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Challenging Paradigm Limits of Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion During Lower Body Circulatory Arrest. J Surg Res 2023; 283:699-704. [PMID: 36462379 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.10.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Retrograde cerebral perfusion (RCP) is a safe and effective technique to augment cerebral protection during lower body circulatory arrest in patients undergoing elective hemiarch replacement. However, recommendations guiding optimal temperature, flow rate, and perfusion pressure are outdated and potentially overly limiting. We report our experience using RCP for elective hemiarch replacement with parameters that challenge the currently accepted paradigm. METHODS This was a single-center, retrospective analysis of 319 adult patients who underwent elective hemiarch replacement between February 2010 and 2021 using hypothermic lower body circulatory arrest with RCP alone, RCP followed by antegrade cerebral perfusion (ACP), or ACP alone. Flow rates were adjusted to maintain cerebral perfusion pressure between 30 and 50 mm Hg for RCP and between 40 and 60 mm Hg for ACP. RESULTS RCP was used in 22.6% (n = 72) of cases, whereas ACP alone was performed in 77.4% (n = 247) of cases. Baseline patient characteristics were similar between groups. Patients undergoing RCP demonstrated shorter cross-clamp time (97.0 min versus 100.0 min, P = 0.034) and shorter lower body circulatory arrest time (7.0 min versus 10.0 min, P < 0.0001) compared with ACP alone. Nadir bladder temperature was equivalent between groups (27.3°C versus 27.5°C, P = 0.752). There were no significant differences in postoperative complications, neurologic outcomes, or mortality. CONCLUSIONS Moderate hypothermic lower body circulatory arrest combined with RCP at target perfusion pressures of 30-50 mm Hg in patients undergoing elective hemiarch replacement results in equivalent neurologic outcomes and overall morbidity to cases using ACP alone. These results challenge the currently accepted paradigm for RCP, which typically uses deep hypothermia while keeping perfusion pressures below 25 mm Hg.
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Vaughan BC, Jones MER, Browne IL, Olshavsky JM, Schultz RD. Selective retrograde cerebral cooling in complete cerebral circulatory arrest. Brain Circ 2019; 5:234-240. [PMID: 31950100 PMCID: PMC6950516 DOI: 10.4103/bc.bc_60_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Cerebral hypothermia is a known neuroprotectant with promising applications in the treatment of ischemic events. Although systemic cooling is standard in post-cardiac arrest care, the deleterious effects of whole-body cooling have precluded it from translation into a viable treatment option for acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Selective cerebral cooling has been proposed as a method to minimize these risks while granting the neuroprotection of therapeutic hypothermia in AIS. METHODS: In a porcine model (n = 3), the efficacy of selective retrograde cerebral cooling through the internal jugular vein was evaluated in the setting of complete cerebral circulatory arrest. Furthermore, a novel endovascular device and cooling system enabling selective retrograde cerebral cooling were studied in a normothermic perfused cadaver. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Neurologic assessment of animals receiving this therapy reflected substantial neuroprotection in animals undergoing both 15 min and 30 min of otherwise catastrophic complete cerebral circulatory arrest. The novel endovascular device and cooling system were validated in human anatomy, demonstrating successful cerebral cooling, and feasibility of this mechanism of selective retrograde cerebral cooling.
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- Voyage Biomedical Inc., Berkeley, CA, United States.,Undergraduate Medical Education, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Voyage Biomedical Inc., Berkeley, CA, United States.,Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Voyage Biomedical Inc., Berkeley, CA, United States.,Section of Cardiac Surgery, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Adjunct retrograde cerebral perfusion provides superior outcomes compared with hypothermic circulatory arrest alone: A meta-analysis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2018; 156:1339-1348.e7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.04.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2017] [Revised: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Tanaka A, Estrera AL. Simple retrograde cerebral perfusion is as good as complex antegrade cerebral perfusion for hemiarch replacement. J Vis Surg 2018; 4:50. [PMID: 29682460 DOI: 10.21037/jovs.2018.02.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Cerebral complication is a major concern after aortic arch surgery, which may lead to death. Thus, cerebral protection strategy plays the key role to obtain respectable results in aortic arch repair. Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest was introduced in 1970s to decrease the ischemic insults to the brain. However, safe duration of circulatory arrest time was limited to 30 minutes. The 1990s was the decade of evolution for cerebral protection, in which two adjuncts for deep hypothermic circulatory arrest were introduced: retrograde and antegrade cerebral perfusion (ACP) techniques. These two cerebral perfusion techniques significantly decreased incidence of postoperative neurological dysfunction and mortality after aortic arch surgery. Although there are no large prospective studies that demonstrate which perfusion technique provide better outcomes, multiple retrospective studies implicate that ACP may decrease cerebral complications compared to retrograde cerebral perfusion (RCP) when a long circulatory arrest time is required during aortic arch reconstructions. To date, many surgeons favor ACP over RCP during a complex aortic arch repair, such as total arch replacement and hybrid arch replacement. However, the question is whether the use of ACP is necessary during a short, limited circulatory arrest time, such as hemiarch replacement? There is a paucity of data that proves the advantages of a complex ACP over a simple RCP for a short circulatory arrest time. RCP with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest is the simple, efficient cerebral protection technique with minimal interference to the surgical field-and it potentially allows to flush atheromatous debris out from the arch vessels. Thus, it is the preferred adjunct to deep hypothermic circulatory arrest during hemiarch replacement in our institution.
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- Akiko Tanaka
- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston and Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston and Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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Yang Y, Li Z, Yang L, Jackson M, Turner A, Ye J. Effect of pH Management on Brain Perfusion during Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2016; 14:495-500. [PMID: 17130326 DOI: 10.1177/021849230601400611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This study was undertaken to determine the effects of different pH management strategies during retrograde cerebral perfusion on the relationship between retrograde perfusion pressure and brain tissue perfusion. Six pigs were subjected to an alpha-stat strategy and another 6 to a pH-stat strategy during hypothermic (15°C) retrograde cerebral perfusion at perfusion pressures of 10 to 70 mm Hg, in increments of 10 mm Hg every 20 min. Regional cerebral blood flow was significantly higher in the pH-stat group than in the alpha-stat group. The cerebral blood flow peaked at perfusion pressures of 40–50 mm Hg (18.6% ± 10.8% in the pH-stat group vs. 3.6% ± 1.2% in the alpha-stat group). In both groups, the intracranial pressure remained below the critical level of 25 mm Hg, even at a retrograde perfusion pressure of 70 mm Hg. Cerebral lactate production was higher in the alpha-stat group than the pH-stat group during retrograde cerebral perfusion at pressures of 10–30 mm Hg. Compared to the alpha-stat strategy, the pH-stat strategy significantly improved brain tissue perfusion. With an open inferior vena cava, the optimal perfusion pressure seems to be 40–50 mm Hg.
