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Diminished Blalock‐Taussig shunt flow detected by cerebral oximetry
Author(s) -
ROSSI MICHAEL,
TIROTTA CHRISTOPHER F.,
LAGUERUELA RICHARD G.,
MADRIL DANIELLE
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2006.02011.x
Subject(s) - medicine , shunt (medical) , cardiology
Summary Near‐infrared spectroscopy is a noninvasive optical technique used to monitor brain tissue oxygenation. Measurement of cerebral oxygenation is a more sensitive monitor of oxygen delivery to the brain than other available monitors. Prolonged cerebral desaturation is correlated with poor neurological outcomes. We report a case where the cerebral oximeter alerted us to diminished blood flow in a preexisting Blalock‐Taussig (subclavian artery to pulmonary artery) shunt.
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