PMID: 20645265Jul 21, 2010Paper

Cerebral haemodynamics during carotid angioplasty with flow interruption. The correlation between oximetry and transcranial Doppler ultrasonography

Revista de neurologia
Cristina Cañibano-DomínguezAlfonso López-Quintana

Abstract

To determine the correlation between oximetry and transcranial Doppler ultrasonography (TDU) during and following carotid stent-angioplasty with flow interruption, and to evaluate the level of hypoperfusion and its recovery during the procedure. Records were made, prospectively, of the flow rates in the middle cerebral artery and the trans-cutaneous oxygen saturation of 18 patients who had undergone surgery to perform a carotid stent-angioplasty. Monitoring was basal and at 1, 3, 5, 10 and 15 minutes after stopping and opening the flow. Measurements, in units and percentages of change, were stratified by groups as mild, moderate and severe. The agreement between the two tests was studied. Occlusion time: 8.2 +/- 2.7 minutes. Two patients (11.1%) presented cerebral hypoperfusion. Flow was re-established in two patients due to its reaching critical values. Mean of the baseline values: 56.3 +/- 11.4 cm/s (TDU) and 67.6 +/- 7.1% (oximetry). The changes in the absolute values and percentages of change between TDU and oximetry were evaluated and results showed an agreement between them in occlusion (rho = 0.8-0.9; p < 0.05), with less association on re-establishing the flow (rho = 0.4-0.8; p < 0.05). In percentages of change there wa...Continue Reading

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