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- Yanmin Yang
- Institute for Biodiagnostics, National Research Council of Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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Rylski B, Urbanski PP, Siepe M, Beyersdorf F, Bachet J, Gleason TG, Bavaria JE. Operative techniques in patients with type A dissection complicated by cerebral malperfusion. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2014; 46:156-66. [DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezu251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Endo H, Kubota H, Tsuchiya H, Yoshimoto A, Takahashi Y, Inaba Y, Sudo K. Clinical efficacy of intermittent pressure augmented-retrograde cerebral perfusion. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012; 145:768-73. [PMID: 22498084 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2011] [Revised: 01/27/2012] [Accepted: 03/12/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE During aortic surgery under hypothermic circulatory arrest, retrograde cerebral perfusion (RCP) is commonly used as a cerebroprotective method to extend the duration of circulatory arrest safely. Kitahori and colleagues described a novel protocol of RCP using intermittent pressure augmented (IPA)-RCP in 2005. The aim of the present study was to determine the clinical effectiveness of this novel protocol. METHODS A total of 20 consecutive patients undergoing total replacement of the aortic arch were assigned to a conventional RCP (n = 10) or an IPA-RCP group (n = 10). Cerebral perfusion was provided at a continuous venous pressure of 25 mm Hg in the conventional RCP, and venous pressure was intermittently provided at 20 mm Hg for 120 seconds and at 45 mm Hg for 30 seconds in the IPA-RCP group. The clinical outcomes were compared between the 2 groups. Regional cerebral oxygen saturation (rSO(2)) was measured using near infrared spectroscopy every 10 minutes from the beginning of RCP initiation. To represent the brain oxygen consumption, the decline ratio of rSO(2) was calculated. RESULTS There was no surgical mortality or major neurologic complications in either group. The interval from the end of surgery to full wakefulness was significantly shorter in the IPA-RCP group (85 ± 64 minutes) than in the conventional RCP group (310 ± 282 minutes; P < .05). Although the initial rSO(2) value did not show significant difference in both groups, the rSO(2) with IPA-RCP was greater than that with conventional RCP from 10 to 70 minutes (P < .05). The decline ratio of rSO(2) was lower in the IPA-RCP group than in the RCP perfusion group at all points (P < .05). CONCLUSIONS IPA-RCP might provide more homogenous cerebral perfusion and a more effective oxygen supply to the brain with better clinical results than conventional RCP.
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- Hidehito Endo
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyorin University, Tokyo, Japan.
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Harrington DK, Fragomeni F, Bonser RS. Cerebral Perfusion. Ann Thorac Surg 2007; 83:S799-804; discussion S824-31. [PMID: 17257930 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2006] [Revised: 10/30/2006] [Accepted: 11/02/2006] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Aortic arch surgery necessitates interrupted brain perfusion and carries a risk of brain injury. Various brain protective techniques have been advocated to reduce risk including hypothermic arrest and retrograde or selective antegrade perfusion. Knowledge of the pathophysiologic consequences of deep hypothermia, may aid the surgeon in deciding when to initiate circulatory arrest and for how long. Retrograde cerebral perfusion use was advocated to prolong safe arrest durations but may not improve outcomes. Selective antegrade cerebral perfusion appears to have become the preferred method of brain protection. However, the delivery conditions and optimal perfusate constitution require further study.
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- Deborah K Harrington
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Pacini D, Di Marco L, Di Bartolomeo R. Methods of cerebral protection in surgery of the thoracic aorta. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2005; 4:71-82. [PMID: 16375630 DOI: 10.1586/14779072.4.1.71] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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During the last decade, a considerable increase in the number of operations on the thoracic aorta has been observed. Although patient's outcomes have improved considerably, this surgery is still associated with significant morbidity and mortality due to neurological complications. Various methods have been proposed and widely used as means to protect the brain from ischemic damage. This review summarizes the principal methods of cerebral protection, describes the advantages and disadvantages of each method and their impact on patient outcomes, and discusses the different surgical techniques proposed to minimize the risk of cerebral injuries.
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- Davide Pacini
- Unità Operativa di Cardiochirurgia, Università degli Studi di Bologna, Policlinico S.Orsola, Via Massarenti, 940138 Bologna, Italy.
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Kohl BA, McGarvey ML. Anesthesia and Neurocerebral Monitoring for Aortic Dissection. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005; 17:236-46. [PMID: 16253828 DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2005.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/21/2005] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Patients presenting to the operating room for repair of aortic dissection are challenging in all aspects of their care. Without exception, they require a multidisciplinary team approach. This article will review some of the specific challenges faced by anesthesiologists and neurologists when confronted with such a diagnosis. Specifically, we will discuss the myriad anesthetic issues that present in the preoperative stage and continue into the postoperative period. Neurologic complications during dissection repair result in increased morbidity and mortality. A variety of neurophysiologic monitoring techniques exist that may reduce this risk and will be discussed in detail. Finally, we will present some "controversies in care," emphasizing that our respective fields continue to grow, learn, and improve what information we have on the morbidity and mortality of aortic dissection.
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- Benjamin A Kohl
- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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Estrera AL, Safi HJ. Repair of the Transverse Arch Using Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion During Acute Type A Aortic Dissection. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005. [DOI: 10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2005.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Yoshii S, Akashi O, Kobayashi M, Kojima A, Abraham SJK, Shindo S, Tada Y, Higuchi H. Preliminary results of intermittent retrograde cerebral perfusion during proximal aortic arch surgery. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003; 51:588-93. [PMID: 14650588 DOI: 10.1007/bf02736698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Continuous retrograde cerebral perfusion during aortic arch surgery is associated with cerebral edema. In this report, we describe the clinical use of a new type of intermittent retrograde cerebral perfusion. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Fourteen patients with a Stanford type A dissection were included in this study. With the usual method of retrograde cerebral perfusion, about 2,500 mL venous blood is drained from bicaval cannulae into a hard-shell reservoir, and oxygenated blood is perfused through the superior vena caval cannula. The flow rate is 300 mL/min. After about 15 min, retrograde perfusion is discontinued, and drainage from the bicaval cannulae is restarted. When a bloodless field is necessary, perfusion also is discontinued. RESULTS Two to seven cycles of intermittent retrograde cerebral perfusion were administered (average, 3.1+/-0.4, mean+/-SD). The total retrograde perfusion time was 36.0+/-1.9 min which was equivalent to 74.8% of the circulatory arrest time. No patient developed edema of the upper body. The time to wake-up was 3 to 14 h (average, 6.5+/-1.0 h). No patient suffered any neurologic complications even though the time of circulatory arrest was greater than 60 min in four cases. Head magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography was performed in 12 cases, and no evidence of hypoxic brain injury was detected. CONCLUSIONS Our clinical experience using a moderate amount of intermittent retrograde cerebral perfusion is superior to continuous retrograde cerebral perfusion for protecting the brain during aortic arch surgery.
