Can Cerebral Oximetry Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Strategy in Hypothermic Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Congenital Cardiac Surgery be Considered an Advanced Nursing Practice?

  • Maryam Shakiba Department of Anesthesiology, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
  • Mahmood Hosseinzadeh Maleki Department of Cardiac Surgery, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
  • Ghazaleh Khademian Department of Critical Care, Razavi Hospital, Mashhad, Iran.
  • Amene Ghanbari Department of Extra-Corporeal Circulation (ECC), Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Fatemeh Hajipour Department of Extra-Corporeal Circulation (ECC), Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Mohamad Amin Younessi Heravi Department of Radiology and Medical Physics, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran.
  • Saeideh Imani Moghaddam Department of Critical Care, Razavi Hospital, Mashhad, Iran.
  • Mohsen Yaghubi Department of Extra-Corporeal Circulation (ECC), Razavi Hospital, Mashhad, Iran.
Keywords: Cardiopulmonary bypass; Cardiac surgery; Induced hypothermia; Near infra-red spectroscopy

Abstract

Background: The importance of cerebral perfusion during congenital cardiac surgery, especially after hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) strategy, has remained a debate. In this study, we evaluated the effect of mild hypothermic CPB strategy on cerebral oximetry near-infrared spectroscopy in congenital heart defects surgery.

Methods: In a randomized prospective study, the pediatrics aged two months and six years with RACHS categories I-Ⅱ for congenital heart defects surgery were randomly divided into normothermic and mild hypothermic CPB groups. The NIRS was measured in all patients via the INVOS ™ cerebral oximetry system. The perfusion and anesthesia strategies during the study were followed as standard methods. A p-value below 0.05 is considered to be a significant level.

Results: Regarding cerebral oximetry, the results showed no significant difference between normothermic and mild hypothermic CPB groups.

Conclusion: It can be concluded that optimizing cerebral oxygen saturation monitoring during congenital cardiac surgery can improve patient outcomes as a protective strategy.

Published
2024-12-10
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