[An evaluation of the potential ischemia of the forearm after harvesting of radial artery by near infrared spectroscopy].
We evaluated the potential ischemia of the forearm after harvesting of radial artery (RA) for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) by near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). The subjects consist of two groups; patients group (group P) including 18 patients who received CABG with RA and control group (group C) including 9 healthy volunteers. Group P was divided into two groups; early post operative group (group E, n = 11) and mid-term post operative group (group M, n = 7). NIRS was used to measure the recovery time (RT) in the muscles of the forearm during occlusion test. There was a significant prolongation of the RT in group P than group C. There was no significant difference of the RT between group E and group M. In conclusion, harvesting of RA may cause ischemia of the forearm and it may continue for a long time.
Fukada
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Y
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation, Sapporo Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
Matsui
Y
Y
Yamauchi
H
H
Kunihara
T
T
Shiiya
N
N
Murashita
T
T
Yasuda
K
K
D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000098:blood supply*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017534:Radial Artery; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D019265:Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting