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. 2019 Nov;29(11):1114-1121.
doi: 10.1111/pan.13736. Epub 2019 Sep 12.

Effects of moderate and severe hypocapnia on intracerebral perfusion and brain tissue oxygenation in piglets

Simone K Ringer  1 , Nicola G Clausen  2   3   4 , Nelly Spielmann  2   3 , Markus Weiss  2   3
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Effects of moderate and severe hypocapnia on intracerebral perfusion and brain tissue oxygenation in piglets

Simone K Ringer et al. Paediatr Anaesth. 2019 Nov.

Abstract

Background: Hypocapnia is a common alteration during anesthesia in neonates.

Aim: To investigate the effects of hypocapnia and hypocapnia combined with hypotension (HCT) on cerebral perfusion and tissue oxygenation in anesthetized piglets.

Method: Thirty anesthetized piglets were randomly allocated to groups: moderate hypocapnia (mHC), severe hypocapnia (sHC), and HCT. Cerebral monitoring comprised a tissue oxygen partial pressure and a laser Doppler probe inserted into the brain tissue as well as a near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) sensor placed on the skin, measuring regional oxygen saturation. Hypocapnia was induced by hyperventilation (target PaCO2 mHC: 3.7-4; sHC: 3.1-3.3 kPa) and hypotension by blood withdrawal and nitroprusside infusion (mean blood pressure: 35-38 mm Hg). Data were analyzed at baseline, during (Tr20, Tr40, Tr60) and after (Post20, Post40, Post60) treatment.

Results: Compared to baseline, tissue oxygen partial pressure decreased significantly and equally during all treatments (mean [SD] at baseline: mHC 35.7 [32.45]; sHC: 28.1 [20.24]; HCT 25.4 [10.3] and at Tr60: mHC: 29.9 [27.36]; sHC: 22.2 [18.37]; HCT: 18.4 [9.5] mm Hg). Decreased laser Doppler flow was detected with all treatments at Tr20 (mHC: 0.9 [0.18]; sHC: 0.88 [0.15]; HCT: 0.97 [0.13] proportion from baseline). Independently of group, regional oxygen saturation varied only after reverting and not during treatment. Blood lactate, pH, HCO3- , and PaO2 increased during treatment with no differences between groups.

Conclusion: This animal model revealed reduced cerebral blood flow and brain tissue oxygenation during hypocapnia without detectable changes in regional oxygen saturation as measured by NIRS. Changes occurred as early as during moderate hypocapnia.

Keywords: anesthesia; cerebral circulation; hypocapnia; inhalation; intraoperative neurophysiological; monitoring; pigs; vascular hypotension.

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