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Effect of Norepinephrine and Phenylephrine on Tissue Oxygenation During Superficial Temporal Artery-Middle Cerebral
Jie Cheng1, Fang Kang1, Mingming Han1
1Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, People's Republic of China.
Purpose:
The current study aimed to compare the effects of norepinephrine and phenylephrine on tissue oxygenation and clinical outcomes in Moyamoya disease patients.
Patients And Methods:
Sixty patients scheduled for superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery bypass were randomly assigned to either the norepinephrine group or the phenylephrine group. Standard doses of norepinephrine or phenylephrine were infused during surgery to maintain blood pressure fluctuating within ± 10% of baseline values. Cerebral oxygenation, muscle oxygenation, cardiac output, and urine volume were recorded at several timepoints: Before preoxygenation, After intubation, Skin cutting, Superficial temporal artery exposing, Middle cerebral artery exposing, and End of the surgery. Additionally, blood samples were collected from the superior vena cava and radial artery for blood gas analysis, to assess central venous oxygen saturation, blood lactate and calculate oxygen extraction rate. Length of hospital stay, incidence of neurological complications during hospitalization and mortality within 90 days were also recorded.
Results:
Compared with phenylephrine group, the norepinephrine group exhibited significantly higher cerebral oxygenation, muscle oxygenation and cardiac output at Superficial temporal artery exposing, Middle cerebral artery exposing, and End of the surgery (P<0.05). No significant difference was observed between groups at any timepoints regarding urine output, central venous oxygen saturation, blood lactate levels, oxygen extraction rate. Length of hospital stay, incidence of neurological complications during hospitalization and 90-day mortality rate were comparable between groups.
Conclusion:
The use of norepinephrine, in contrast to phenylephrine, for managing hypotension during superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery bypass significantly enhances tissue oxygenation, which may be related to the effective maintenance of cardiac output by norepinephrine.
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