Cerebral Perfusion Monitoring With Transpharyngeal Ultrasonography

NCT ID: NCT01828411

Last Updated: 2018-04-05

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Total Enrollment

32 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-04-30

Study Completion Date

2018-03-31

Brief Summary

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This prospective observational pilot study investigates transpharyngeal ultrasonography (TPU) as an additional neuromonitoring strategy to assess cerebral perfusion during on-pump cardiovascular surgery.

In the first part of the study the investigators will investigate the feasibility of TPU for visualization of aortic arch branches including the innominate and the carotid arteries in twenty patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting with extracorporeal circulation (cohort 1.). In the second part the investigators plan to adopt the investigators previous experiences on TPU to a selected population of twelve patients undergoing ascending aortic and/or arch repair in deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA, cohort 2.). In contrast to cohort 1., patients in cohort 2. are exposed intraoperatively to intermittent cerebral perfusion stops or reductions due to surgical procedure, perfusion technique and their underlying disease (aortic dissection or aortic aneurysm).

The investigators hypothesize that cerebral perfusion monitoring using TPU as a non-invasive technique provides a simple and real-time adjunct to assess blood flow velocity in the extracranial cephalic vessels with Doppler ultrasound. Especially in aortic arch surgery with its inherent risk of cerebral hypoperfusion TPU might be a valuable adjunct to routine.

Detailed Description

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Background

Cerebral hypo- or malperfusion during cardiovascular surgery can lead to grave consequences including transient cerebral ischemia or stroke impairing patient's daily life and affect surgical outcome. For this reason a multimodal neuromonitoring strategy using a variety of devices (evoked potentials, near-infrared spectroscopy, transcranial Doppler ultrasonography) with different technologies has been recommended by medical societies. These techniques have various limitations and cannot be used in all clinical situations. In contrast, transpharyngeal ultrasonography (TPU) represents a simple and readily available technique: the transesophageal echocardiography probe, routinely placed in most cardiac surgical patients for monitoring and assessment of surgical results, will be withdrawn into the upper esophagus making the visualization of supraaortic branches possible.

To date, there are several reports about imaging of aortic arch branches using TPU. The utility of this technique, however, for systematic cerebrovascular monitoring has not have been investigated so far.

Objective

The aim of this study is to investigate TPU as a cerebrovascular monitoring adjunct in two cohorts of on-pump cardiac surgery procedures. Clinical feasibility and diagnostic accuracy of antegrade carotid flow detection are compared to the established reference methods of Duplex sonography and transcranial Doppler ultrasound.

Methods

All patients receive anesthetic and surgical management according to institutional standards. Patient enrollment in the study occurs consecutively and unblinded for surgical procedure.

All patients receive TPU, Duplex sonography and transcranial Doppler examination after anesthesia induction preoperatively, during extracorporeal circulation and after weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass. In addition, the patients in cohort 2.(ascending aortic repair with DHCA) receive above mentioned noninvasive ultrasound / Doppler measurements also during the period of DHCA with and without antegrade cerebral perfusion.

Image acquisition and data extraction are conducted by different persons to avoid investigator-related bias.

Conditions

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Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Cardiopulmonary bypass group

Patients requiring normothermic (or mild hypothermic) cardiopulmonary bypass.

Transpharyngeal ultrasonography

Intervention Type DEVICE

Transpharyngeal Dopplerultrasonography (Device: iE33 xMatrix Philips). Assessment of cerebral blood flow by detection of blood flow velocities in the extracranial carotid arteries.

Duplex sonography

Intervention Type DEVICE

Assessment of cerebral blood flow by detection of blood flow velocities in the extracranial carotid and middle cerebral arteries during coronary artery bypass grafting.

Hypothermic Cardiopulmonary Bypass Group

Patients requiring (deep) hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass.

Transpharyngeal ultrasonography

Intervention Type DEVICE

Transpharyngeal Dopplerultrasonography (Device: iE33 xMatrix Philips). Assessment of cerebral blood flow by detection of blood flow velocities in the extracranial carotid arteries.

Duplex sonography

Intervention Type DEVICE

Assessment of cerebral blood flow by detection of blood flow velocities in the extracranial carotid and middle cerebral arteries during coronary artery bypass grafting.

Interventions

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Transpharyngeal ultrasonography

Transpharyngeal Dopplerultrasonography (Device: iE33 xMatrix Philips). Assessment of cerebral blood flow by detection of blood flow velocities in the extracranial carotid arteries.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Duplex sonography

Assessment of cerebral blood flow by detection of blood flow velocities in the extracranial carotid and middle cerebral arteries during coronary artery bypass grafting.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Signed informed consent
* Cardiopulmonary bypass procedure (normo-(group 1) or hypothermic (group 2))

Exclusion Criteria

* Contraindication for transesophageal echocardiography
* Carotid artery stenosis
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Balthasar Eberle, Prof., MD.

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University Hospital Bern, Dep. of Anesthesiology and Pain therapy

Locations

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Dep. of Anesthesiology and Pain therapy

Bern, , Switzerland

Site Status

Countries

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Switzerland

References

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Immer FF, Moser B, Krahenbuhl ES, Englberger L, Stalder M, Eckstein FS, Carrel T. Arterial access through the right subclavian artery in surgery of the aortic arch improves neurologic outcome and mid-term quality of life. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 May;85(5):1614-8; discussion 1618. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.11.027.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18442549 (View on PubMed)

Bevilacqua S, Romagnoli S, Ciappi F, Ridolfi N, Codecasa R, Rostagno C, Sorbara C. Transpharyngeal ultrasonography for cannulation of the internal jugular vein. Anesthesiology. 2005 Apr;102(4):873-4. doi: 10.1097/00000542-200504000-00038. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15791132 (View on PubMed)

Shimizu H, Matayoshi T, Morita M, Ueda T, Yozu R. Total arch replacement under flow monitoring during selective cerebral perfusion using a single pump. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Jan;95(1):29-34. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.08.007. Epub 2012 Oct 4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23040825 (View on PubMed)

Orihashi K, Matsuura Y, Sueda T, Watari M, Okada K, Sugawara Y, Ishii O. Aortic arch branches are no longer a blind zone for transesophageal echocardiography: a new eye for aortic surgeons. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2000 Sep;120(3):466-72. doi: 10.1067/mtc.2000.108289.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10962406 (View on PubMed)

Nanda NC, Miller AP, Nekkanti R, Aaluri S. Transpharyngeal echocardiographic imaging of the right and left carotid arteries. Echocardiography. 2001 Nov;18(8):711-6. doi: 10.1046/j.1540-8175.2001.00711.x.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 11801216 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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056/10

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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