Journal article
Elevated arterial blood pressure after superior cavo-pulmonary anastomosis is associated with elevated pulmonary artery pressure and cerebrovascular dysautoregulation.
Antonio G Cabrera, Kathleen K Kibler, R Blaine Easley, Michelle Goldsworthy, Lara S Shekerdemian, Dean B Andropoulos, Jeffrey Heinle, Erin A Gottlieb, Eric Vu, Ken M Brady
Pediatr Res | Published : 2018
DOI: 10.1038/pr.2018.31
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Elevated arterial blood pressure (ABP) is common after superior bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis (BCPA). The effects of elevated ABP after BCPA on cerebrovascular hemodynamics are unknown. We sought to determine the relationship between elevated ABP and cerebrovascular autoregulation after BCPA. METHODS: Prospective, observational study on infants with single-ventricle physiology after BCPA surgery. Continuous recordings of mean ABP, mean cavopulmonary artery pressure (PAP), near-infrared spectroscopy measures of cerebral oximetry (regional cerebral oxygen saturation (rSO2)), and relative cerebral blood volume index were obtained from admission to extubation. Autoregulatio..
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