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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-9-1
pubmed:abstractText
In order to compare the effects of blood-gas management on cerebral blood flow, metabolism and neurological outcome after hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) we have studied 65 patients undergoing aorto-coronary bypass surgery allocated randomly to either a pH-stat (temperature-corrected blood-gas management) or an alpha-stat (temperature-uncorrected blood-gas management) group. All patients were examined neurologically on the day before and the 7th day after operation. In 20 patients of the pH-stat group and in 15 patients of the alpha-stat group we measured cerebral blood flow (CBF), using the argon washin technique, and also cerebral oxygen (CMRO2) and glucose (CMRg) uptake. Measurements were performed in awake patients, after induction of anaesthesia with fentanyl, midazolam and pancuronium under normothermic conditions, during CPB at a venous blood temperature of 26 degrees C and at the end of surgery. Compared with postinduction values, hypothermia was associated with an 18% reduction in CBF and decreases in CMRO2 and CMRg of 61% and 60%, respectively, in the alpha-stat group. In the pH-stat group, CMRO2 and CMRg decreased also, by 58% and 74%, respectively, whereas CBF increased by 191%, indicating uncoupling of flow and metabolism. As there were no statistically significant differences between the metabolic variables in both groups, we conclude that acid-base management did not affect cerebral metabolism, despite its influence on blood flow. After rewarming, CBF and cerebral metabolism normalized independently of acid-base management during hypothermia. Nevertheless, neurological dysfunction occurred more often in the pH-stat group (P = 0.036).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0007-0912
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
69
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
51-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Acid-base management during hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass does not affect cerebral metabolism but does affect blood flow and neurological outcome.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Göttingen, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't