Neurosurgical Application of a Flow-directed Oximetry Thermodilution Catheter for Evaluation of Cerebral Blood Flow —Technical Note—

Hajime TOUHO; Jun KARASAWA; Hisashi SHISHIDO; Keisuke YAMADA; Keiji SHIBAMOTO; Shu MARUNAKA; Keiji HASHIZUME; Kiyoshi SHIMIZU

doi:10.2176/nmc.31.417

Neurosurgical Application of a Flow-directed Oximetry Thermodilution Catheter for Evaluation of Cerebral Blood Flow

—Technical Note—

Hajime TOUHO, Jun KARASAWA, Hisashi SHISHIDO, Keisuke YAMADA, Keiji SHIBAMOTO, Shu MARUNAKA, Keiji HASHIZUME, Kiyoshi SHIMIZU

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Keywords: cerebral blood flow, oxygen saturation, jugular vein, oximetry catheter

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1991 Volume 31 Issue 7 Pages 417-420

DOI https://doi.org/10.2176/nmc.31.417

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Abstract

The neurosurgical application was evaluated of a flow-directed oximetry thermodilution catheter for measurement of oxygen saturation in the jugular vein, which reflects cerebral blood flow (CBF). The catheter allows estimation of changes in CBF during carotid endarterectomy and therapeutically induced hypertension in the management of delayed vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage.

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