Non-invasive spinal cord oxygenation monitoring: validating collateral network near-infrared spectroscopy for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair
Author(s) -
Konstantin von Aspern,
Josephina Haunschild,
Alexandro Hoyer,
Maximilian Luehr,
Farhad Bakhtiary,
Martín Misfeld,
Friedrich W. Mohr,
Christian D. Etz
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezw063
Subject(s) - oxygenation , medicine , spinal cord , lumbar , lumbar spinal cord , anesthesia , cord , anatomy , cardiology , surgery , psychiatry
Near-infrared spectroscopy of the collateral network (cnNIRS) has recently been trialled to monitor real-time tissue oxygenation of the paraspinous vasculature as a surrogate for spinal cord tissue oxygenation. This large animal study was designed to investigate the correlation between cnNIRS and spinal cord oxygenation by comparing it to laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF), a proven method for direct oxygenation and flow assessment.
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