Background: Bedside monitoring of cerebral blood flow (CBF) may provide new insights into the pathophysiology of brain injury, allow early detection of secondary ischemia, and help guide therapy. Objective: To evaluate a new brain tissue probe for serial CBF monitoring using near-infrared spectroscopy Indocyanine green dye dilution (NeMo Probe) com-pared with the existing thermal diffusion probe (QFlow 500 Probe). Methods: In 7 pigs, the NeMo Probe and QFlow 500 Probe were inserted into the subcortical white matter. Parallel measurements were recorded during [1] baseline, [2] hypotension, [3] hypertension, and [4] hyperventilation. Thereafter, protocol points 1 through 4 were repeated once. The Spearman correlation (rs), Bland-Altman plot, concordance rate, and coefficient of variation were used for statistical analysis. Results: There was poor agreement between 56 pairs of absolute CBF values (rs = 0.52, P < .001). The mean bias was 10.7 ml/100 g/min with limits of agreement of 233.0 to·54.3 ml/100 g/min. The analysis of 49 pairs of changes in CBF showed a good·correlation (rs = 0.83, P <.001), and the concordance rate was 93.3%. The coefficient of variation from repeated measurements under comparable physiological conditions was 51.6% for the QFlow 500 Probe and 12.9% for the NeMo Probe. Conclusion: Absolute CBF values obtained with the NeMo Probe and QFlow 500 Probe cannot be interpreted as equivalent. However, the NeMo Probe provides acceptable trending ability and reproducibility from repeated measurements, whereas the reproducibility of the QFlow 500 Probe was poor. Future clinical studies are warranted to evaluate the NeMo Probe in the setting of acute brain injury.
ZusammenfassungBei Patienten mit einer akuten Hirnschädigung besteht das Risiko einer weiteren neurologischen Verschlechterung aufgrund der Entwicklung eines sekundären Hirnschadens. Ziel des Neuromonitorings ist es frühzeitig pathophysiologische Veränderung des Gehirns zu erkennen um adäquate diagnostische und therapeutische Maßnahmen einzuleiten, um die Entstehung eines sekundären Hirnschadens zu vermeiden. Neben der klassischen Methode des klinischen Neuromonitorings bei wachen Patienten werden invasive Methoden mit Implantation von Messsonden zur Bestimmung des Hirndruckes, des zerebralen Sauerstoffpartialdruckes sowie des Hirnmetabolismus bei komatösen Patienten angewendet. Ein elektrophysiologisches Monitoring mittels Elektrokortikografie oder evozierter Potenziale sowie die Messung des zerebralen Blutflusses liefert ergänzende Informationen. Die Indikationen und die klinische Relevanz der verschiedenen Monitoring-Techniken werden im Hinblick auf eine Optimierung der Behandlung von Patienten mit akuten zerebralen Schädigungen besprochen.
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