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The Role of Deep Hypothermia in Cardiac Surgery. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18137061. [PMID: 34280995 PMCID: PMC8297075 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18137061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 06/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Hypothermia is defined as a decrease in body core temperature to below 35 °C. In cardiac surgery, four stages of hypothermia are distinguished: mild, moderate, deep, and profound. The organ protection offered by deep hypothermia (DH) enables safe circulatory arrest as a prerequisite to carrying out cardiac surgical intervention. In adult cardiac surgery, DH is mainly used in aortic arch surgery, surgical treatment of pulmonary embolism, and acute type-A aortic dissection interventions. In surgery treating congenital defects, DH is used to assist aortic arch reconstructions, hypoplastic left heart syndrome interventions, and for multi-stage treatment of infants with a single heart ventricle during the neonatal period. However, it should be noted that a safe duration of circulatory arrest in DH for the central nervous system is 30 to 40 min at most and should not be exceeded to prevent severe neurological adverse events. Personalized therapy for the patient and adequate blood temperature monitoring, glycemia, hematocrit, pH, and cerebral oxygenation is a prerequisite and indispensable part of DH.
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Haunschild J, Khachatryan Z, von Aspern K, Herajärvi J, Ossmann S, Naumann J, Borger MA, Etz CD. Effect of cerebrospinal fluid pressure elevation on spinal cord perfusion during aortic cross-clamping with distal aortic perfusion. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2021; 60:569-576. [PMID: 33839764 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Distal aortic perfusion (DaP) is a widely accepted protective adjunct facilitating early reinstitution of visceral perfusion during extended thoracic and thoraco-abdominal aortic repair. DaP has also been suggested to secure distal inflow to the paraspinal collateral network via the hypogastric arteries and thereby reduce the risk of spinal cord ischaemia. However, an increase in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure is frequently observed during thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of DaP on regional spinal cord blood flow (SCBF) during descending aortic cross-clamping and iatrogenic elevation of cerebrospinal fluid pressure. METHODS Eight juvenile pigs underwent central cannulation for cardiopulmonary bypass according to our established experimental protocol followed by aortic cross-clamping of the descending thoracic and abdominal aorta-mimicking sequential aortic clamping-with the initiation of DaP. Thereafter, CSF pressure elevation was induced by the infusion of blood plasma until baseline CSF pressure was tripled. At each time-point, microspheres of different colours were injected allowing for regional SCBF analysis. RESULTS DaP led to a pronounced hyperperfusion of the distal spinal cord [SCBF up to 480%, standard deviation (SD): 313%, compared to baseline]. However, DaP provided no or only limited additional flow to the upper and middle segments of the spinal cord (C1-Th7: 5% of baseline, SD: 5%; Th8-L2: 24%, SD: 39%), which was compensated by proximal flow only at C1-Th7 level. Furthermore, DaP could not counteract an experimental CSF pressure elevation, which led to a further decrease in regional SCBF most pronounced in the mid-thoracic spinal cord segment. CONCLUSIONS Protective DaP during thoraco-abdominal aortic repair may be associated with inadequate spinal protection particularly at the mid-thoracic spinal cord level ('watershed area') and result in the adverse effect of a potentially dangerous hyperperfusion of the distal spinal cord segments.
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- Josephina Haunschild
- University Department for Cardiac Surgery, Leipzig Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany.,Heisenberg Working Group for Aortic Surgery, Saxonian Incubator for Clinical Translation (SIKT), University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- University Department for Cardiac Surgery, Leipzig Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany.,Heisenberg Working Group for Aortic Surgery, Saxonian Incubator for Clinical Translation (SIKT), University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- University Department for Cardiac Surgery, Leipzig Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany.,Heisenberg Working Group for Aortic Surgery, Saxonian Incubator for Clinical Translation (SIKT), University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- University Department for Cardiac Surgery, Leipzig Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany.,Heisenberg Working Group for Aortic Surgery, Saxonian Incubator for Clinical Translation (SIKT), University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- University Department for Cardiac Surgery, Leipzig Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- University Department for Cardiac Surgery, Leipzig Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany.,Heisenberg Working Group for Aortic Surgery, Saxonian Incubator for Clinical Translation (SIKT), University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- University Department for Cardiac Surgery, Leipzig Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- University Department for Cardiac Surgery, Leipzig Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany.,Heisenberg Working Group for Aortic Surgery, Saxonian Incubator for Clinical Translation (SIKT), University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Ghoreishi M, Sundt TM, Cameron DE, Holmes SD, Roselli EE, Pasrija C, Gammie JS, Patel HJ, Bavaria JE, Svensson LG, Taylor BS. Factors associated with acute stroke after type A aortic dissection repair: An analysis of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Adult Cardiac Surgery Database. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019; 159:2143-2154.e3. [PMID: 31351776 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2018] [Revised: 05/18/2019] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Data from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database was used to examine the incidence and factors associated with acute stroke following type A repair. METHODS Acute type A aortic dissection repairs performed from 2014 to 2017 were identified from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database. The effect of cannulation strategy (eg, axillary, femoral, direct, or innominate), lowest temperature, cerebral protection techniques (antegrade cerebral profusion, retrograde cerebral perfusion, both, or none), repair technique, and institutional volume on postoperative stroke was investigated. RESULTS Acute type A repair was performed on 8937 patients at 772 centers, of which 7353 met inclusion criteria. Operative mortality was 17% and incidence of postoperative stroke was 13%. Axillary cannulation was associated with lower risk of stroke versus femoral (odds ratio, 0.60; P < .001). Retrograde cerebral perfusion was associated with reduced risk for stroke compared with no cerebral perfusion (odds ratio, 0.75; P = .008) or antegrade cerebral perfusion (odds ratio, 0.75; P = .007). Total arch replacement was associated with greater risk for stroke versus hemiarch technique (odds ratio, 1.30; P = .013). Longer circulatory arrest time, cerebral perfusion time, and cardiopulmonary bypass time were all related to higher risk of postoperative stroke. CONCLUSIONS Stroke is a common complication after type A repair. Axillary cannulation was associated with lower incidence of stroke, whereas femoral cannulation significantly increased the risk of stroke regardless of the cerebral perfusion strategy or the degree of hypothermia. Retrograde cerebral profusion was found to have reduced risk for postoperative stroke. Degree of hypothermia and center volume were not related to stroke incidence.
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- Mehrdad Ghoreishi
- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md
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- Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa
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- Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md
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MacArthur RG, Carter SA, Coselli JS, LeMaire SA. Organ Protection During Thoracoabdominal Aortic Surgery: Rationale for a Multimodality Approach. Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2016; 9:143-9. [PMID: 15920639 DOI: 10.1177/108925320500900207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Surgical repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs) remains a technically challenging operation that requires a systematic approach to prevent ischemic complications and achieve excellent clinical outcomes. Techniques for organ protection have evolved substantially over the past 20 years. This review describes our current multimodality approach to organ protection during TAAA repair.
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- Roderick G MacArthur
- Cardiovascular Surgery Service of the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital and the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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Wynn MM, Sebranek J, Marks E, Engelbert T, Acher CW. Complications of Spinal Fluid Drainage in Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surgery in 724 Patients Treated From 1987 to 2013. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2015; 29:342-50. [DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2014.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Malign recurrence of primary chest wall hemangiopericytoma in the lung after four years: a case report and review of the literature. Case Rep Oncol Med 2014; 2014:470268. [PMID: 25197592 PMCID: PMC4145366 DOI: 10.1155/2014/470268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2014] [Accepted: 07/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Hemangiopericytoma (HPC) may develop in every site where the endothelial tissue exits and primarily develops in the skeletal-muscular system or the skin. Adult cases of HPC generally exhibit a benign course. 20–30% of the cases may show a malign course. The tumors that show more than four mitoses, a focal area of necrosis, and increased cellularity on a magnification ×10 are considered as malign. In our paper, we presented our case who showed a lung metastasis at the end of 4 years and who developed a pathological fracture of the right humerus at the end of approximately 2 years, because hemangiopericytoma is rarely seen in the chest wall as a primary tumor.
