Christiansen P. Well-being and cerebral oxygen saturation during acute heart failure in humans. CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY (OXFORD, ENGLAND) 2000; 20:158-64. [PMID: 10735984 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2281.2000.00241.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Cerebral symptoms and near-infrared spectrophotometry-determined cerebral oxygen saturation (ScO2) were followed in patients treated for normotensive acute congestive heart failure. The reproducibility and normal range for ScO2 were established from 39 resting subjects without cardio-respiratory disease: the ScO2 ranged from 55 to 78% with a coefficient of variation for triple determination of 6%. Patients rated cerebral symptoms on a scale with end-points of 0 (best) and 10 (worst). In eight patients with acute heart failure, arterial oxygen tension increased during decongestive treatment, from 9.1 (4.9-10) to 10.4 kPa (7.3-17); median with range, as did arterial oxygen saturation, from 94 (48-97) to 97% (87-99) (P<0.02), whereas the mean arterial pressure, heart rate and arterial carbon dioxide tension remained unchanged. The cerebral symptom score improved from 8 (3-10) to 1 (1-9) and the ScO2 increased from 34 (20-58) to 50% (19-91) (P<0.02). A ninth patient presented with a silent but massive myocardial infarction: she was cerebrally obtunded with a ScO2 of 18% and soon died. In patients with normotensive acute heart failure and cerebral symptoms, cerebral oxygen saturation is low, and during successful treatment ScO2 increases with the well-being of the patient.
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- P L Madsen
- Department of Internal Medicine, Naestved Community Hospital, Denmark
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Lovell AT, Marshall AC, Elwell CE, Smith M, Goldstone JC. Changes in cerebral blood volume with changes in position in awake and anesthetized subjects. Anesth Analg 2000; 90:372-6. [PMID: 10648324 DOI: 10.1097/00000539-200002000-00025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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UNLABELLED Changes in posture affect cerebral blood volume (CBV), and moderate head-up tilt is used as a therapeutic maneuver to reduce CBV and intracranial pressure. However, CBV is rarely measured in the clinical setting. Near-infrared spectroscopy allows real-time bedside monitoring of cerebral hemodynamics, and we have used this technique to measure changes in CBV with changes in posture in 10 normal subjects and 10 propofol-anesthetized patients. In the awake subjects, changes in CBV were correlated with the degree of table tilt. CBV decreased with 18 degrees head-up tilt and increased with 18 degrees head-down tilt (P < 0.0001, r = -0.924). In anesthetized patients, there were differences between head-up and head-down tilt. In the head-down position, CBV was also correlated with the degree of table tilt (P < 0.001, r = -0.782), whereas there was a clinically insignificant reduction in CBV in the head-up position. Near-infrared spectroscopy allows continuous, real time measurement of changes in CBV at the bedside. IMPLICATIONS Near-infrared spectroscopy, a bedside technique, has been used to measure changes in cerebral blood volume in normal subjects. We have used the same technique in anesthetized patients and have shown that, when a patient is placed in the head up position, the decrease in cerebral blood volume is attenuated, relative to normal subjects.
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- A T Lovell
- Department of Surgery, University College London Medical School, The Middlesex Hospital, London, UK
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Hopton P, Walsh TS, Lee A. Measurement of cerebral blood volume using near-infrared spectroscopy and indocyanine green elimination. J Appl Physiol (1985) 1999; 87:1981-7. [PMID: 10562644 DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.87.5.1981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Methods for measuring cerebral blood volume (CBV) have traditionally used radioisotopes. More recently, near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has been used to measure CBV by using a technique involving O(2) desaturation of cerebral tissue, where the observed change in the concentration of oxygenated hemoglobin is a marker of the volume of blood contained within the brain. A new integration method employing NIRS is described by using indocyanine green (ICG) as the intravascular marker. After bolus injection, concentration-time integrals of cerebral tissue ICG concentration ([ICG](tissue)) measured by NIRS are compared with corresponding integrals of the cerebral blood ICG concentrations ([ICG](blood)) estimated by high-performance liquid chromatography of peripheral blood samples with allowance for cerebral-to-large-vessel hematocrit ratio. It is shown that CBV = integral [ICG]tissue/[ICG]blood. Measurements in 10 adult volunteers gave a mean value of 1.1 +/- 0.39 (SD) ml/100 g illuminated tissue. This result, although lower than previous NIRS estimations, is consistent with the long extracerebral path of light in the adult head. Scaling of results is required to take into account this component of the optical pathlength.
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- P Hopton
- Intensive Care Unit and Scottish Liver Transplant Unit, Department of Anaesthetics, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh EH3 9YW, United Kingdom.
