title: Near-infrared spectroscopy for monitoring spinal cord ischemia during hybrid thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a simple, noninvasive technique to detect changes in oxygen saturation at the level of the spinal cord and to suggest its suitability for individualized blood pressure management during and after thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 53-year-old man with a history of multiple arch and thoracic aortic procedures underwent staged hybrid treatment of a large TAAA due to chronic dissection from the distal aortic arch into the iliac arteries. During the procedures, near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) sensors were applied over the 10th thoracic vertebra for continuous monitoring of tissue oxygen saturation (S(s)O(2)) during endovascular repair. After stent-graft deployment, mean S(s)O(2) decreased significantly. Moreover, the relationship between S(s)O(2) and arterial blood pressure became linear, reflecting pressure dependency of spinal cord perfusion after stent deployment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These data show that NIRS monitors post-endograft changes in S(s)O(2) that were strongly related to arterial blood pressure. Regional NIRS monitoring at the vertebral level may function as a valuable noninvasive guide to the management of blood pressure during thoracoabdominal aneurysm repair, both intra- and postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium. annelies.moerman@UGent.be
authors.forename: Annelies
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moerman
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Van Herzeele
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vanpeteghem
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vermassen
authors.forename: Katrien
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: François
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wouters
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*; D010092:Oximetry; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D019265:Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared; D020760:Spinal Cord Ischemia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen