• Boqun Cui, Chuan Ou-Yang, Siyuan Xie, Duomao Lin, and Jun Ma.
• Anesthesia Center, Capital Medical University Affiliated Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Beijing, China.
• Paediatr Anaesth. 2020 Sep 1; 30 (9): 977-983.

BackgroundImpaired cerebrovascular reactivity to carbon dioxide was proposed to contribute to neurological morbidity in children undergoing cardiac surgery. The objective of this study was to assess carbon dioxide reactivity and regional cerebral oxygen saturation in children younger than 3 years.MethodsThis study enrolled children younger than 3 years undergoing ventricular septal defect repair. The cohort was divided into three age groups: younger than 6 months, 6-12 months, and 12-36 months. Under steady-state anesthesia, carbon dioxide reactivity was calculated by measuring changes in middle cerebral artery blood flow velocity using transcranial Doppler sonography. Regional cerebral oxygen saturation changes were measured by near-infrared spectroscopy while endtidal carbon dioxide pressure was adjusted from 30 to 45 mm Hg.ResultsCarbon dioxide reactivity showed a statistically significant increasing relationship with age (younger than 6 months group: 4.42% ± 2.73%, 6-12 months group: 5.86% ± 1.91%, 12-36 months group: 7.58% ± 1.49%; P < .001). Regional cerebral oxygen saturation showed a statistically significant increasing relationship with age (younger than 6 months group: 65% ± 6%, 6-12 months group: 68% ± 5%, 12-36 months group: 70% ± 5%; P = .027). Regional cerebral oxygen saturation showed a statistically significant increasing relationship with endtidal carbon dioxide pressure in all children (P < .001).ConclusionAbnormal carbon dioxide reactivity is prevalent in children younger than 3 years and the degree varies according to age.© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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