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Near-infrared (IR) light easily penetrates biological tissue, and the information offered by in vivo spectroscopy of cerebral oxygenation is detailed and comes with a high temporal resolution. Near-IR light spectroscopy (NIRS) reflects cerebral oxygenation during arterial hypotension, hypoxic hypoxaemia and hypo- and hypercapnia. As determined by dual-wavelength NIRS, the cerebral O2 saturation integrates the arterial O2 content and the cerebral perfusion, and as established for skeletal muscle, NIRS obtains information on tissue oxygenation and metabolism beyond that obtained by venous blood sampling. Caveats of cerebral NIRS include insufficient light shielding, optode displacement and a sample volume including muscle or the frontal sinus mucous membrane. The relative influence from the extracranial tissue is minimized by optode separation and correction for an extracranial sample volume, or both. The natural pigment melatonin and also water are of little influence to spectroscopic analysis of cerebral oxygenation, whereas bilirubin systematically lowers ScO2 and attenuates the detection of changes in cerebral oxygenation. By NIRS, reduction of cytochrome oxidase is demonstrated during hypoxic hypoxaemia and head-up tilt-induced arterial hypotension, but the changes are small. In the clinical setting, NIRS offers useful information in patients with both systemic and local cerebral circulatory impairment, for example, during cranial trauma, surgery on the cerebral arteries, orthostasis and acute heart failure. Whereas mapping of the brain circulation is needed for jugular venous sampling to reflect either global or local oxygenation, the determination of cerebral oxygenation by NIRS has the advantage of localized monitoring of the cerebral cortex.
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- P L Madsen
- Department of Anaesthesia, the Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre, Rigshospitalet 2041, Denmark
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Lovell AT, Owen-Reece H, Elwell CE, Smith M, Goldstone JC. Continuous measurement of cerebral oxygenation by near infrared spectroscopy during induction of anesthesia. Anesth Analg 1999; 88:554-8. [PMID: 10072005 DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199903000-00017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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UNLABELLED Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) measures tissue oxygenation continuously at the bedside. Major disturbances of cerebral oxygenation can be detected by using NIRS, but the ability to observe smaller changes is poorly documented. Although anesthetics generally depress cerebral metabolism and enhance oxygen delivery, the administration of etomidate has been associated with cerebral desaturation. We used this difference to study the ability of NIRS to detect the small changes associated with the onset of anesthesia. Thirty-six healthy patients were randomly allocated to have anesthesia induced with either etomidate, propofol, or thiopental. We found that there was a temporal association between the onset of anesthesia and NIRS-derived indices of cerebral oxygenation. Etomidate was associated with a decrease in cerebral oxygenation, whereas propofol and thiopental were associated with an increase in cerebral oxygenation. We conclude that NIRS is capable of detecting the small changes in cerebral oxygenation associated with the induction of general anesthesia and shows promise as a bedside investigational tool for the noninvasive assessment of cerebral oxygenation. IMPLICATIONS We conclude that near infrared spectroscopy is capable of detecting the small changes in cerebral oxygenation associated with the induction of general anesthesia and shows promise as a bedside investigational tool for the noninvasive assessment of cerebral oxygenation.
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- A T Lovell
- Department of Surgery, University College London Medical School, United Kingdom
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Lovell AT, Owen-Reece H, Elwell CE, Smith M, Goldstone JC. Continuous Measurement of Cerebral Oxygenation by Near Infrared Spectroscopy During Induction of Anesthesia. Anesth Analg 1999. [DOI: 10.1213/00000539-199903000-00017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Pringle J, Uystepruyst C, Art T, Lekeux P. Continuous and non-invasive study of brain oxygenation in the calf by near infrared spectroscopy. Res Vet Sci 1998; 65:239-44. [PMID: 9915150 DOI: 10.1016/s0034-5288(98)90150-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) was used to detect changes in brain oxygenation in five tranquilised calves that were placed on a hypoxic gas mixture (10 per cent O2/90 per cent N2) and hyperoxic gas mixture (30 per cent O2/70 per cent N2) for five minutes at each concentration. A NIRO 500 (Hamamatsu, Japan) was used for the NIRS, with the incident light source and separate detector (optodes) placed on shaved skin on the most dorsal surface of the frontal bone. Sequential arterial blood gas sample analyses provided confirmation of the appropriate change in systemic oxygenation status. By the end of the five-minute-period of breathing 10 per cent oxygen, NIRS of the calf head detected highly significant changes in haemoglobin oxygenation reflective of hypoxaemia, with oxyhaemoglobin decreasing by 23.5 units (P<0.01) and deoxyhaemoglobin increasing by 45.6 units, (P<0.01) from the baseline of breathing room air. Total haemoglobin (oxyhaemoglobin + deoxyhaemoglobin) showed a significant increase of 22.1 units (P<0.05) but there was no significant change in NIRS determined cytochrome aa3 oxygenation. Concomitant blood gas alterations included significant decreases in PaO2 (-27.8 mmHg, P<0.01), haemoglobin saturation (-29.0 per cent, P<0.05), and PaCO2 (-7.8 mmHg, P<0.05) and significantly increased blood pH (0.059, P<0.05). At the end of the five minutes of breathing 30 per cent oxygen NIRS of the calf head detected significantly increased oxyhaemoglobin (13.1 units, P<0.01) and decreased deoxyhaemoglobin (-13.7 units, P<0.05) when compared with baseline breathing of room aim. Total haemoglobin and cytochrome aa3 were unchanged from baseline. The accompanying arterial blood gas changes included significant increases in PaO2 (30.9 mmHg, P<0.05), arterial O2 saturation (11.7 per cent, P<0.05), and significantly decreased pH (-0.026, P<0.05). This study showed that NIRS can be used to continuously and non-invasively detect cerebral oxygenation changes in the live calf in response to both increased and decreased systemic arterial oxygen. Additionally, despite induction of profound hypoxaemia, cytochrome aa3 in the brain did not appear to become reduced.
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- J Pringle
- University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown PE, Canada.
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