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Ann Thorac Surg 2002;74:S1864-S1866
© 2002 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
a Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
* Address reprint requests to Dr Jacobs, University Hospital Maastricht, P.O. Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands.
e-mail: m.jacobs{at}surgery.azm.nl
Presented at the Aortic Surgery Symposium VIII, May 2–3, 2002, New York, NY.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Monitoring motor-evoked potentials (MEPs) is an accurate technique to assess spinal cord integrity during thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) repair, guiding surgical strategies to prevent paraplegia.
METHODS: In 210 consecutive patients with type I (n = 75), type II (n = 103), and type III (n = 32) TAAA surgical repair was performed using left heart bypass, cerebrospinal fluid drainage, and MEPs monitoring.
RESULTS: Reliable MEPs were registered in all patients. The median total number of patent intercostal and lumbar arteries was five. After proximal aortic crossclamping, MEP decreased below 25% of base line in 72 patients (34%) indicating critical spinal cord ischemia, which could be corrected by increasing distal aortic pressure. By using sequential clamping it appeared that in 43% of type I and II cases spinal cord circulation was supplied between T5 and L1, and 57% between L1 and L5. In type II and III cases cord perfusion was dependent upon lower lumbar arteries in 16% and pelvic circulation in 8%, necessitating reattachment of these segmental arteries. In 9% of patients critical ischemic MEP changes occurred without visible arteries, requiring aortic endarterectomy and selective grafting. One patient suffered early paraplegia and 2 delayed, and 2 patients had temporary neurologic deficit (5 of 210; 2.4%).
CONCLUSIONS: In patients with TAAA, blood supply to the spinal cord depends upon a highly variable collateral system. Monitoring MEPs is an accurate technique for detecting cord ischemia, guiding surgical tactics to reduce neurologic deficit (2.4%).
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