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Wynn MM, Acher C. A Modern Theory of Spinal Cord Ischemia/Injury in Thoracoabdominal Aortic Surgery and Its Implications for Prevention of Paralysis. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2014; 28:1088-99. [DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2013.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Ueda Y. A reappraisal of retrograde cerebral perfusion. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 2013; 2:316-25. [PMID: 23977600 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2225-319x.2013.01.02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2012] [Accepted: 01/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Brain protection during aortic arch surgery by perfusing cold oxygenated blood into the superior vena cava was first reported by Lemole et al. In 1990 Ueda and associates first described the routine use of continuous retrograde cerebral perfusion (RCP) in thoracic aortic surgery for the purpose of cerebral protection during the interval of obligatory interruption of anterograde cerebral flow. The beneficial effects of RCP may be its ability to sustain brain hypothermia during hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA) and removal of embolic material from the arterial circulation of the brain. RCP can offer effective brain protection during HCA for about 40 to 60 minutes. Animal experiments revealed that RCP provided inadequate cerebral perfusion and that neurological recovery was improved with selective antegrade cerebral perfusion (ACP), however, both RCP and ACP provide comparable clinical outcomes regarding both the mortality and stroke rates by risk-adjusted and case-matched comparative study. RCP still remains a valuable adjunct for brain protection during aortic arch repair in particular pathologies and patients.
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- Yuichi Ueda
- Tenri Hospital and Tenri Institute of Medical Research, Tenri, Nara, Japan; Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Aggarwal B, Raymond C, Jacob J, Kralovic D, Kormos K, Holloway D, Menon V. Transfer of patients with suspected acute aortic syndrome. Am J Cardiol 2013; 112:430-5. [PMID: 23668639 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.03.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2013] [Revised: 03/26/2013] [Accepted: 03/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Patients with acute aortic syndrome (AAS) often require emergent transfer for definitive therapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety of transfer and the ability to optimize hemodynamics in subjects with AAS transported by an aortic network. A total of 263 consecutive patients with suspected AAS transferred to a coronary care unit from March 2010 to June 2012 were included. Transfers were accomplished by the institutional critical care transfer system using ground ambulance (n = 47), helicopter (n = 196), or fixed-wing jet (n = 20) from referring centers directly to the coronary care unit, bypassing the emergency department. The transfer mortality rate was 0%, and the in-hospital mortality rate was 9% (n = 23). Initial systolic blood pressure and heart rate at the time of arrival of the transfer team to the referring hospital were compared with those on arrival to the coronary care unit. The median transfer distance was 66 km (interquartile range 24 to 119), and the median transfer time was 87 minutes (interquartile range 67 to 114). The transfer team achieved significant reductions in systolic blood pressure (from 142 ± 29 to 132 ± 23 mm Hg) (mean difference in systolic blood pressure 10 mm Hg, 95% confidence interval 7 to 14, p <0.0001) and heart rate (from 78 ± 16 to 75 ± 16 beats/min) (mean difference in heart rate 3 beats/min, 95% confidence interval 1 to 4, p <0.0001). In conclusion, these results indicate that patients with AAS can be safely transferred to specialized centers for definitive treatment, and a well-trained critical care transfer team can actively continue to optimize medical management during transit.
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- Bhuvnesh Aggarwal
- Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Invited commentary. Ann Thorac Surg 2012; 93:1508-9. [PMID: 22541183 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.02.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2012] [Revised: 02/22/2012] [Accepted: 02/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hsu CCT, Kwan GNC, van Driel ML, Rophael JA. Distal aortic perfusion during thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair for prevention of paraplegia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012:CD008197. [PMID: 22419329 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd008197.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND During thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) surgery, decreased spinal cord perfusion can result in neurological deficits such as paraplegia and paraparesis. Distal aortic perfusion, alone or in combination with other adjuncts, may counter the decrease in spinal cord perfusion and hence reduce the risk of spinal cord injury. OBJECTIVES To determine the effectiveness of distal aortic perfusion with or without other adjuncts against other adjuncts without use of distal perfusion during TAAA surgery in reducing the risk of developing paraplegia and paraparesis. SEARCH METHODS The Cochrane Peripheral Vascular Diseases Group Specialised Register (last searched 5 January 2012) and CENTRAL (Issue 4, 2011) were searched for publications describing randomised controlled trials of distal aortic perfusion during thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm surgery. Reference lists of relevant studies were checked. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised or quasi-randomised controlled clinical trials of distal aortic perfusion during TAAA repair. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Studies identified for potential inclusion were independently assessed for inclusion by at least two authors, with excluded trials arbitrated by the third author. MAIN RESULTS There were no randomised controlled trials identified. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Currently, there are no randomised controlled trials to support the role of distal aortic perfusion in TAAA surgery for prevention of neurological injury. However, randomised controlled trials are not always feasible based on ethical grounds. Observational studies suggest that distal aortic perfusion alone or in combination with other adjuncts, that is cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage, reduces the rate of neurologic deficit across all types of TAAA; in particular making a striking difference in the rate of neurologic deficit following type II TAAA repair. In the absence of randomised controlled trials, we recommend a standardised approach to reporting through registry studies to strengthen the evidence base for distal aortic perfusion.
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Fehrenbacher JW, Siderys H, Terry C, Kuhn J, Corvera JS. Early and late results of descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm open repair with deep hypothermia and circulatory arrest. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2010; 140:S154-60; discussion S185-S190. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.08.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2010] [Revised: 08/10/2010] [Accepted: 08/23/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Bachet J. What is the best method for brain protection in surgery of the aortic arch? Selective antegrade cerebral perfusion. Cardiol Clin 2010; 28:389-401. [PMID: 20452558 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2010.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Despite considerable progress in the operative management of lesions involving the transverse aortic arch, replacement of this portion of the vessel remains a surgical challenge and is still associated with mortality and morbidity. This situation is due not only to the technical difficulties of the procedure but, often, to the unsatisfactory preservation of the integrity of the central nervous system during the period of arch exclusion. The techniques of cerebral protection during surgery of the aortic arch can be divided into those aimed at suppressing the metabolic demand of the central nervous system and those aimed at maintaining the metabolic supply during the time of exclusion of the cerebral vessels. Whichever technique is used, it must maintain the normal metabolism of the central nervous system or, at least, allow restoration of the physiologic conditions of its function. In this regard, selective antegrade cerebral perfusion has demonstrated experimentally and clinically its superiority over the other proposed protective techniques.
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- Jean Bachet
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Zayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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Cheng L, Huang F, Chang Q, Zhu J, Yu C, Liu Y, Zhang H, Zheng J, Sun LZ. Repair of extensive thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm with a tetrafurcate graft: midterm results of 63 cases. Heart Surg Forum 2010; 13:E1-6. [PMID: 20150031 DOI: 10.1532/hsf98.20091081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective is to present a method for maintaining the spinal cord blood supply and our midterm results for using a tetrafurcate graft in extensive thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) repair. METHODS From August 2003 to October 2007, we used a tetrafurcate graft to perform repairs to TAAAs of Crawford extent II in 63 consecutive patients. The mean age of this group of patients was 39.98 +/- 10.62 years, and 46 (73%) of them were male. All of the procedures were performed under profound hypothermia with a short interval of circulatory arrest. T6 to T12 intercostal arteries were reconstructed as a "neo-intercostal artery" (N-IA) and were connected to an 8-mm sidearm of the graft to maintain the spinal cord blood supply. Visceral arteries were joined into a patch and were anastomosed to the end of the main graft. The left renal artery was anastomosed to an 8-mm sidearm or joined to the patch. The other 10-mm sidearms were anastomosed to iliac arteries. RESULTS With 100% follow-up, the early-mortality rate was 7.94%. The incidence of cerebral complications was 9.52%. Temporary paraplegia was observed in 2 patients, and paraparesis occurred in 1 patient. Pulmonary complication was the most common morbidity in this group (25.40%). Two patients with Marfan syndrome had N-IA artery pseudoaneurysms during follow-up. The mean survival time of this group was 50.64 +/- 2.13 months, with survival rates of 92.06% after 1 year, 88.38% after 2 years, and 86.11% after 3 years. CONCLUSION The N-IA may play an important role in spinal cord protection, and N-IA pseudoaneurysm should be avoided in Marfan syndrome patients. The use of a tetrafurcate graft is a reliable method for TAAA repair, with satisfactory midterm results.
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- Lijian Cheng
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Institute, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
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Ueda Y. What is the Best Method for Brain Protection in Surgery of the Aortic Arch? Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion. Cardiol Clin 2010; 28:371-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2010.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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A quantitative assessment of the impact of intercostal artery reimplantation on paralysis risk in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Ann Surg 2008; 248:529-40. [PMID: 18936565 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0b013e318187a792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We previously demonstrated an 80% reduction in paraplegia risk using hypothermia, naloxone, steroids, spinal fluid drainage, intercostal ligation, and optimizing hemodynamic parameters. This report demonstrates that intercostal revascularization for the last 3 years further reduced our paraplegia risk index by 75%. METHODS We evaluated 655 patients who had thoracic or thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair for factors that affected paraplegia risk including aneurysm extent, acuity, cardiac function, blood pressure mean arterial pressure, and spinal fluid drainage with naloxone (SFDN). Eighteen patients died during or shortly after surgery leaving 637 patients for analysis of paralysis. We evaluated the effect of intercostal reimplantation (IRP) using a highly accurate (r(2) > 0.88) paraplegia risk index we developed and published previously. RESULTS Fifty-eight percent of patients were male with a mean age of 67. Thirty-three percent were acute with rupture, acute dissection, mycotic aortitis, and trauma. Eighty (12%) had dissections. Thirty-five patients had paraplegia or paraparesis (5.4%). Significant factors by univariate analysis (P < 0.05) were Crawford type 2, acuity, SFDN, cardiac index after unclamping, mean arterial pressure during crossclamping, and IRP. In multivariate modeling, aneurysm extent, SFDN, acuity, and IRP remained significant (P < 0.02). The paraplegia risk index declined from 0.20 to 0.05 (P < 0.03). CONCLUSIONS The incidence of paralysis after TAAA repair decreased from 4.83% to 0.88% and paralysis risk index decreased from 0.26 to 0.05 when intercostal artery reimplantation was added to neuroprotective strategies that had already substantially reduced paralysis risk. These findings suggest that factors that affect collateral blood flow and metabolism account for approximately 80% of paraplegia risk and intercostal blood flow accounts for 20% of risk. This suggests a limit to paraplegia risk reduction in thoracoabdominal endograft patients. Early results in this emerging field support this prediction of high paraplegia risk with thoracoabdominal branched endografts with extensive aortic coverage.
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Coselli JS, LeMaire SA. Tips for Successful Outcomes for Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Procedures. Semin Vasc Surg 2008; 21:13-20. [PMID: 18342730 DOI: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2007.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Augoustides JGT, Kohl BA, Harris H, Pochettino A. Color-Flow Doppler Recognition of Intraoperative Brachiocephalic Malperfusion During Operative Repair of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection: Utility of Transcutaneous Carotid Artery Ultrasound Scanning. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2007; 21:81-4. [PMID: 17289485 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2006.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2005] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- John G T Augoustides
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Section, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Appoo JJ, Augoustides JG, Pochettino A, Savino JS, McGarvey ML, Cowie DC, Gambone AJ, Harris H, Cheung AT, Bavaria JE. Perioperative Outcome in Adults Undergoing Elective Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest With Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion in Proximal Aortic Arch Repair: Evaluation of Protocol-Based Care. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2006; 20:3-7. [PMID: 16458205 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2005.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2005] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to describe perioperative outcome in adults undergoing elective proximal aortic arch repair with protocol-based deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) with retrograde cerebral perfusion (RCP). DESIGN Retrospective and observational. SETTING Cardiothoracic operating rooms and intensive care unit. PARTICIPANTS Seventy-nine consecutive adults undergoing elective proximal aortic arch repair with DHCA (1999-2001). INTERVENTIONS None. MAIN RESULTS Average age of the patients was 64.9 years. Mean circulatory arrest time was 30.4 +/- 8.5 minutes. Perioperative mortality was 7.6%. Perioperative stroke incidence was 3.8%. Tracheal extubation was successful in 87.3% of patients within 24 hours of operation. Of the cohort, 80.8% were discharged from the intensive care unit within 72 hours of surgery. Median length of hospital stay was 7.4 days. Repeat mediastinal exploration because of bleeding occurred in 3.8% of patients. Although perioperative renal dysfunction (defined as >1.5-fold increase in plasma creatinine concentration) developed in 24.0% of patients, only 3.8% required dialysis. CONCLUSIONS The above parameters establish a baseline incidence for major perioperative complications in adults undergoing elective DHCA with RCP for elective proximal aortic arch repair. In approaching the open aortic arch for short periods of circulatory arrest, deep hypothermia with adjunctive RCP is safe and effective.
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- Jehangir J Appoo
- Department of Surgery, Cardiothoracic Division, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283, USA
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Augoustides JG, Pochettino A, Ochroch EA, Cowie D, McGarvey ML, Weiner J, Gambone AJ, Pinchasik D, Cheung AT, Bavaria JE. Clinical Predictors for Prolonged Intensive Care Unit Stay in Adults Undergoing Thoracic Aortic Surgery Requiring Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2006; 20:8-13. [PMID: 16458206 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2005.07.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2005] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to describe clinical predictors for prolonged length of stay in the intensive care unit (PLOS-ICU) after adult thoracic aortic surgery requiring standardized deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA); and to determine the incidence of PLOS-ICU after DHCA, univariate predictors for PLOS-ICU, and multivariate predictors for PLOS-ICU. STUDY DESIGN A retrospective and observational study. PLOS-ICU was defined as longer than 5 days in the ICU. STUDY SETTING Cardiothoracic operating rooms and the ICU. PARTICIPANTS All adults requiring thoracic aortic repair with DHCA INTERVENTIONS: None. MAIN RESULTS The cohort size was 144. The incidence of PLOS-ICU was 27.8%. The mortality rate was 11.1%. Univariate predictors for PLOS-ICU were age, stroke, DHCA duration, vasopressor dependence >72 hours, mediastinal re-exploration for bleeding, and renal dysfunction. Multivariate predictors for PLOS-ICU were stroke, vasopressor dependence >72 hours, and renal dysfunction. CONCLUSIONS PLOS-ICU after DHCA is common. The identified multivariate predictors merit further hypothesis-driven research to enhance perioperative protection of the brain, kidney, and cardiovascular system.
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- John G Augoustides
- Department of Anesthesia, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283, USA.
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Augoustides JG, Floyd TF, McGarvey ML, Ochroch EA, Pochettino A, Fulford S, Gambone AJ, Weiner J, Raman S, Savino JS, Bavaria JE, Jobes DR. Major Clinical Outcomes in Adults Undergoing Thoracic Aortic Surgery Requiring Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest: Quantification of Organ-Based Perioperative Outcome and Detection of Opportunities for Perioperative Intervention. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2005; 19:446-52. [PMID: 16085248 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2005.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to describe clinical outcome after adult thoracic aortic surgery requiring standardized deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA), to determine mortality and length of stay, neurologic outcome, cardiorespiratory outcome, and hemostatic and renal outcome after DHCA. DESIGN Retrospective and observational. SETTING Cardiothoracic operating rooms and intensive care unit (ICU). PARTICIPANTS All adults requiring thoracic aortic repair with DHCA. INTERVENTIONS None. The study was observational. MAIN RESULTS The cohort size was 110. All patients received an antifibrinolytic. The mortality rate was 8.2%. The mean length of stay was 6.8 days (ICU) and 14.0 days (hospital). The incidence of stroke was 8.1% and postoperative delirium was 10.9%. The rate of postoperative atrial fibrillation was 43.6%; 19.1% required postoperative mechanical ventilation longer than 72 hours. Chest tube drainage was 931 mL for the first 24 hours. Postoperative dialysis was required in 1.8% of patients. Renal dysfunction occurred in 40% to 50% of patients, depending on the definition. CONCLUSIONS The protocol for DHCA at the authors' institution is associated with superior or equivalent perioperative outcomes to those reported in the literature. This study identified the need for further quantification of the clinical outcomes after DHCA in order to prioritize outcome-based hypothesis-driven prospective intervention in DHCA.
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- John G Augoustides
- Department of Anesthesia, Cardiothoracic Section, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283, USA.
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Nienaber CA, Fattori R, Mehta RH, Richartz BM, Evangelista A, Petzsch M, Cooper JV, Januzzi JL, Ince H, Sechtem U, Bossone E, Fang J, Smith DE, Isselbacher EM, Pape LA, Eagle KA. Gender-related differences in acute aortic dissection. Circulation 2004; 109:3014-21. [PMID: 15197151 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000130644.78677.2c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 334] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Few data exist on gender-related differences in clinical presentation, diagnostic findings, management, and outcomes in acute aortic dissection (AAD). METHODS AND RESULTS Accordingly, we evaluated 1078 patients enrolled in the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD) to assess differences in clinical features, management, and in-hospital outcomes between men and women. Of the patients enrolled in IRAD (32.1%) with AAD, 346 were women. Although less frequently affected by AAD (32.1% of AAD), women were significantly older and had more often presented later than men (P=0.008); symptoms of coma/altered mental status were more common, whereas pulse deficit was less common. Diagnostic imaging suggestive of rupture, ie, periaortic hematoma, and pleural or pericardial effusion were more commonly observed in women. In-hospital complications of hypotension and tamponade occurred with greater frequency in women, resulting in higher in-hospital mortality compared with men. After adjustment for age and hypertension, women with aortic dissection die more frequently than men (OR, 1.4, P=0.04), predominantly in the 66- to 75-year age group. Moreover, surgical outcome was worse in women than men (P=0.013); type A dissection in women was associated with a higher surgical mortality of 32% versus 22% in men despite similar delay, surgical technique, and hemodynamics. CONCLUSIONS Our analysis provides insights into gender-related differences in AAD with regard to clinical characteristics, management, and outcomes; important diagnostic and therapeutic implications may help shed light on aortic dissection in women to improve their outcomes.
