Safety of Adenosine-assisted Clipping Surgery for Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysms: Interim Results of a Single-center, Single-arm Study

Abstract

The aim of this single-center, single-arm study was to evaluate the safety of adenosine-assisted clipping surgery for unruptured cerebral aneurysms. Five patients underwent aneurysmal clipping during adenosine-induced hypotension at ≤60 mmHg. The mean age of patients was 63.4±8.5 years, and the mean aneurysm size was 5.3±1.1 mm. The prevalence of patients with modified Rankin Scale scores of zero 30 days after surgery was 100%. The degree of aneurysm obliteration was complete in 4 patients and residual dome in 1 patient. The mean total dosage of adenosine was 37.4±18.8 mg. The mean duration of systolic blood pressure at ≤60 mmHg was 64.2±28.3 secs. No patients exhibited paroxysmal atrial fibrillation within 24 hours after adenosine administration or elevation of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T on postoperative day 1. There was no reduction in either motor-evoked or somatosensory-evoked potential amplitude during surgery. Adenosine-induced hypotension is a safe procedure in clipping surgery for unruptured cerebral aneurysms.