• Akif Undar, Scott A LeMaire, Zachary C Schmittling, Joseph S Coselli, Cüneyt Köksoy, Blake A Deady, and Charles D Fraser.
• Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. aundar@bcm.tmc.edu
• Artif Organs. 2003 Sep 1; 27 (9): 849-53.

PurposeThe hemodynamic changes induced by infrarenal aortic crossclamping have been well documented, but the effects of such crossclamping on cerebral perfusion are unknown. To investigate these effects, we used near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to monitor regional cerebral oxygen saturation (rSO2) during infrarenal aortic crossclamping in a piglet model.MethodsThe study involved 19 piglets, each weighing 7.8 +/- 1 kg. The NIRS sensor was placed on each animal's forehead. General anesthesia was induced, and the infrarenal abdominal aorta was mobilized through a laparotomy. After heparin (1 mg/kg) was administered, crossclamps were applied proximally and distally. A 2 mm segment was resected from the proximal aortic stump, and an aorto-aortic anastomosis was performed.ResultsCrossclamping lasted for 30.6 +/- 6.7 min. Between the time of baseline measurement and clamp application, the rSO2 did not decrease significantly (65.4%+/- 8.9% vs. 62.4%+/- 7.8%). However, significant decreases in the rSO2 occurred between baseline measurement and clamp removal (65.4%+/- 8.9% vs. 55.7%+/- 8.9%; P<0.01), between baseline measurement and the end of surgery (65.4%+/- 8.9% vs. 57.7%+/- 7.5%; P<0.01), and between clamp application and removal (62.4%+/- 7.8% vs. 55.7%+/- 8.9%; P<0.01). At these same intervals, no intergroup differences occurred in the temperature, heart rate, or mean arterial pressure.ConclusionInfrarenal aortic crossclamping significantly decreases the rSO2. NIRS, which has the advantages of being non-invasive and continuous, may be useful for monitoring this variable intraoperatively.

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