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- Christoph A Nienaber
- Division of Cardiology, University Hospital Rostock, Rostock School of Medicine, Ernst-Heydemann-Strasse 6, 18057 Rostock, Germany.
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Pochettino A, Cheung AT. Pro: retrograde cerebral perfusion is useful for deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2003; 17:764-7. [PMID: 14689421 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2003.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Alberto Pochettino
- Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Miller Q, Peyton BD, Cohn EJ, Holmes GF, Harlin SA, Bird ET, Harre JG, Miller ML, Riley KD, Hogan MB, Taylor A. The effects of intraoperative fenoldopam on renal blood flow and tubular function following suprarenal aortic cross-clamping. Ann Vasc Surg 2003; 17:656-62. [PMID: 14569432 DOI: 10.1007/s10016-003-0067-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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This study evaluated the effect of fenoldopam, a selective dopamine (DA1) agonist, on renal blood flow and renal tubular function following renal ischemia induced by suprarenal aortic cross-clamping. Twenty anesthetized research pigs received either fenoldopam (10 micro g/kg/min; n = 10) or saline ( n = 10) beginning 20 min before suprarenal aortic cross-clamping and continuing for 20 min after clamp release, for a total infusion time of 160 min (120-min cross-clamp). Recordings of renal blood flow, mean arterial pressure, and heart rate were taken at baseline, during cross-clamping, and immediately postclamp. Ischemic renal injury was evaluated by serum creatinine and by histologic grading of acute tubular necrosis. Treatment with fenoldopam increased renal blood flow in comparison to that in the control group ( p = 0.03). The mean creatinine increase from baseline at 6 hr and 18 hr after cross-clamp removal for the fenoldopam-treated group was significantly less than that in the control group ( p < 0.001). On histologic evaluation, the mean score for the degree of tubular necrosis was significantly higher in the control group ( p = 0.02), indicating less derangement of tubular morphology in the fenoldopam group. This study demonstrated that the intraoperative use of a continuous infusion of fenoldopam during suprarenal aortic cross-clamping results in increased renal blood flow, less postoperative rise in creatinine, and better preservation of tubular histology in the pig model.
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- Quintessa Miller
- Department of Surgery, 81st Medical Group, Keesler AFB, MS 39534-2519, USA.
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Hagl C, Galla JD, Spielvogel D, Bodian C, Lansman SL, Squitieri R, Ergin MA, Griepp RB. Diabetes and evidence of atherosclerosis are major risk factors for adverse outcome after elective thoracic aortic surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003; 126:1005-12. [PMID: 14566239 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(03)00604-4] [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: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND To predict risk after elective repair of ascending aorta and aortic arch aneurysms, we studied 464 consecutive patients. METHODS Adverse outcome (stroke or hospital death) was analyzed in 372 patients who underwent proximal repair and 92 patients who underwent aortic arch replacement from 1986 to the present. Preoperative risk factors with a P value less than.2 in a univariate analysis were entered into a multivariate model, and an equation incorporating independent risk factors was derived separately for proximal aorta and arch surgery. RESULTS Age more than 65 years (P =.04), diabetes (P =.02), cause (P =.01), and prolonged total cerebral protection time (duration of hypothermic circulatory arrest and selective cerebral perfusion, P =.001) were significant univariate risk factors for elective proximal aortic repair. Diabetes (P =.005, odds ratio 5.1), atherosclerosis (P =.003, odds ratio 4.0), and dissection (P =.048, odds ratio 2.5) were independent factors. For elective arch surgery, female sex (P =.07), age more than 65 years (P =.04), coronary artery disease (P =.02), diabetes (P =.06), cause (P =.07), and prolonged total cerebral protection time (P =.025) were univariate risk factors. Female sex (P =.05, odds ratio 4.7), coronary artery disease (P =.02, odds ratio 6.5), diabetes (P =.13, odds ratio 4.0), and total cerebral protection time (P =.03, odds ratio 1.02/min) were independent factors. To calculate risk of adverse outcome (P), enter 1 if factor is present, 0 if absent, and estimate total cerebral protection time (in minutes). [equation: see text]. CONCLUSION In this large series of patients, the presence of diabetes and manifestations of atherosclerosis emerge as extremely important risk factors for adverse outcome after ascending aorta or arch surgery, displacing age. Multivariate equations derived from these data allow more precise calculation of risk for each individual contemplating elective surgery.
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- Christian Hagl
- Hannover Medical School, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
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Coselli JS. The use of left heart bypass in the repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms: current techniques and results. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003; 15:326-32. [PMID: 14710373 DOI: 10.1053/s1043-0679(03)00090-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The surgical repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAA) remains challenging. The prevention of spinal cord ischemic complications requires a multidisciplinary approach. The protective effect of left heart bypass (LHB), particularly regarding spinal cord ischemia, during the repair of extensive TAAA is evaluated here. Data from 1,250 consecutive patients who underwent the repair of extent I or extent II TAAA over a 16-year period was prospectively entered into a database. LHB was used in 666 (53.3%) patients. This group was retrospectively compared with 584 (46.7%) patients who had undergone surgery without the use of LHB. A total of 1,173 (93.8%) patients were 30-day survivors. Paraplegia or paraparesis developed postoperatively in 68 (5.5%) patients. In patients with extent I TAAA, paraplegia and paraparesis rates in the LHB cohort (9 of 290, 3.1%) and those without LHB (13 of 313, 4.2%) were statistically similar (P=0.866). The latter was observed despite the fact that longer clamp times were used in the LHB group. In patients with extent II TAAA, the LHB group had a statistically significant lower incidence of paraplegia or paraparesis (17 of 375, 4.5%) compared with the non-LHB group (29 of 259, 11.2%; P=0.019). In our experience, we identified LHB as protective for reducing the risk of postoperative paraplegia and paraparesis in patients who underwent the repair of extent I and extent II TAAA, the latter statistically significant.
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- Joseph S Coselli
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Methodist DeBakey Heart Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Cheung AT, Pochettino A, Guvakov DV, Weiss SJ, Shanmugan S, Bavaria JE. Safety of lumbar drains in thoracic aortic operations performed with extracorporeal circulation. Ann Thorac Surg 2003; 76:1190-6; discussion 1196-7. [PMID: 14530010 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(03)00881-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The safety of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage in thoracic aortic surgery using extracorporeal circulation (ECC) with systemic heparinization has not been established. METHODS Four hundred thirty-two patients had descending thoracic or thoracoabdominal aortic repair between 1993 and 2002. One hundred sixty-two of those patients (age range, 67 +/- 13 years) had repairs performed with ECC, systemic anticoagulation, and lumbar CSF drainage. Repairs performed without CSF drainage, without ECC, or by stent graft (n = 53) were excluded. The CSF catheters were inserted at L3 to L5. Cerebrospinal fluid was drained to maintain pressures of 10 to 12 mm Hg. In the absence of neurologic deficit or coagulopathy, the catheters were capped at 24 hours and removed at 48 hours. Cerebrospinal fluid drainage was continued beyond 24 hours for delayed onset paraparesis. RESULTS Cerebrospinal fluid drains were used in 135 thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (extent I, n = 63; extent II, n = 25; extent III, n = 39; extent IV, n = 8) and 27 descending thoracic aortic repairs (aneurysm, n = 24; traumatic aortic injury, n = 2; aortic coarctation, n = 1). Partial left heart bypass was used in 132 patients, full cardiopulmonary bypass without deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in 5, and cardiopulmonary bypass with adjunctive deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in 25. Time between catheter insertion and anticoagulation was 153 +/- 60 minutes. Heparin achieved an average maximum activated clotting time of 528 +/- 192 seconds. Average ECC time was 114 +/- 77 minutes. Average deep hypothermic circulatory arrest time was 40 +/- 12 minutes. Mortality was 14.1% (23 of 162), and permanent paraplegia was 4.9% (8 of 162). No epidural or spinal hematoma was observed. Six (3.7%) patients had catheter-related complications (temporary abducens nerve palsy [n = 1]; retained catheter fragments [n = 2]; retained catheter fragment and meningitis [n = 1]; isolated meningitis [n = 1]; and spinal headache [n = 1]). CONCLUSIONS The CSF drainage in thoracic aortic surgery using ECC with full anticoagulation did not result in hemorrhagic complications. The permanent paraplegia rate in this complex patient population consisting of combined distal arch, thoracoabdominal aortic procedures were low, and lumbar CSF catheter-related complications had no permanent sequelae.