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- Shinpei Yoshii
- Department of Surgery, University of Yamanashi, Faculty of Medicine, Nakakoma-gun, Yamanashi, Japan
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Estrera AL, Garami Z, Miller CC, Sheinbaum R, Huynh TTT, Porat EE, Winnerkvist A, Safi HJ. Determination of cerebral blood flow dynamics during retrograde cerebral perfusion using power M-mode transcranial Doppler. Ann Thorac Surg 2003; 76:704-9; discussion 709-10. [PMID: 12963182 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(03)00552-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Retrograde cerebral perfusion (RCP) during profound hypothermic circulatory arrest has been used as an adjunct for cerebral protection for repairs of the ascending and transverse aortic arch. Transcranial Doppler ultrasound has been used to monitor cerebral blood flow during RCP with varying success. The purpose of this study was to characterize cerebral blood flow dynamics during RCP using a new mode of monitoring known as transcranial power motion-mode (M-mode) Doppler ultrasound. METHODS Data on pump-flow characteristics and patient outcomes were collected prospectively for patients undergoing ascending and transverse aortic arch repair. Retrograde cerebral perfusion during profound hypothermic circulatory arrest was used for all operations. Intraoperative cerebral blood flow dynamics were monitored and recorded using transcranial power M-mode Doppler ultrasound. RESULTS Between August 2001 and March 2002, we used transcranial power M-mode Doppler ultrasound monitoring for 40 ascending and transverse aortic arch repairs during RCP. Mean RCP time was 32.2 +/- 13.8 minutes. Mean RCP pump flow and RCP peak pressure for identification of cerebral blood flow were 0.66 +/- 0.11 L/min and 31.8 +/- 9.7 mm Hg, respectively. Retrograde cerebral blood flow during RCP was detected in 97.5% of cases (39 of 40 patients) with a mean transcranial power M-mode Doppler ultrasound flow velocity of 15.5 +/- 12.3 cm/s. In the study group, 30-day mortality was 10.0% (4 of 40 patients). The incidence of stroke was 7.6% (3 of 40 patients); the incidence of temporary neurologic deficit was 35.0% (14 of 40 patients). CONCLUSIONS Transcranial power M-mode Doppler ultrasound consistently demonstrated retrograde middle cerebral artery blood flow during RCP. Transcranial power M-mode Doppler ultrasound can provide optimal RCP with individualized settings of pump flow.
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- Anthony L Estrera
- DEPARTMENT OF Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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Bonser RS, Wong CH, Harrington D, Pagano D, Wilkes M, Clutton-Brock T, Faroqui M. Failure of retrograde cerebral perfusion to attenuate metabolic changes associated with hypothermic circulatory arrest. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2002; 123:943-50. [PMID: 12019380 DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2002.120333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Although retrograde cerebral perfusion has become a popular adjunctive technique and may improve cerebral ischemic tolerance during hypothermic circulatory arrest, direct cerebral metabolic benefit has yet to be demonstrated in human subjects. We investigated the post-arrest metabolic phenomena with and without retrograde cerebral perfusion in patients. METHODS In a prospective randomized trial, 42 patients undergoing aortic surgery requiring hypothermic circulatory arrest were allocated to receive hypothermic circulatory arrest alone (n = 21) or hypothermic circulatory arrest with additional retrograde cerebral perfusion (n = 21). Circulatory arrest was commenced at 15 degrees C, and retrograde perfusion was instituted through the superior vena cava at a maximum jugular bulb pressure of 25 mm Hg. Transcranial, paired, repeated samples of the arterial and jugular bulb blood were analyzed for oxygen and glucose. Velocity in the right middle cerebral artery was also measured simultaneously. RESULTS There were 3 (7.1%) deaths and 3 (7.1%) episodes of neurologic deficit. Mean bypass and circulatory arrest duration (in minutes) were similar between groups (P =.4 and.14). The mean retrograde perfusion duration was 23 minutes. Post-arrest nasopharyngeal temperature was similar (15.3 degrees C vs. 15.3 degrees C). Retrograde perfusion did not affect post-arrest oxygen extraction, glucose extraction, or jugular bulb Po(2). There was no immediate lactate release immediately after hypothermic circulatory arrest. CONCLUSIONS Retrograde cerebral perfusion did not influence immediate post-arrest nasopharyngeal temperature or cerebral metabolic recovery. The low jugular bulb Po(2) suggests equivalent ischemia. These findings cast doubt on the effectiveness of retrograde cerebral perfusion as a metabolic adjunct to hypothermic circulatory arrest.
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- R S Bonser
- Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit and Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital Birmingham Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
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Li Z, Yang L, Jackson M, Summers R, Donnelly M, Deslauriers R, Ye J. Increased pressure during retrograde cerebral perfusion in an acute porcine model improves brain tissue perfusion without increase in tissue edema. Ann Thorac Surg 2002; 73:1514-21. [PMID: 12022542 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(02)03497-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is a significant lack of scientific data to support the clinically accepted view that 25 to 30 mm Hg is the maximum safe perfusion pressure during retrograde cerebral perfusion (RCP). This study was designed to investigate whether perfusion pressure greater than 30 mm Hg during RCP is beneficial to the brain during prolonged HCA in an acute porcine model. METHODS Sixteen pigs underwent 120 minutes of circulatory arrest in conjunction with RCP at a perfusion pressure of either 23 to 29 mm Hg (group L, n = 8) or 34 to 40 mm Hg (group H, n = 8) at 15 degrees C, followed by 60 minutes of normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass. Cortical blood flow and oxygenation were measured continuously with a laser flowmeter and near-infrared spectroscopy, respectively. Tissue water content was measured at the end of the experiments. RESULTS Brain tissue blood flow was significantly higher in group H than in group L (16.8% +/- 4.1% vs 4.8% +/- 0.9% of baseline, p < 0.01) during RCP. Brain oxygen extraction in group L reached a maximum (approximately 70%) immediately after starting RCP, whereas in group H it increased gradually and reached a maximum at 120 minutes of RCP, indicating a greater supply of oxygen to tissue in group H than in group L. After RCP, the ability of brain tissue to use oxygen was better preserved in group H than in group L, as indicated by tissue oxygen saturation and the deoxyhemoglobin level. There was no significant increase in tissue water content in either group (group H 79.2% +/- 0.3%, group L 79.1% +/- 0.4%) relative to normal control pigs (78.7% +/- 0.1%). CONCLUSIONS In this acute porcine model, increasing perfusion pressure from 23-29 to 34-40 mm Hg during RCP increases tissue blood flow and provides better tissue oxygenation, without increasing tissue edema. The optimal perfusion pressure for RCP needs to be further investigated.
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- Zhijun Li
- Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, Physiology, and Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnepeg, Canada
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Neurological Complications of Aortic Surgery. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2002. [DOI: 10.1177/108925320200600104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Surgery of the aortic arch involves an inherently high risk of neurological complications. A number of factors have been identified which may predispose the patient to brain injury, and various techniques employed in an attempt to counteract these are outlined. In particular the vulnerability of the brain to ischemia has led to the development of three adjunctive cerebral protective techniques, hypothermic circulatory arrest, retrograde cerebral perfusion and selective antegrade cerebral perfusion, all based upon brain cooling and metabolic inhibition. The relative merits and disadvantages of these techniques are therefore discussed. Finally, pharmacologic adjuncts and potential future developments in aortic arch surgery are discussed.
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Reich DL, Uysal S, Ergin MA, Griepp RB. Retrograde cerebral perfusion as a method of neuroprotection during thoracic aortic surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 2001; 72:1774-82. [PMID: 11722099 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(01)02718-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Retrograde cerebral perfusion is commonly used as an adjunct to hypothermic circulatory arrest to enhance cerebral protection during thoracic aortic surgery. This review summarizes a large number of studies that demonstrate a spectrum of beneficial, neutral, and detrimental effects of retrograde cerebral perfusion in humans and experimental animal models. It remains unclear whether retrograde cerebral perfusion provides effective cerebral perfusion, metabolic support, washout of embolic material, and improved neurological and neuropsychological outcome.
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- D L Reich
- Department of Anesthesiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA.
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Dong P, Guan Y, Yang J, He M, Wan C. Fluorescein retinal angiography as a useful method of observing cerebral perfusion during aortic arch surgery: Reply. Ann Thorac Surg 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(01)02763-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Anttila V, Pokela M, Kiviluoma K, Rimpiläinen J, Vainionpää V, Hirvonen J, Juvonen T. Intermittent retrograde cerebral perfusion during prolonged period of hypothermic circulatory arrest: a study in a chronic porcine model. SCAND CARDIOVASC J 2001; 34:116-23. [PMID: 10872695 DOI: 10.1080/14017430050142107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Previous studies have shown that although retrograde cerebral perfusion (RCP) improves cerebral outcome during hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA), RCP exposes the brain to subsequent edema. In this study, we have compared intermittent RCP (I-RCP) with continuous RCP (C-RCP) and HCA alone to determine whether the rate of fluid sequestration can be decreased without losing the beneficial effects of RCP. Eighteen pigs were randomly assigned to undergo 75 min of I-RCP, C-RCP or HCA at 20 degrees C. Hemodynamic and metabolic measurements were carried out for upto 20 h. Behavioral assessments were examined until day 7, when histopathologic analysis of the brain was performed. The median amount of fluid sequestered was 145 ml after C-RCP and -50 ml after I-RCP (p = 0.04). The mean brain weight of the animals that died within the first postoperative day was significantly higher than that in electively sacrificed animals in the C-RCP group (p = 0.04). These data suggest that if RCP is implemented intermittently, the rate of cerebral edema can be decreased, without compromising the benefits of this strategy.
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- V Anttila
- Department of Surgery, University of Oulu, Finland
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- T Juvonen
- Department of Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, Finland
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Anttila V, Pokela M, Kiviluoma K, Mäkiranta M, Hirvonen J, Juvonen T. Is maintained cranial hypothermia the only factor leading to improved outcome after retrograde cerebral perfusion? An experimental study with a chronic porcine model. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000; 119:1021-9. [PMID: 10788825 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(00)70098-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have shown that retrograde cerebral perfusion can improve neurologic outcome after prolonged hypothermic circulatory arrest. Here we have compared two temperatures of retrograde cerebral perfusion (15 degrees C and 25 degrees C) with hypothermic circulatory arrest at systemic hypothermia of 25 degrees C to clarify whether the possible benefit of retrograde cerebral perfusion may only be due to improved cooling effect. METHODS Eighteen pigs (23-27 kg) were randomly assigned to undergo 15 degrees C retrograde cerebral perfusion at systemic hypothermia of 25 degrees C, 25 degrees C retrograde cerebral perfusion at 25 degrees C systemic hypothermia, or hypothermic circulatory arrest at 25 degrees C for 40 minutes. Flow was adjusted to maintain superior vena cava pressure at 20 mm Hg during retrograde cerebral perfusion. Hemodynamic, electrophysiologic, metabolic, and temperature monitoring were performed until 4 hours after the start of rewarming. Daily behavioral assessment was done until death or until the animals were killed on day 7. Histopathologic analysis of the brain was carried out on all animals. RESULTS Epidural temperatures were lower in the 15 degrees C retrograde cerebral perfusion group during the intervention (P <.05). In the 15 degrees C retrograde cerebral perfusion group, 4 (67%) of 6 animals survived for 7 days compared with 3 (50%) of 6 in both the 25 degrees C retrograde cerebral perfusion and hypothermic circulatory arrest groups. The median total histopathologic score was 5 in the 15 degrees C retrograde cerebral perfusion group and 7 in the 25 degrees C retrograde cerebral perfusion group (P =.04). CONCLUSIONS These findings suggest that enhanced cranial hypothermia is the major beneficial factor of retrograde cerebral perfusion when careful attention is paid to its implementation.
