Is pH-stat or alpha-stat the best technique to follow in patients undergoing deep hypothermic circulatory arrest?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Khairul Anuar Abdul Aziz, Ayo Meduoye

Abstract

A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was whether pH-stat or alpha-stat is the best technique to follow in patients undergoing deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. Altogether 206 papers were found using the reported search, of which 16 represent the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The authors, journal, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes and results of these papers are tabulated. Excluding one paper which provided inconclusive results, six studies found better cerebrovascular metabolism with alpha-stat while three studies found better cerebrovascular metabolism with pH-stat. Four other studies showed no significant difference in the cerebrovascular metabolism between the two acid-base management strategies in patients undergoing deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. Nine studies compared the neuropsychological outcome in patients who underwent deep hypothermic circulatory arrest with three studies supporting each alternative conclusion of preference towards alpha-stat or pH-stat management. The remaining three studies showed no significant difference between the two groups of acid-base manage...Continue Reading

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