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- Albert T Cheung
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283, USA.
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LeMaire SA, Miller CC, Conklin LD, Schmittling ZC, Coselli JS. Estimating group mortality and paraplegia rates after thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Ann Thorac Surg 2003; 75:508-13. [PMID: 12607663 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(02)04347-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Most clinical studies regarding thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) surgery are retrospective comparisons involving heterogeneous groups of patients. Risk models that evaluate susceptibility bias enhance interpretation of these intergroup comparisons. The purpose of this analysis was to derive group risk models for mortality and paraplegia after TAAA repair. METHODS Data regarding 1,220 consecutive patients undergoing TAAA repair were analyzed via multiple logistic regression with stepwise model selection. Categorical preoperative risk factors that predicted 30-day mortality and paraplegia were used to develop risk models. RESULTS Fifty-eight patients (4.8%) died within 30 days and 56 patients (4.6%) developed paraplegia or paraparesis. Predictors of mortality were rupture, renal insufficiency, symptomatic aneurysms, and Crawford extent II repairs. Extent of repair and acute presentation were predictors of paraplegia. The derived risk models estimated mortality and paraplegia rates that correlated well with actual frequencies reported in other contemporary series (regression slopes = 0.87 and 1.06, respectively). CONCLUSIONS The derived risk models accurately estimate paraplegia and mortality rates in groups of patients. Prospective model validation will be required to confirm their accuracy.
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- Scott A LeMaire
- Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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Bavaria JE, Brinster DR, Gorman RC, Woo YJ, Gleason T, Pochettino A. Advances in the treatment of acute type A dissection: an integrated approach. Ann Thorac Surg 2002; 74:S1848-52; discussion S1857-63. [PMID: 12440679 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(02)04128-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Acute type A dissections require surgery to prevent death from proximal aortic rupture or malperfusion. Most series over the past decade have reported a death rate in the range of 15% to 30%. The objective of this study is to examine the effect of an integrated surgical approach on the treatment of acute type A dissections. METHODS From January 1994 to April 2002, 163 consecutive patients underwent repair of acute type A dissection. All had an integrated operative management as follows: intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography; hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA) with retrograde cerebral perfusion to replace the aortic arch; HCA established after 3 minutes of electroencephalographic silence in neuromonitored patients (60%) or after 45 minutes of cooling in patients who were not neuromonitored (40%); reinforcement of the residual arch tissue with a Teflon felt "neo-media;" cannulation of the arch graft to reestablish cardiopulmonary bypass at the completion of HCA (antegrade graft perfusion); and remodeling of the sinus of Valsalva segments with Teflon felt "neo-media" and aortic valve resuspension or replacement with a biological or mechanical valved conduit. When HCA times were greater than 50 minutes, antegrade cerebral perfusion is used. Since Februay 1999, BioGlue has been used as an anastomotic adjunct in the repair of type A dissections. RESULTS Mean age was 62 +/- 14 years, with 68% men and 15% with previous cardiac surgery. Seven percent of patients presented with a preoperative neurologic deficit, and 3% developed a new cerebrovascular accident after dissection repair. The in-hospital death rate was 9.8%. Excluding the patients with preoperative strokes (7%) and those with postoperative stroke (3%), the in-hospital death rate was 6.6%. In 6 patients, prompt changes in circulatory management consisting of switching cannulation sites or cross-clamp release with direct temporary aortic arch fenestration occurred when there were sudden changes in electroencephalogram during cooling. CONCLUSIONS A standardized approach to the treatment of acute type A dissections has improved outcomes. Our 55% mortality in patients with preoperative cerebral vascular accident (CVA) suggests that this group may be candidates for medical or delayed surgical treatment. Conversely, our 6.6% mortality rate for neurologically intact patients warrants aggressive and expeditious surgical intervention.
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- Joseph E Bavaria
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia 19104-4283, USA.
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BACKGROUND Recent reports suggest dramatic improvement in outcome using retrograde cerebral perfusion (RCP) during operations on the arch; however, most investigators have compared contemporary results with historic controls. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of RCP within the same patient population and time period. METHODS From 1996 to 2000, 72 consecutive patients underwent an aortic arch procedure using hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA) (31 acute dissection or rupture, 41 chronic dissection or aneurysm). Supplemental RCP was used in 36 patients, whereas 36 patients had HCA alone. The groups were similar in age, emergent status, and cardiopulmonary bypass time (p > 0.08), but HCA time was higher with RCP (40 +/- 15 minutes versus 29 +/- 14 minutes; p < 0.001). RESULTS Operative mortality was 10% +/- 4% (+/- 70% confidence limit), and adverse outcomes (death or cerebrovascular accident) occurred in 14% +/- 4%, but there was no difference between HCA alone (8% +/- 5%, 14% +/- 6%) and HCA with RCP (11% +/- 5%, 14% +/- 6%) (p > 0.73). The incidence of transient neurologic dysfunction was also similar (HCA alone, 11% +/- 5%; HCA with RCP, 17% +/- 6%; p > 0.73). Multivariate risk factors for mortality included emergency operation and HCA time (p < 0.02). Risk factors for adverse outcome included emergency operation and atheromatous ascending aorta (p < 0.03). Risk factors for transient neurologic dysfunction included preexisting cerebrovascular disease and rewarming retrograde (femoral) rather than antegrade (through the graft) (p < 0.03). CONCLUSIONS Supplemental RCP during HCA did not decrease mortality or neurologic complications. Retrograde rewarming through the femoral artery after completion of the distal anastomosis increased transient neurologic dysfunction. Therefore, RCP remains optional, but reperfusion should be antegrade to improve neurologic recovery.
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- Marc R Moon
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110-1013, USA.
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Coselli JS, LeMaire SA, Conklin LD, Köksoy C, Schmittling ZC. Morbidity and mortality after extent II thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Ann Thorac Surg 2002; 73:1107-15; discussion 1115-6. [PMID: 11996250 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(02)03370-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Surgical repair of Crawford extent II thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs) carries substantial risk for morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to analyze the results of a large consecutive series of extent II TAAA repairs and identify factors that influence morbidity and survival. METHODS Of 1,415 consecutive patients who underwent TAAA operations over a 13-year period, 442 (31.2%) had extent II repairs. Data from a prospectively maintained database were analyzed to determine which factors were associated with death and major complications. RESULTS The operative mortality was 10.0% (44 patients). Postoperative complications included paraplegia/paraparesis in 33 patients (7.5%), pulmonary complications in 158 (35.7%), and renal failure in 69 (15.9%). Multivariable analysis revealed that renal insufficiency (odds ratio [OR] 2.6), increasing age (OR 1.1/year), and increasing red blood cell transfusion requirements (OR 1.1/U) were predictors for mortality; renal insufficiency (OR 2.8) and peptic ulcer disease (OR 9.3) were predictors of renal failure; and rupture (OR 6.3) was a predictor of paraplegia. Left heart bypass was an independent protective factor against paraplegia (OR 0.4). CONCLUSIONS This contemporary experience demonstrates acceptable levels of morbidity and mortality in this high-risk group. Left heart bypass was found to provide protection against paraplegia in these patients.
