INFLUENCE OF PRESERVATION OR PERFUSION OF INTRAOPERATIVELY IDENTIFIED SPINAL-CORD BLOOD-SUPPLY ON SPINAL MOTOR EVOKED-POTENTIALS AND PARAPLEGIA AFTER AORTIC-SURGERY

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SVENSSON, LG [1 ]
PATEL, V [1 ]
ROBINSON, MF [1 ]
UEDA, T [1 ]
ROEHM, JOF [1 ]
CRAWFORD, ES [1 ]
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[1] METHODIST HOSP,HOUSTON,TX 77030
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10.1067/mva.1991.26137
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Permanent ligation of arteries supplying blood to the spinal cord in operations for aortic aneurysm can lead to spinal cord ischemia, which can result in either paraparesis or paraplegia. This report describes a rapid method of intraoperative identification of those arteries that supply the spinal cord by use of an intrathecal platinum electrode to detect hydrogen in solution that has been injected into the aortic ostia. Preservation or perfusion of those identified arteries supplying the spinal cord may decrease the rate of postoperative neurologic complications. Of 28 porcine experiments with postoperative observation for 24 hours, there were 3 initial pilot experiments in which saline saturated with hydrogen was injected into the temporarily cross-clamped aorta. Twenty animals were then randomized to (1) preservation of only the vessels sequentially identified to supply blood to the spinal cord from T-13 to L-5 (n = 10); (2) division of the vessels supplying the spinal cord (n = 10). A further five animals underwent perfusion experiments wherein the identified cord arteries were perfused by a shunt, the other nonsupply arteries were divided, and the aorta was kept clamped for 45 minutes. Spinal motor evoked potentials were elicited with an intrathecal electrode and were highly sensitive for paralysis. Paralysis occurred in 1/3 pilot (p < 0.013 vs division); 8/10 division; 1/10 preservation (p < 0.0017 vs division); and perfusion 1/5 (p < 0.025 vs division). Results of a pilot study in eight humans shows that the technique can be used to rapidly identify segmental arteries supplying the spinal cord, to determine if distal perfusion is supplying the spinal cord with blood flow, and if reattached segmental arteries are patent.
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