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Cerebral oximetry and stump pressure as indicators for shunting during carotid endarterectomy: Comparative evaluation

  • Charalambos L. Tambakis
  • , George Papadopoulos
  • , Theodoros N. Sergentanis
  • , Nikolaos Lagos
  • , Eleni Arnaoutoglou
  • , Nicos Labropoulos
  • , Miltiadis I. Matsagkas
  • University of Ioannina
  • National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

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Abstract

The purpose of this work is to investigate the correlation between regional oxygen saturation (rSO 2) changes and stump pressure (SP) during cross-clamping of the internal carotid artery in carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and verify the perspectives of rSO 2 to become a criterion for shunting. Sixty consecutive CEAs under general anesthesia were studied prospectively. Selective shunting was based on SP ≤40 mmHg exclusively. Regression analysis with high order terms and receiver operating characteristic analysis were performed to investigate the association between ΔrSO 2(%) and SP and to determine an optimal ΔrSO 2(%) threshold for shunt insertion. A quadratic association between ΔrSO 2(%) and SP was documented regarding the baseline to one and five minutes after cross-clamping intervals. A cut-off of 21 and 10.1% reduction from the baseline recording was identified as optimal for the distinction between patients needed or not a shunt regarding the first and fifth minute after cross-clamping, respectively. In conclusion, cerebral oximety reflects sufficiently cerebral oxygenation during CEA compared with SP, providing a useful mean for cerebral monitoring.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)187-194
Number of pages8
JournalVascular
Volume19
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2011

Keywords

  • Carotid endarterectomy
  • Cerebral monitoring
  • Cerebral oximetry
  • Cross-clamping
  • Neurological impairment
  • Shunt insertion

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