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- Joseph S Coselli
- The Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, and The Methodist DeBakey Heart Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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Bavaria JE, Pochettino A, Brinster DR, Gorman RC, McGarvey ML, Gorman JH, Escherich A, Gardner TJ. New paradigms and improved results for the surgical treatment of acute type A dissection. Ann Surg 2001; 234:336-42; discussion 342-3. [PMID: 11524586 PMCID: PMC1422024 DOI: 10.1097/00000658-200109000-00007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of an integrated surgical approach to the treatment of acute type A dissections. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA Acute type A dissection requires surgery to prevent death from proximal aortic rupture or malperfusion. Most series of the past decade have reported a death rate in the range of 15% to 30%. METHODS From January 1994 to March 2001, 104 consecutive patients underwent repair of acute type A dissection. All had an integrated operative management as follows: intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography; hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA) with retrograde cerebral perfusion (RCP) to replace the aortic arch; HCA established after 5 minutes of electroencephalographic (EEG) silence in neuromonitored patients (66%) or after 45 minutes of cooling in patients who were not neuromonitored (34%); reinforcement of the residual arch tissue with a Teflon felt "neo-media"; cannulation of the arch graft to reestablish cardiopulmonary bypass at the completion of HCA (antegrade graft perfusion); and remodeling of the sinus of Valsalva segments with Teflon felt "neo-media" and aortic valve resuspension (78%) or replacement with a biologic or mechanical valved conduit (22%). RESULTS Mean age was 59 +/- 15 (range 22-86) years, with 71% men and 13% redo sternotomy after a previous cardiac procedure. Mean cardiopulmonary bypass time was 196 +/- 50 minutes. Mean HCA with RCP time was 42 +/- 12 minutes (range 19-84). Mean cardiac ischemic time was 140 +/- 45 minutes. Eleven percent of patients presented with a preoperative neurologic deficit, and 5% developed a new cerebrovascular accident after dissection repair. The in-hospital death rate was 9%. Excluding the patients who presented neurologically unresponsive or with ongoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (n = 5), the death rate was 4%. In six patients adverse cerebral outcomes were potentially avoided when immediate surgical fenestration was prompted by a sudden change in the EEG during cooling. Forty-five percent of neuromonitored patients required greater than 30 minutes to achieve EEG silence. CONCLUSION The authors have shown that the surgical integration of sinus segment repair or aortic root replacement, the use of EEG monitoring, partial or total arch replacement using RCP, routine antegrade graft perfusion, and the uniform use of transesophageal echocardiography substantially decrease the death and complication rates of acute type A dissection repair.
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- J E Bavaria
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Hagl C, Ergin MA, Galla JD, Lansman SL, McCullough JN, Spielvogel D, Sfeir P, Bodian CA, Griepp RB. Neurologic outcome after ascending aorta-aortic arch operations: effect of brain protection technique in high-risk patients. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001; 121:1107-21. [PMID: 11385378 DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2001.113179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [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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OBJECTIVE We sought to assess the optimal strategy for avoiding neurologic injury after aortic operations requiring hypothermic circulatory arrest. METHODS All 717 patients who survived ascending aorta-aortic arch operations through a median sternotomy since 1986 were examined for factors influencing stroke. Temporary neurologic dysfunction was assessed in all patients who survived the operation without stroke since 1993. Multivariate analyses were carried out to determine independent risk factors for neurologic injury. RESULTS Independent risk factors for stroke were as follows: age greater than 60 years (P <.001; odds ratio, 4.5); emergency operation (P =.02; odds ratio, 2.2); new preoperative neurologic symptoms (P =.05; odds ratio, 2.9); presence of clot or atheroma (P <.001; odds ratio, 4.4); mitral valve replacement or other concomitant procedures (P =.055; odds ratio, = 3.7); and total cerebral protection time, defined as the sum of hypothermic circulatory arrest and any retrograde or antegrade cerebral perfusion (P =.001; odds ratio, 1.02/min). In 453 patients surviving operations without stroke after 1993, independent risk factors for temporary neurologic dysfunction included age (P <.001; odds ratio, 1.06/y), dissection (P =.001; odds ratio, 2.2), need for coronary artery bypass grafting (P =.006; odds ratio, 2.1) or other procedures (P =.023; odds ratio, 3.4), and total cerebral protection time (P <.001; odds ratio, 1.02/min). When all patients with total cerebral protection times between 40 and 80 minutes were examined, the method of cerebral protection did not influence the occurrence of stroke, but antegrade cerebral perfusion resulted in a significant reduction in incidence on temporary neurologic dysfunction (P =.05; odds ratio, 0.3). CONCLUSIONS The occurrence of stroke is principally determined by patient- and disease-related factors, but use of antegrade cerebral perfusion can significantly reduce the occurrence of temporary neurologic dysfunction.
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine/New York University, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA.
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Bridges CR, Gorman RC, Stecker MM, Bavaria JE. Acute type A aortic dissection: retrograde perfusion with left superior vena cava. Ann Thorac Surg 2000; 69:1940-1. [PMID: 10892956 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)01263-7] [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: 11/20/2022]
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Retrograde cerebral perfusion with hypothermic circulatory arrest confers additional cerebral protection during repair of type A aortic dissection. We present a 42-year-old man with acute type A aortic dissection and a persistent, left superior vena cava. Cannulation of the right and left superior vena cava is used for retrograde perfusion of both hemispheres with bilateral monitoring of electroencephalogram and somatosensory-evoked potentials during and after the hypothermic circulatory arrest interval.
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- C R Bridges
- Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
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Coselli JS, Ledesma DF, LeMaire SA, Tayama E, Raskin SA, Ohtsubo S, Harlin S, Browning NG, Nosé Y. Comparison of Nikkiso and Bio-Medicus Pumps in Thoracoabdominal Aortic Surgery. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 1999. [DOI: 10.1177/021849239900700426] [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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Left heart bypass reduces the risk of ischemic complications during the repair of extensive thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms. This prospective study compared the performance of the recently developed Nikkiso centrifugal pump with the well-established Bio-Medicus pump during left heart bypass for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm surgery. Thirty-five consecutive patients undergoing graft repair of extensive thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms were prospectively assigned to have left heart bypass using either the Bio-Medicus (in the first 19 patients) or Nikkiso pump (in the next 16 patients). There were no significant differences in pump flow rates or patient hemodynamics between the two groups and there was no evidence of pump malfunction. All patients survived and none developed postoperative coagulopathy, myocardial infarction, or left heart failure. Paraparesis developed in 2 patients in the Nikkiso group (12.5%); there were no neurologic complications in the Bio-Medicus group (p = 0.202). One patient in the Bio-Medicus group developed renal failure (5.3%; p = 1.000 vs. Nikkiso group). Overall, no significant differences were found in the incidence of postoperative complications. Although a small series, this comparison demonstrates that the Nikkiso centrifugal pump is as effective and safe in providing left heart bypass during thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair as the widely-used Bio-Medicus model.
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- Joseph S Coselli
- Department of Surgery Baylor College of Medicine The Methodist Hospital Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery Baylor College of Medicine The Methodist Hospital Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery Baylor College of Medicine The Methodist Hospital Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery Baylor College of Medicine The Methodist Hospital Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery Baylor College of Medicine The Methodist Hospital Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery Baylor College of Medicine The Methodist Hospital Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery Baylor College of Medicine The Methodist Hospital Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery Baylor College of Medicine The Methodist Hospital Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Surgery Baylor College of Medicine The Methodist Hospital Houston, Texas, USA
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Patients presenting with impending rupture of a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm require emergency operative repair. To prevent rupture and its associated mortality, elective repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms exceeding 5.5 cm to 6.0 cm in diameter is recommended in patients with adequate physiologic reserve. Similarly, surgery should be considered for patients with smaller symptomatic aneurysms. Atypical symptoms have been associated with rupture, therefore, they require thorough evaluation. Whether the aortic conditions are caused by medial degenerative disease or chronic aortic dissection, surgical techniques allow for graft repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms with low mortality and morbidity rates. Although surgery is usually avoided in patients with acute distal aortic dissection, operative intervention is occasionally required when complications develop. Patients with acute aortic dissection complicated by impending rupture of the thoracoabdominal segment require graft repair to restore aortic integrity; although the mortality rate is acceptable, the incidence of postoperative paraplegia approaches 20% in this setting. For patients presenting with ischemic complications of acute distal aortic dissection, less-extensive surgical options have been effective in restoring perfusion. In experienced centers, overall operative survival rate following thoracoabdominal aortic surgery can exceed 92%. Retrospective data suggest that left heart bypass reduces the incidence of paraplegia following extensive thoracoabdominal aortic repairs. Although recent advances have led to improved outcomes, paraplegia continues to occur regardless of the strategy used. The prevention of spinal cord ischemia during thoracoabdominal aortic surgery, therefore, will remain a focus of controversy and investigation, just as it was more than 4 decades ago.
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- J S Coselli
- Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
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Galla JD, McCullough JN, Ergin MA, Apaydin AZ, Griepp RB. Surgical techniques. Aortic arch and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest: real-life suspended animation. Cardiol Clin 1999; 17:767-78, ix. [PMID: 10589344 DOI: 10.1016/s0733-8651(05)70113-2] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Surgical reconstruction of the aortic arch is a complex procedure requiring careful preoperative analysis of the pathology and forethought toward surgical approach. Development of surgical techniques has brought dramatic improvement survival and reduction of neurological events associated with these procedures, yet significant morbidity is still encountered. New approaches to the patient with these pathologies include antegrade and retrograde perfusions to the brain. Continued research into physiology of hypothermic circulatory arrest offers the promise of pharmacological protection of the brain during aortic reconstruction and potentially development of therapeutic modalities to treat and limit ischemic brain damage.
