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Neurological monitoring for congenital heart surgery ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA Andropoulos, D. B., Stayer, S. A., Diaz, L. K., Ramamoorthy, C. 2004; 99 (5): 1365-1375

Abstract

The incidence of neurological complications after pediatric cardiac surgery ranges from 2% to 25%. The causes are multifactorial and include preoperative brain malformations, perioperative hypoxemia and low cardiac output states, sequelae of cardiopulmonary bypass, and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. Neurological monitoring devices are readily available and the anesthesiologist can now monitor the brain during pediatric cardiac surgery. In this review we discuss near-infrared cerebral oximetry, transcranial Doppler ultrasound, and electroencephalographic monitors for use during congenital heart surgery. After review of the basic principles of each monitoring modality, we discuss their uses during pediatric heart surgery. We present evidence that multimodal neurological monitoring in conjunction with a treatment algorithm may improve neurological outcome for patients undergoing congenital heart surgery and present one such algorithm.

View details for DOI 10.1213/01.ANE.0000134808.52676.4D

View details for Web of Science ID 000224684400017

View details for PubMedID 15502032