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- V Anttila
- Departments of Surgery and Anaesthesiology and the Laboratory of Clinical Neurophysiology, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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Sato Y, Ishikawa S, Otaki A, Takahashi T, Hasegawa Y, Koyano T, Yamagishi T, Oki S, Morishita Y. Postoperative brain complications following retrograde cerebral perfusion. Surg Today 1999; 29:1034-9. [PMID: 10554327 DOI: 10.1007/s005950050641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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This study was undertaken to investigate the neurological risk factors associated with the retrograde cerebral perfusion (RCP) technique, by examining the relationship between intraoperative parameters and post-operative brain complications. A total of 12 patients who underwent surgery for thoracic aortic aneurysms using the RCP technique were included in this study. Profound hypothermia was induced through cardiopulmonary bypass which was established with a femoral arterial cannula and bicaval return. During RCP, a venous drainage cannula from the superior vena cava (SVC) was switched over to the arterial return circuit, and oxygenated blood was retrogradely infused through the SVC. The perfusion flow rate was maintained at 273 +/- 113 ml/min and the SVC pressure was maintained at 15 +/- 6 mmHg. The RCP time was 68 +/- 27 min with a range of 27-130 min, and the lowest rectal temperature was 16 +/- 1 degrees C. The total elapsed time until emergence from anesthesia after the operation was 12 +/- 6 h. The operation time correlated with the awakening time (r = 0.729, P = 0.0088). Longer RCP times of up to 101 and 130 min tended to result in post-operative brain damage. The lowest rectal temperature also correlated with the awakening time (r = 0.697, P = 0.0149), and an inverse correlation between the SVC pressure and the awakening time was observed (r = -0. 727, P = 0.0091). These findings demonstrate the importance of reducing both the RCP and operation times to decrease the incidence of brain damage. If carried out under optimal conditions, including perfusion pressure and brain temperature, RCP could be marginally prolonged safely without causing major neurological complications.
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- Y Sato
- Second Department of Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine, 3-39-15 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
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Loubser PG, Burdack DI. Arterial and venous blood gas analyses during retrograde cerebral perfusion. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 1999; 13:695-7. [PMID: 10622651 DOI: 10.1016/s1053-0770(99)90122-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine arterial and venous blood gas analyses during retrograde cerebral perfusion to quantify oxygen uptake and carbon dioxide production. DESIGN Prospective. SETTING Community hospital, university setting, single institution. PARTICIPANTS Twelve patients undergoing reconstructive aortic surgery with profound hypothermic circulatory arrest and retrograde cerebral perfusion. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS After 10 minutes of retrograde cerebral perfusion, blood gas analysis (measured at 37 degrees C, without temperature correction) was performed on blood samples drawn simultaneously from the arterial inflow and venous return (collected via aortic arch vessels) sites. Compared with arterial blood samples, PO2 (deltaPO2: 431.2+/-154.9 mm Hg; p<0.05), pH (deltapH: 0.16+/-0.09, p<0.05) and base excess (deltaBE: 1.0+/-0.85; p<0.05) decreased in venous blood samples, whereas PCO2 increased (deltaPCO2: 18.2+/-8.8 mm Hg; p<0.05). An arteriovenous content difference of 2.5+/-1.9 mL/dL reflected a total oxygen extraction of 20.5%+/-15.7%, although most extraction occurred from oxygen in solution. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that retrograde cerebral perfusion produces cerebral aerobic metabolism.
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- P G Loubser
- Department of Anesthesiology, Baylor College of Medicine, and The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Anttila V, Kiviluoma K, Pokela M, Rimpiläinen J, Mäkiranta M, Jäntti V, Hirvonen J, Juvonen T. Cold retrograde cerebral perfusion improves cerebral protection during moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest: A long-term study in a porcine model. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1999; 118:938-45. [PMID: 10534701 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(99)70065-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Deep hypothermic circulatory arrest is an effective method of cerebral protection, but it is associated with long cardiopulmonary bypass times and coagulation disturbances. Previous studies have shown that retrograde cerebral perfusion can improve neurologic outcomes after prolonged hypothermic circulatory arrest. We tested the hypothesis that deep hypothermic retrograde cerebral perfusion could improve cerebral outcome during moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest. METHODS Twelve pigs (23-29 kg) were randomly assigned to undergo either retrograde cerebral perfusion (15 degrees C) at 25 degrees C or hypothermic circulatory arrest with the head packed in ice at 25 degrees C for 45 minutes. Flow was adjusted to maintain superior vena cava pressure at 20 mm Hg throughout retrograde cerebral perfusion. Hemodynamic, electrophysiologic, metabolic, and temperature monitoring were carried out until 4 hours after the start of rewarming. Daily behavioral assessment was performed until elective death on day 7. A postmortem histologic analysis of the brain was carried out on all animals. RESULTS In the retrograde cerebral perfusion group, 5 (83%) of 6 animals survived 7 days compared with 2 (33%) of 6 in the hypothermic circulatory arrest group. Complete behavioral recovery was seen in 4 (67%) animals after retrograde cerebral perfusion but only in 1 (17%) animal after hypothermic circulatory arrest. Postoperative levels of serum lactate were higher, and blood pH was lower in the hypothermic circulatory arrest group. There were no significant hemodynamic differences between the study groups. CONCLUSIONS Cold hypothermic retrograde cerebral perfusion during moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest seems to improve neurologic outcome compared with moderate hypothermic circulatory arrest with the head packed in ice.
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- V Anttila
- Department of Surgery Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
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- C H Wong
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Birmingham, Edgbaston, UK
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Oshikiri N, Watanabe T, Saitou H, Iijima Y, Minowa T, Inui K, Shimazaki Y. Retrograde cerebral perfusion: experimental approach to brain oedema. Perfusion 1999; 14:257-62. [PMID: 10456779 DOI: 10.1177/026765919901400404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- N Oshikiri
- Second Department of Surgery, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata-City, Japan
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Wang D, Wu X, Zhong Y, Zhou Y, Shan G, Hu X, Li J, Liu Y, Qin X, Xia Z. Effect of lidocaine on improving cerebral protection provided by retrograde cerebral perfusion: a neuropathologic study. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 1999; 13:176-80. [PMID: 10230952 DOI: 10.1016/s1053-0770(99)90083-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether lidocaine can improve the neuropathologic results in canine brains after retrograde cerebral perfusion (RCP). DESIGN Randomized, blinded, experimental study. SETTING University animal laboratory. PARTICIPANTS Mongrel dogs. INTERVENTIONS Fourteen mongrel dogs were placed on 120 minutes of hypothermic (20 degrees C) RCP. Following the RPC, they then resumed cardiopulmonary bypass and rewarming for 60 minutes. In the lidocaine group (n = 8), lidocaine was administered continuously; in the control group (n = 6), normal saline was administered. Cerebral perfusion fixation was performed at the end of the experiment. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS The number of ischemic cells in 200 neurons was counted in the parietal cortex, CA1 sector of the hippocampus, CA3 sector of the hippocampus, ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus, and Purkinje cells of the cerebellar cortex. Those in the parietal cortex, CA1 sector of the hippocampus, and ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus were significantly less in the lidocaine group than in the control group (25.8+/-17.3 v 53.7+/-12.0; p < 0.01; 17.0+/-8.5 v 54.7+/-22.1; p < 0.01; and 16.9+/-17.8 v 49.7+/-28.4; p < 0.05, respectively). The total number of ischemic cells in the five examined regions was also significantly less in the lidocaine group than in the control group (89.5+/-19.4 v 219.5+/-45.5; p < 0.01). CONCLUSION Continuous lidocaine significantly alleviated the ischemic neuropathologic injury after RCP and thus possibly improved cerebral protection.
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- D Wang
- Department of Anesthesiology, the First School of Clinical Medicine, China
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Çalkavur T, Atay Y, Yağdi T, Çikirikçoğlu M, Can L, Gürcün U, Özbaran M, Bilkay Ö, Büket S. Clinical Results of Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion in Treatment of Aortic Disease. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1998. [DOI: 10.1177/021849239800600412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Between 1993 and 1998, 106 adults underwent ascending aorta or aortic arch operations using deep-hypothermic circulatory arrest and retrograde cerebral perfusion via the superior vena cava. Aortic lesions were acute type I dissection in 44 (41.5%), chronic type I dissection in 12 (11.3%), acute type II dissection in 6 (5.7%), chronic type II dissection in 9 (8.5%), ascending aorta or aortic arch aneurysms in 34 (32.1%), and an aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva with aortic arch aneurysm in 1 (0.9%). The overall neurologic dysfunction rate was 6.6%. Early mortality was 18.8%. By multivariate analysis, circulatory arrest longer than 60 minutes and chronic renal failure were significant predictors of neurological dysfunction. Female gender, preoperative hemodynamic instability, circulatory arrest longer than 60 minutes, preoperative neurological dysfunction, and preoperative organ malperfusion were significant predictors of early mortality. We concluded that retrograde cerebral perfusion minimized neurological complications by preventing debris and air emboli and by providing adequate metabolic support in patients who needed circulatory arrest for surgical treatment of aortic pathology.
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- Department of Cardiology Ege University Medical Faculty İzmir, Turkey
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Juvonen T, Weisz DJ, Wolfe D, Zhang N, Bodian CA, McCullough JN, Mezrow CK, Griepp RB. Can retrograde perfusion mitigate cerebral injury after particulate embolization? A study in a chronic porcine model. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998; 115:1142-59. [PMID: 9605085 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(98)70415-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We assessed the impact on histologic and behavioral outcome of an interval of retrograde cerebral perfusion after arterial embolization, comparing retrograde cerebral perfusion with and without inferior vena caval occlusion with continued antegrade perfusion. METHODS Sixty Yorkshire pigs (27 to 30 kg) were randomly assigned to the following groups: antegrade cerebral perfusion control; antegrade cerebral perfusion after embolization; retrograde cerebral perfusion control; retrograde cerebral perfusion after embolization; retrograde cerebral perfusion with inferior vena cava occlusion, retrograde cerebral perfusion with inferior vena cava occlusion control, and retrograde cerebral perfusion with inferior vena cava occlusion after embolization. After cooling to 20 degrees C, a bolus of 200 mg of polystyrene microspheres 250 to 750 (microm diameter (or saline solution) was injected into the isolated aortic arch. After 5 minutes of antegrade cerebral perfusion, 25 minutes of antegrade cerebral perfusion, retrograde cerebral perfusion, or retrograde cerebral perfusion with inferior vena cava occlusion was instituted. After the operation, all animals underwent daily assessment of neurologic status until the time of death on day 7. RESULTS Aortic arch return, cerebral vascular resistance, and oxygen extraction data during retrograde cerebral perfusion showed differences, suggesting that more effective flow occurs during retrograde cerebral perfusion with inferior vena cava occlusion, which also resulted in more pronounced fluid sequestration. Microsphere recovery from the brain revealed significantly fewer emboli after retrograde cerebral perfusion with inferior vena cava occlusion. Behavioral scores showed full recovery in all but one control animal (after retrograde cerebral perfusion with inferior vena cava occlusion) by day 7 but were considerably lower after embolization, with no significant differences between groups. The extent of histopathologic injury was not significantly different among embolized groups. Although no histopathologic lesions were present in either the antegrade cerebral perfusion control group or the retrograde cerebral perfusion control group, mild significant ischemic damage occurred after retrograde cerebral perfusion with inferior vena cava occlusion even in control animals. CONCLUSIONS Although effective washout of particulate emboli from the brain can be achieved with retrograde cerebral perfusion with inferior vena cava occlusion, no advantage of retrograde cerebral perfusion with inferior vena cava occlusion after embolization is seen from behavioral scores, electroencephalographic recovery, or histopathologic examination; retrograde cerebral perfusion with inferior vena cava occlusion results in greater fluid sequestration and mild histopathologic injury even in control animals. Retrograde cerebral perfusion with inferior vena cava occlusion shows clear promise in the management of embolization, but further refinements must be sought to address its still worrisome potential for harm.
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- T Juvonen
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029, USA
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Coselli JS. Retrograde cerebral perfusion is an effective means of neural support during deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. Ann Thorac Surg 1997; 64:908-12. [PMID: 9307518 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(97)00746-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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With the current available information, the use of RCP for cerebral protection during HCA in the clinical setting will continue to be debated. Laboratory evaluation in a variety of animal models has thus far produced conflicting results and a variety of mixed information. Accumulating clinical evidence has confirmed that RCP is safe, provided flow rates and central venous (intracerebral) pressures are maintained at relatively low levels. The use of RCP is clinically safe and does not incur additional expense. In the event that the only clinical benefits of RCP are the maintenance of cerebral hypothermia and the flushing of air and particulate debris from the arterial circulation, consequently reducing the risk of embolism, then the continued use and investigation of RCP techniques is justified.
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- J S Coselli
- Methodist Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Griepp RB, Juvonen T, Griepp EB, McCollough JN, Ergin MA. Is retrograde cerebral perfusion an effective means of neural support during deep hypothermic circulatory arrest? Ann Thorac Surg 1997; 64:913-6. [PMID: 9307519 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(97)00745-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- R B Griepp
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA
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Atay Y, Yagdi T, Hamulu A, Alayunt A, Bilkay O, Büket S. Techniques for retrograde cerebral perfusion in the treatment of aortic lesions via left thoracotomy. J Card Surg 1997; 12:215-22. [PMID: 9591173 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1997.tb00128.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Retrograde cerebral perfusion under deep hypothermic circulatory arrest is a simple and useful adjunct in aortic surgery and is performed by many surgeons in the treatment of aortic arch pathology. In recent years, this technique has been recommended in the surgery of distal arch and proximal descending aortic lesions through a left thoracotomy inclusion. The aim of the technique is to increase the right atrial pressure for retrograde cerebral perfusion. After cooling using femorofemoral bypass, circulatory arrest is initiated. The right atrial pressure is increased to 20 mmHg, and retrograde cerebral circulation results. In this article, five patients with distal aortic arch and proximal descending thoracic aortic lesions who were operated on by using this technique were evaluated. It is suggested that this technique can be used with a lateral thoracotomy approach that is suitable for procedures on a distal aortic arch and proximal descending aorta.
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- Y Atay
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ege University Medical Faculty, Bornova, Izmir-Turkey
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Ganzel BL, Edmonds HL, Pank JR, Goldsmith LJ. Neurophysiologic monitoring to assure delivery of retrograde cerebral perfusion. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997; 113:748-55; discussion 755-7. [PMID: 9104985 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(97)70234-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patients undergoing complex aortic procedures performed with deep hypothermia and circulatory arrest have a significant risk of an adverse neurologic event when the arrest period is prolonged. Retrograde cerebral perfusion appears to improve cerebral protection, although collapsed cortical veins or functional jugular venous valves may restrict flow at the frequently recommended maximum pressure of 25 mm Hg. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to demonstrate the benefit of multimodality neurophysiologic monitoring in assuring delivery of retrograde cerebral perfusion. METHODS Electroencephalography, cerebral blood flow velocity, and regional cerebral venous oxygen saturation were used to quantify the intraoperative neurophysiologic changes accompanying retrograde cerebral perfusion. The magnitude of changes was compared with those previously observed during arrest without retrograde cerebral perfusion. RESULTS Thirty patients underwent complex aortic procedures necessitating circulatory arrest, 22 with retrograde cerebral perfusion. The mean retrograde perfusion pressure of 40 mm Hg (30 to 49 mm Hg, 95% confidence interval) and flow rate of 1.2 L/min (0.9 to 1.6 L/min) necessary to achieve documented retrograde cerebral perfusion was much higher than previously recommended. During both retrograde cerebral perfusion and rewarming, cerebral oximetric monitoring guided adjustments in perfusion parameters to limit the rate of desaturation to 0.4% per minute (0.3% to 0.6%). With retrograde cerebral perfusion there was a rapid (1) recovery of electroencephalographic activity during rewarming (21 minutes [range 16 to 26 minutes]) and (2) return of consciousness after the operation (81% [58% to 95%, 95% confidence interval] awake by 12 hours). There was no transcranial Doppler evidence of cerebral edema with retrograde cerebral perfusion. Two neurologic complications occurred in the 22 patients managed with retrograde cerebral perfusion and one in the eight patients managed with arrest only. CONCLUSIONS Multimodality neurologic monitoring assured optimal brain cooling and bihemispheric delivery of retrograde cerebral perfusion. Necessary retrograde pressure and flow were often higher than values previously reported. Avoidance of profound cerebral venous oxygen desaturation during retrograde cerebral perfusion and rewarming was associated with rapid recovery of neurologic function.
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- B L Ganzel
- Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Ky. 40292, USA
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Nojima T, Onoe M, Magara T, Nakajima Y, Watarida S, Sugita T, Mori A. Experimental retrograde cerebral perfusion via bilateral maxillary vein in dogs. Ann Thorac Surg 1996; 61:1289-91. [PMID: 8607714 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(96)80909-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Yoshimura N, Okada M, Ota T, Nohara H. Letter. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(96)70468-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Edmonds HL, Rodriguez RA, Audenaert SM, Austin EH, Pollock SB, Ganzel BL. The role of neuromonitoring in cardiovascular surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 1996; 10:15-23. [PMID: 8634381 DOI: 10.1016/s1053-0770(96)80174-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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This review describes the techniques currently used for quantitative neurophysiologic measurement during cardiac surgery and their potential impact on clinical outcome. Electroencephalography (EEG) characterizes cerebrocortical neuronal electrical activity and was part of some of the earliest cardiopulmonary bypass procedures, yet today it is not widespread use. Each of the common misunderstandings regarding a supposed limitation of this technology is explained. Its major genuine shortcoming, a lack of selectivity, may now be overcome with the combined use of additional monitoring modalities. The influence of intracranial hemodynamics on observed EEG changes may be determined continuously and noninvasively with transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound. TCD provides an indication of sudden change in either blood flow or vascular resistance as well as the detection of emboli. In addition, the metabolic status of cortical neurons can be monitored by regional cerebral venous oxygen saturation (rCVOS) using noninvasive transcranial near-infrared spectroscopy. The % rCVOS tends to remain remarkably stable over a wide range of temperatures, perfusion pressures, and anesthetic states. Marked change in either direction signifies a serious imbalance between oxygen delivery and consumption. Measurement of rCVOS does not require blood flow, pulsatile or otherwise, so that it offers the only means of monitoring during circulatory arrest. By characterizing the dynamic interplay among cerebral hemodynamics, metabolism, and electrogenesis, these technologies permit the rapid detection and correction of potentially hazardous conditions.
