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Journal of critical care · Apr 2020
Heterogeneous effect of increasing spinal cord perfusion pressure on sensory evoked potentials recorded from acutely injured human spinal cord.
- Mathew J Gallagher, David Martín López, Helen V Sheen, Florence R A Hogg, Argyro Zoumprouli, Marios C Papadopoulos, and Samira Saadoun.
- Academic Neurosurgery Unit, St. George's, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, Tooting, London SW17 0RE, UK.
- J Crit Care. 2020 Apr 1; 56: 145-151.
PurposeTo investigate the effect of increasing spinal cord perfusion pressure (SCPP) on sensory evoked potentials (SEPs) and injury site metabolism in patients with severe traumatic spinal cord injury TSCI.Materials And MethodsIn 12 TSCI patients we placed a pressure probe, a microdialysis catheter and a strip electrode with 8 contacts on the surface of the injured cord. We monitored SCPP, lactate-to-pyruvate ratio (LPR) and SEPs (after median or posterior tibial nerve stimulation).ResultsIncrease in SCPP by ~20 mmHg produced a heterogeneous response in SEPs and injury site metabolism. In some patients, SEP amplitudes increased and the LPR decreased indicating improved tissue metab olism. In others, SEP amplitudes decreased and the LPR increased indicating more impaired metabolism. Compared with patients who did not improve at follow-up, those who improved had significantly more electrode contacts with SEP amplitude increase in response to increasing SCPP.ConclusionsIncreasing SCPP after acute, severe TSCI may be beneficial (if associated with increase in SEP amplitude) or detrimental (if associated with decrease in SEP amplitude). Our findings support individualized management of patients with acute, severe TSCI guided by monitoring from the injury site rather than applying universal blood pressure targets as is current clinical practice.Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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