Continuous conjunctival oxygen tension (Pcjo2) monitoring for assessment of cerebral oxygenation and metabolism during carotid artery surgery

The clinical value of noninvasive continuous monitoring of conjunctival oxygen tension for assessment of cerebral perfusion during carotid endarterectomy performed under general anaesthesia has been evaluated. The patients (n= 17; mean age 62.5 ± 1.7 years) were monitored as follows: conjunctival oxygen tension (Pcjo2); internal jugular venous oxygen tension at the skull base level (Pcijvo2); arterial blood pressure; arterial and internal jugular venous blood gases; acid‐base data and lactate, pyruvate levels; end‐tidal CO2 concentration. The mean preanaesthetic Pcjo2 level of 4.86 ± 0.40 kPa was significantly lower than Pao2(Pcjo2)/Pao2 ratio of 0.48). Following anaesthesia, a larger Pcjo2–Pao2 gradient (ratio 0.32) was seen in spite of the hyperoxic situation (Fio2 = 0.40) due to vasoconstriction induced by slight hypocapnia (reduction of Paco2 from 5.13 ± 0.08 to 4.64 ± 0.10 kPa). The carotid artery crossclamping resulted in a rapid and pronounced decrease of Pcjo2 while Pcijvo2 remained unchanged. No relationship between Pcjo2 and stump pressure was found, while a significant correlation (P<0.02) between Pcjo2 and lactate in effluent venous blood from the brain was demonstrable. It is concluded that Pcjo2 monitoring seems a clinically useful trend indicator of cerebral perfusion in the individual patient. Due to large interindividual variations in basal Pcjo2 readings and in Pcjo2 changes during carotid artery clamping, however, transconjunctival oxygen tension monitoring does not seem to allow early and accurate recognition of impending cerebral ischaemia during carotid endarterectomy, and its routine use therefore seems of limited value.

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