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- H L Edmonds
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Louisville, KY 40292, USA
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Watanabe T, Iijima Y, Abe K, Abe H, Saito H, Naruke Y, Washio M. Retrograde brain perfusion beyond the venous values. Hemodynamics and intracellular pH mapping. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1996; 111:36-44. [PMID: 8551787 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(96)70399-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Twenty-one dogs (group 1) had retrograde brain perfusion for 90 minutes through the sagittal sinus and superior vena cava with pressure-regulated cardiopulmonary bypass, and 10 dogs (group 2) had 60 minutes of circulatory arrest with an additional 30-minute evaluation of brain slices, both at 20 degrees C. In group 1, cerebral blood flow determined by laser flowmetry was 8.98 +/- 2.02 ml/100 gm/min with a driving pressure of 29.69 +/- 9.92 mm Hg during the retrograde perfusion, whereas it was 0.85 ml/100 gm/min during solitary perfusion through the superior vena cava. Retrograde cerebral vascular resistance was slightly higher than the antegrade resistance. Neutral red stain was given intraperitoneally as an intracellular pH indicator. Regional intracellular pH was calculated from photoabsorption at 440 and 535 nm with the use of color transparency photographs of the brain and spinal cord slices taken after retrograde cerebral perfusion in group 1 and after circulatory arrest in group 2. The pH mapping showed that the retrograde brain perfusion maintained the pH within 6.77 to 7.14, whereas the cerebral pH decreased to 6.24 to 6.43 at 60 minutes of circulatory arrest and further decreased to 5.81 to 6.22 at 90 minutes. The pH after the retrograde brain perfusion was significantly higher than the pH after circulatory arrest in the entire brain and the spinal cord. We conclude that the brain is protected when perfused retrogradely beyond the venous valves with a driving pressure above 20 mm Hg.
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- T Watanabe
- Second Department of Surgery, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Japan
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Since DeBakey's replacement of an aortic arch aneurysm using cardiopulmonary bypass and individual perfusion of the brachiocephalic and carotid arteries, selective cerebral perfusion has been used as an effective method of cerebral protection. Although interest in this technique waned with the evolution of hypothermic circulatory arrest, complications arising from long and challenging aortic procedures have led to a renewed interest in perfusion of the cerebral circulation. During aortic arch surgery, antegrade and retrograde cerebral perfusion techniques have been used in an effort to prolong the "safe" duration during which conventional cardiopulmonary bypass flow to the brain is interrupted. Although the degree to which retrograde cerebral flow is able to perfuse cerebral tissue remains controversial, its use may afford protection through other mechanisms as well. This paper will review techniques, benefits, and limitations of antegrade and retrograde cerebral perfusion and their role in conjunction with hypothermic systemic circulatory arrest.
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- S Chanyi
- New Brunswick Heart Centre, Saint John Regional Hospital, Canada
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Yerlioglu ME, Wolfe D, Mezrow CK, Weisz DJ, Midulla PS, Zhang N, Shiang HH, Bodian C, Griepp RB. The effect of retrograde cerebral perfusion after particulate embolization to the brain. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995; 110:1470-84; discussion 1484-5. [PMID: 7475199 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(95)70070-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Neurologic injury as a consequence of cerebral embolism of either air or atherosclerotic debris during cardiac or aortic surgery is still a major cause of postoperative morbidity and mortality. While exploring various means of improving cerebral protection during complex cardiothoracic procedures, we have developed a chronic porcine model to study retrograde cerebral perfusion. We have previously demonstrated that retrograde perfusion results in a small amount of nutritive flow and provides cerebral protection that appears to be superior to simple prolonged hypothermic circulatory arrest. The current study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of retrograde cerebral perfusion in mitigating the effects of particulate cerebral embolism occurring during cardiac surgery. Four groups of pigs (19 to 28 kg) underwent cardiopulmonary bypass with deep hypothermia at an esophageal temperature of 20 degrees C: an antegrade control group (AC, n = 5), an antegrade embolism group (AE, n = 10), a retrograde control group (RC, n = 5), and a retrograde embolism group (RE, n = 10). In addition, because of extreme heterogeneity in outcome in the initial RE group, an additional group of 10 animals underwent embolism and retrograde perfusion at a later time. Embolization was accomplished by injection of 200 mg of polystyrene microspheres (250 to 750 micrograms in diameter) via the aortic cannula into an isolated aortic arch preparation in the AE and RE groups; the control groups received injections of 10 ml of saline solution. After infusion of the microspheres or saline solution, conventional perfusion, with the aortic arch pressure maintained at 50 mm Hg, was continued for a total of 30 minutes in the antegrade groups; in the retrograde groups, retrograde flow was initiated via a cannula positioned in the superior vena cava, and was continued for 25 minutes. Superior vena caval flow was regulated to maintain a sagittal sinus pressure of approximately 30 mm Hg in the retrograde groups, and blood returning to the isolated aortic arch was collected and measured. All animals were allowed to recover and were evaluated daily according to a quantitative behavioral score in which 9 indicates apparently complete normalcy, with lower numbers indicating various degrees of cerebral injury. At the time of planned death on day 6, half of the brain was used for recovery of embolized microspheres after digestion with 10N sodium hydroxide. The other half was submitted for histologic study. Neurologic recovery in both the antegrade and retrograde control groups appeared to be complete, although mild evidence of histologic damage was present in some animals in the retrograde control group.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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- M E Yerlioglu
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, N.Y. 10029, USA
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Buket S, Alayunt A, Discigil B, Apaydin A, Yuksel M, Durmaz I. Continuous retrograde cerebral perfusion supplies substrates for brain metabolism during hypothermic circulatory arrest. Perfusion 1995; 10:237-44. [PMID: 7488769 DOI: 10.1177/026765919501000406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Ten patients underwent replacement of ascending aorta and/or aortic arch with aneurysm or dissection, using hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA) with retrograde cerebral perfusion (RCP). RCP was administered through the superior vena cava cannula continuously during HCA (15 degrees C to 20 degrees C). Mean HCA time was 32 minutes (range, 18-45 minutes). To assess the metabolic changes during RCP, blood samples were taken from carotid arteries and the superior vena cava cannula simultaneously, five minutes after the onset and five minutes prior to termination of continuous retrograde cerebral perfusion (CRCP) for analysis of blood gas and glucose level. One patient died intraoperatively due to left ventricular failure. Nine patients survived their operations and all except one with stroke due to partial intimal flap obstruction of innominate artery awoke neurologically intact within four to six hours. One patient died on the postoperative fifth day due to septic shock following resection of ischaemic bowel due to dissection involving the mesenteric artery. Oxygen saturation, pH and glucose level were all found to be lower in blood back-bleeding from the carotid arteries than in blood perfused through the superior vena cava cannula at all sampling times during HCA and CRCP (p < 0.05). Although oxygen and glucose extraction is not only from brain tissue, these data demonstrate the efficacy of CRCP in supplying substrates for brain protection. CRCP is a reliable method as an adjunct to HCA for brain protection.
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- S Buket
- Ege University Medical Faculty, Department of Cardiopulmonary Surgery, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey
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