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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Robert Bullock, Dr Iain Chambers, Emeritus Professor David Mendelow
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Background. Intraoperative ischaemia during carotid cross-clamping in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is a major complication and prompt recognition of insufficient collateral blood supply is crucial. Electroencephalogram (EEG) is believed to be one of the useful forms of monitoring cerebrovascular insufficiency during CEA. The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of bispectral index (BIS) monitoring, a processed EEG parameter, for the reliable detection of intraoperative cerebral ischaemia during awake CEA. Methods. We monitored 52 patients continuously with the BIS monitor together with assessment of neurological function (contralateral upper and lower limb strength and the verbal component of the Glasgow Coma Scale for speech) in patients undergoing awake CEA. Results. Overall mean BIS value in all patients was 96 (sd 2.9). In five patients who showed clinical evidence of cortical ischaemia during carotid cross-clamping, there was no change in the original range of BIS values throughout the procedure (96.7 [3.2]). In one patient BIS values decreased to 38 about 5 min after the incision and recovered within the next 10 min. The mean BIS value in the remaining 46 patients who did not develop clinical signs of ischaemia was 95.4 (2.6). Three cases are presented which demonstrate the inability of the BIS monitor to detect cerebral ischaemia. Conclusions. Lack of correlation of BIS with the signs of cerebral ischaemia during CEA makes it unreliable for detection of cerebrovascular insufficiency. We conclude that awake neurological testing is the preferred method of monitoring in these patients.
Author(s): Deogaonkar A, Vivar R, Bullock RE, Price K, Chambers I, Mendelow AD
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: British Journal of Anaesthesia
Year: 2005
Volume: 94
Issue: 6
Pages: 800-804
ISSN (print): 0007-0912
ISSN (electronic): 1471-6771
Publisher: Oxford University Press
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bja/aei115
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aei115
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