title: The effect of posture on cerebral oxygenation during abdominal surgery.
abstract: Performing surgery with a patient in the head-down position for several hours may cause marked facial and conjunctival oedema. It is not known whether oedema might also be occurring within the cranial cavity. This study, using near-infrared regional cerebral oximetry, was performed to see if there was any evidence of cerebral anoxia during operations performed with patients in the head-down position compared with those performed on patients who were flat. Patients managed in the head-down position did not demonstrate any reduction in regional cerebral oxygenation, but those who were managed flat did. An explanation of these paradoxical findings is elusive.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Harrison
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D018475:Head-Down Tilt / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010092:Oximetry / Q000379:methods; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000502:physiology*; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology*; D019265:Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen