Efficacy of near-infrared spectroscopy cerebral oximetry on detection of critical cerebral perfusion during carotid endarterectomy under regional anesthesia.

Conclusions: NIRS demonstrated a reduced discriminative capacity for critical cerebral hypoperfusion, and does not seem to add substantial clinical benefits to the awake test.
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Source: VASA. Zeitschrift fur Gefasskrankheiten. Journal for Vascular Diseases - June 8, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Rocha-Neves JP, Pereira-Macedo J, Moreira AL, Oliveira-Pinto JP, Afonso G, Mourão J, Andrade JP, Vaz RP, Mansilha A Tags: Vasa Source Type: research