Cognitive function improvement after bilateral carotid endarterectomy. Are low rSO2 values an indication for oxygen therapy?
Authors:
M. Horáček
Authors‘ workplace:
Klinika anesteziologie, resuscitace a intenzivní medicíny, 2. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy a Fakultní nemocnice v Motole
Published in:
Anest. intenziv. Med., 29, 2018, č. 3, s. 123-127
Category:
Case Reports
Overview
Many physiological functions including cognition are decreasing with ageing. Cognitive function reduction disturbing functioning in activities of daily living is called dementia. In seniors, performing a cognitive assessment using short screening instruments is strongly recommended during preoperative evaluation. In the case report I describe a case of an 80-year old lady with bilateral carotid stenoses resulting in insufficient brain oxygen delivery with pathologically low rSO2 values on near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and decreased cognitive performance. She underwent carotid endarterectomy on both sides. With oxygen inhalation during the surgery, these very low rSO2 values normalized completely so that introducing shunts was unnecessary during carotid clamping. Would such brain hypoxia be an indication for longer oxygen therapy? Brain hypoxia before the first surgery could be explained by decreased cerebral blood flow caused by carotid stenoses, because rSO2 values as well as cognitive functioning using Clock-In-the-Box test improved significantly after the endarterectomy. Short cognitive assessment during preoperative evaluation is feasible and with NIRS monitoring in carotid surgery it can facilitate perioperative management and make risk assessment easier.
keywords:
carotid endarterectomy − cognitive dysfunction − near infrared spectroscopy
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