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- J D Galla
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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Ueda Y, Okita Y, Aomi S, Koyanagi H, Takamoto S. Retrograde cerebral perfusion for aortic arch surgery: analysis of risk factors. Ann Thorac Surg 1999; 67:1879-82; discussion 1891-4. [PMID: 10391331 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)00415-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Retrograde cerebral perfusion (RCP) has been widely adopted during aortic arch surgery under hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA). However, the risks in terms of mortality and morbidity in aortic arch surgery using HCA with RCP have not yet been confirmed. METHODS The present study is a retrospective review of 249 patients who underwent aortic arch surgery at three Japanese cardiovascular centers where RCP is a routine adjunct. The median age was 65 years, and 38 patients were more than 75 years old. The pathology in the aortic arch was atherosclerotic aneurysm in 133 patients and dissection in 116. Seventy patients had surgery on an emergency basis. Surgery was performed through a median sternotomy in 182 patients and through a left thoracotomy in 67. Using HCA with RCP, graft replacement of the total aortic arch was performed in 109, the distal arch in 63, and the ascending aorta and hemi-arch in 66; 11 patients had patch repair. RESULTS The overall hospital mortality was 25/249 (10%), and 12/70 (17%) in emergent surgery. Stroke developed in 11 patients (4%). The median duration of RCP was 46 minutes (range, 5 to 95). Univariate analysis of risk factors revealed that an age of 75 years or more (p < 0.001), and urgency of surgery (p = 0.02) affected hospital mortality. Multivariate logistic analysis revealed that pump time (p = 0.0001), age (p = 0.0001) and RCP time (p = 0.05) are the most significant risk factors for mortality. The risk factors for mortality and neurological morbidity combined are pump time (p = 0.0001), age (p = 0.0002), and urgency of surgery (p = 0.07); RCP time is marginally significant (p = 0.15). CONCLUSIONS The dominant risk factors for mortality and morbidity are pump time, urgency of the surgery, and age. RCP is a simple and useful adjunct for aortic arch surgery with up to 80 minutes of HCA, although prolonged RCP is a risk factor for mortality and morbidity.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tenri Hospital, Nara, Japan.
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Coselli JS, LeMaire SA. Left heart bypass reduces paraplegia rates after thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Ann Thorac Surg 1999; 67:1931-4; discussion 1953-8. [PMID: 10391341 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)00390-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [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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BACKGROUND The optimal strategy for spinal cord protection during thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) repair remains unclear. We evaluated the protective effect of left heart bypass (LHB) during repair of extensive TAAAs. METHODS During a 12-year period, 710 patients had repair of extent I or II TAAAs. Left heart bypass was used in 312 (43.9%) patients. This group was retrospectively compared with 398 (56.1%) patients who had operations without LHB. RESULTS The overall 30-day survival rate was 94.8% (673 patients). In 42 patients, (6.0%) paraplegia or paraparesis developed. In patients with extent I TAAAs, paraplegia and paraparesis rates in LHB (6 of 123, 4.9%) and non-LHB (9 of 246, 3.7%) groups were similar (p = 0.576) despite longer aortic clamp times in the former group. In patients with extent II TAAAs, the LHB group had a lower incidence of paraplegia or paraparesis (9 of 189, 4.8%) compared with the non-LHB group (18 of 137, 13.1%; p = 0.007). CONCLUSIONS Left heart bypass reduced the risk of paraplegia and paraparesis in patients who had repair of extent I and II TAAAs.
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- J S Coselli
- Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
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Katz MG, Khazin V, Steinmetz A, Sverdlov M, Rabin A, Chamovitz D, Schachner A, Cohen AJ. Distribution of cerebral flow using retrograde versus antegrade cerebral perfusion. Ann Thorac Surg 1999; 67:1065-9. [PMID: 10320252 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)00052-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study compared flow to the brain with retrograde and antegrade cerebral perfusion during circulatory arrest. METHODS Twenty-four rabbits were injected with 5 mCi of technetium-99 macroaggregated albumin, a tracer trapped in the capillaries. Group I (n = 6) were maintained normothermic, and the tracer was injected into the ascending aorta. Group II (n = 6) were maintained normothermic, and underwent cannulation of the superior vena cava (SVC), exsanguination through the aorta, and injection of the tracer into the SVC, which was proximally occluded. In group III (n = 6), the animal was cooled to 25 degrees C. The animal was exsanguinated through the aorta and tracer was injected into the ascending aorta. In group IV (n = 6), animals were cooled to 25 degrees C. The animal was exsanguinated through the ascending aorta and tracer was injected into the SVC. Three animals (group V) were exsanguinated through the ascending aorta and a retrograde venogram of the SVC was performed. Scintigraphy of groups I to IV was carried out on a digital gamma camera. Brain trapping of tracer was graded from 0 to 5, with 0 being no tracer in the brain and 5 being dominant tracer trapping in the brain. RESULTS Tracer trapping in the brain showed group I, 3.67+/-0.82; group II, 0; group III, 4.67+/-0.41; group IV, 0.17+/-0.41 (p<0.0001). Retrograde venogram of the SVC showed flow into the cerebral veins. CONCLUSIONS Retrograde flow through the SVC reaches the cerebral venous system. Flow arriving in retrograde fashion does not go through the capillary system.
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- M G Katz
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel
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Tanoue Y, Tominaga R, Ochiai Y, Fukae K, Morita S, Kawachi Y, Yasui H. Comparative study of retrograde and selective cerebral perfusion with transcranial Doppler. Ann Thorac Surg 1999; 67:672-5. [PMID: 10215209 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(98)01186-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Retrograde cerebral perfusion (RCP) is a simple technique and is expected to provide cerebral protection. However, its optimum management and limitations remain unclear. Transcranial Doppler has been used to monitor cerebral perfusion. Using this Doppler technique, we compared cerebral blood flow for RCP with that for selective cerebral perfusion. METHODS Thirty-two consecutive patients underwent elective surgical repair of an aortic aneurysm involving the aortic arch at Kyushu University Hospital. Retrograde cerebral perfusion was used in 15 patients and selective cerebral perfusion, in 17 patients. Continuous measurement of middle cerebral artery blood flow velocities was performed by transcranial Doppler technique. RESULTS Retrograde middle cerebral artery blood flow velocities during RCP could be measured in only 3 patients, whereas middle cerebral artery blood flow velocities during selective cerebral perfusion could be measured in all but 1 woman. The increase in middle cerebral artery blood flow velocities after RCP was significantly greater than that after selective cerebral perfusion. CONCLUSIONS The measurement of middle cerebral artery blood flow velocities with transcranial Doppler technique is practicable during selective cerebral perfusion but difficult during RCP. The increase in middle cerebral artery blood flow velocities after RCP indicates reactive hyperemia and reflects the critical decrease in cerebral blood flow during this type of perfusion.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Cheung AT, Bavaria JE, Pochettino A, Weiss SJ, Barclay DK, Stecker MM. Oxygen delivery during retrograde cerebral perfusion in humans. Anesth Analg 1999; 88:8-15. [PMID: 9895058 DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199901000-00002] [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: 11/25/2022]
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UNLABELLED Retrograde cerebral perfusion (RCP) potentially delivers metabolic substrate to the brain during surgery using hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA). Serial measurements of O2 extraction ratio (OER), PCO2, and pH from the RCP inflow and outflow were used to determine the time course for O2 delivery in 28 adults undergoing aortic reconstruction using HCA with RCP. HCA was instituted after systemic cooling on cardiopulmonary bypass for 3 min after the electroencephalogram became isoelectric. RCP with oxygenated blood at 10 degrees C was administered at an internal jugular venous pressure of 20-25 mm Hg. Serial analyses of blood oxygen, carbon dioxide, pH, and hemoglobin concentration were made in samples from the RCP inflow (superior vena cava) and outflow (innominate and left carotid arteries) at different times after institution of RCP. Nineteen patients had no strokes, five patients had preoperative strokes, and four patients had intraoperative strokes. In the group of patients without strokes, HCA with RCP was initiated at a mean nasopharyngeal temperature of 14.3 degrees C with mean RCP flow rate of 220 mL/min, which lasted 19-70 min. OER increased over time to a maximal detected value of 0.66 and increased to 0.5 of its maximal detected value 15 min after initiation of HCA. The RCP inflow-outflow gradient for PCO2 (slope 0.73 mm Hg/min; P < 0.001) and pH (slope 0.007 U/min; P < 0.001) changed linearly over time after initiation of HCA. In the group of patients with preoperative or intraoperative strokes, the OER and the RCP inflow-outflow gradient for PCO2 changed significantly more slowly over time after HCA compared with the group of patients without strokes. During RCP, continued CO2 production and increased O2 extraction over time across the cerebral vascular bed suggest the presence of viable, but possibly ischemic tissue. Reduced cerebral metabolism in infarcted brain regions may explain the decreased rate of O2 extraction during RCP in patients with strokes. IMPLICATIONS Examining the time course of oxygen extraction, carbon dioxide production, and pH changes from the retrograde cerebral perfusate provided a means to assess metabolic activity during hypothermic circulatory arrest.
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- A T Cheung
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-4283, USA
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Cheung AT, Bavaria JE, Pochettino A, Weiss SJ, Barclay DK, Stecker MM. Oxygen Delivery During Retrograde Cerebral Perfusion in Humans. Anesth Analg 1999. [DOI: 10.1213/00000539-199901000-00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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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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Cheung AT, Bavaria JE, Weiss SJ, Patterson T, Stecker MM. Neurophysiologic effects of retrograde cerebral perfusion used for aortic reconstruction. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 1998; 12:252-9. [PMID: 9636903 DOI: 10.1016/s1053-0770(98)90001-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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 The results of neurophysiologic monitoring using somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEPs) and electroencephalography (EEG) were analyzed to determine if retrograde cerebral perfusion (RCP) supported central nervous system electrical function during surgery that required temporary interruption of antegrade cerebral perfusion (IACP). DESIGN A prospective, observational study. SETTING A university hospital. PARTICIPANTS Fifteen adult patients who underwent aortic reconstruction using RCP and three patients who underwent thoracic aortic operations using hypothermic circulatory arrest without RCP. INTERVENTIONS SSEPs and EEG were monitored continuously throughout the operation. Regression analysis was performed to determine the factors that affected the rate of decrease in SSEP amplitudes during IACP and the time required for SSEP and EEG activity to recover after antegrade cerebral perfusion (ACP) was restored. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS The amplitude of SSEPs that were elicited decreased over time after IACP. The mean +/- standard deviation (SD) time required for the brachial plexus (Erb's point), cervicomedullary junction (N13), and brainstem (N18) SSEPs to decrease to 0.5 of their original amplitude after IACP were 30 +/- 2, 19 +/- 2, and 16 +/- 2 minutes, respectively. The rate of decrease in the N18 SSEP amplitude after IACP correlated positively to the fraction of no-flow time (p = 0.01). CONCLUSION RCP attenuated the rate of decay in SSEP amplitudes during IACP. This suggested that RCP had a measurable physiologic effect on central nervous system function and may increase the time that ACP can be safely interrupted.
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- A T Cheung
- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-4283, USA
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King RC, Kron IL, Kanithanon RC, Shockey KS, Spotnitz WD, Tribble CG. Hypothermic circulatory arrest does not increase the risk of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm resection. Ann Surg 1998; 227:702-5; discussion 705-7. [PMID: 9605661 PMCID: PMC1191349 DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199805000-00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the safety and efficacy of a period of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) during elective replacement of the ascending thoracic aorta. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA DHCA has been implemented in ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm resection whenever the anatomy or pathology of the aorta or arch vessels prevents safe or adequate cross-clamping. Profound hypothermia and retrograde cerebral perfusion have been shown to be neurologically protective during ascending aortic replacement under circulatory arrest. METHODS The authors conducted a retrospective analysis of 91 consecutive patients who underwent repair of chronic ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms from 1986 to present. The authors hypothesized that patients undergoing DHCA with or without retrograde cerebral perfusion during aneurysm repair were at no greater operative risk than patients who received aneurysm resection while on standard cardiopulmonary bypass. RESULTS There were no significant differences in hospital mortality, stroke rate, or operative morbidity between patients repaired on DHCA when compared to those repaired on cardiopulmonary bypass. CONCLUSIONS DHCA with or without retrograde cerebral perfusion does not result in increased morbidity or mortality during the resection of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms. In fact, this technique may prevent damage to the arch vessels in select cases and avoid the possible complications associated with cross-clamping a friable or atherosclerotic aorta.
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- R C King
- Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville 22908, USA
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Zusätzliche Hirnprotektion durch retrograde Hirnperfusion bei Operationen mit tiefer Hypothermie und Kreislaufstillstand. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR HERZ THORAX UND GEFASSCHIRURGIE 1997. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03045203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Ye J, Yang L, Del Bigio MR, Summers R, Jackson D, Somorjai RL, Salerno TA, Deslauriers R. Retrograde cerebral perfusion provides limited distribution of blood to the brain: a study in pigs. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997; 114:660-5. [PMID: 9338653 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(97)70057-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to investigate flow distribution during retrograde and antegrade cerebral perfusion with India ink as a marker. METHODS Ten pigs received cerebral perfusion with a solution containing 50% filtered India ink for 5 minutes either antegradely through both internal carotid arteries at a flow of 180 to 200 ml/min (n = 5) or retrogradely via the superior vena cava at a flow of 300 to 500 ml/min (n = 5). The brains were then fixed for quantitative measurement of the density of ink-filled capillaries (reported as a percentage of the total selected area). The assessment was done with the use of an in-house software program. RESULTS In the antegrade cerebral perfusion group, the intracranial arterial and venous systems were completely filled with ink. The gray matter was colored uniformly black, and light coloring was observed in the white matter. During retrograde cerebral perfusion, the majority of ink was returned to the inferior vena cava, and only a small amount of ink was found in the innominate artery draining from the brain. Massive ink filling was observed in the sagittal sinus and other venous sinuses in all the pigs. Vessels on the surface of the brain and large vessels in the brain were also well filled with ink. However, only 10% of capillaries were filled with ink during retrograde cerebral perfusion relative to the number observed with antegrade cerebral perfusion. CONCLUSIONS Retrograde cerebral perfusion supplies a limited amount of blood to brain tissue, which flows mainly through superficial and large deep cerebral vessels.
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- Institute for Biodiagnostics, National Research Council of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Saitou H, Watanabe T, Zhang JW, Oshikiri N, Iijima Y, Inui K, Kuraoka S, Shimazaki Y. Regional tissue blood flow and pH in the brain during deep hypothermic retrograde brain perfusion. J Surg Res 1997; 72:135-40. [PMID: 9356234 DOI: 10.1006/jsre.1997.5179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Deep hypothermic retrograde brain perfusion is used to protect the brain during aortic arch operations. However, all experiments have failed to demonstrate retrograde blood flow in the brain tissue. We developed an experimental model of sagittal sinus and simultaneous superior vena cava perfusion. Brain tissue blood flow was mapped with colored microspheres during deep hypothermic retrograde brain perfusion in 9 dogs. Regional brain pH was mapped photometrically using neutral red as a pH-indicating dye after 90 min of retrograde brain perfusion in 28 dogs and after 60 min of circulatory arrest in 8 dogs. Cerebral surface blood flow was also measured during retrograde brain perfusion. They were analyzed as functions of driving pressure between sagittal sinus and aorta. Total brain blood flow (ml/min/100 g) was 1.4 +/- 1.3, 3.8 +/- 2.6, and 4.6 +/- 2.6 when the driving pressure was 15, 25, and 35 mmHg, respectively (P < 0.05, 15 mmHg vs 25 mmHg). Regional cerebral blood flow (ml/min/100 g) with a driving pressure of 25 mmHg was 12.1 +/- 9.4, 7.0 +/- 5.6, 4.4 +/- 2.8, and 2.2 +/- 1.4 in the frontal cortex, anterior, mid, and posterior cerebrum, respectively. Cerebral cortex pH was 6.86 +/- 0.23, 7.15 +/- 0.18, and 6.46 +/- 0.13 after 90 min of retrograde brain perfusion with driving pressure of less than 20 mmHg, after that of above 20 mmHg, and after 60 min of circulatory arrest, respectively. Brain tissue pH, blood flows measured with microspheres, and laser flowmetry were highest when driving pressure was between 25 and 35 mmHg. We conclude that retrograde brain perfusion may provide maximum brain protection with driving pressure of 25 to 35 mmHg.
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- H Saitou
- Second Department of Surgery, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Iida-Nishi, Yamagata, 990-23, Japan
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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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