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Ann Thorac Surg 2003;76:1972-1981
© 2003 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Original article: cardiovascular

Cerebral physiology and outcome after hypothermic circulatory arrest followed by selective cerebral perfusion

^a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York, New York, USA
^b Department of Neurosurgery, New York, New York, USA
^c Department of Biomathematics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine/New York University, New York, New York, USA

Accepted for publication June 6, 2003.

^* Address reprint requests to Dr Strauch, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, One Gustave L. Levy Pl, PO Box 1028, New York, NY 10029, USA.
e-mail: ju.strauch{at}gmx.de

BACKGROUND: This study explored the impact of an interval of hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA) preceding selective cerebral perfusion (SCP) on cerebral physiology and outcome. This protocol allows use of SCP during aortic surgery without the threat of embolization inherent in balloon catheterization of often severely atherosclerotic cerebral vessels.

METHODS: In this blinded study, 30 pigs (20 to 22 kg) were randomized after cooling to 20°C. Pigs in the HCA-CPB group (n = 10) underwent 30 minutes of HCA followed by 60 minutes of total body perfusion (CPB); HCA-SCP pigs (n = 10) underwent 30 minutes of HCA followed by 60 minutes of SCP, and SCP pigs (n = 10) had 90 minutes of SCP without prior HCA. Fluorescent microspheres enabled calculation of cerebral blood flow during perfusion and recovery. Hemodynamics, intracranial pressure, cerebrovascular resistance, and cerebral oxygen consumption were also monitored. Daily behavioral scores were obtained for 7 days postoperatively.

RESULTS: In all groups, cerebral oxygen consumption fell significantly with cooling (p < 0.0001), remained low during perfusion, and rebounded promptly with rewarming; cerebral oxygen consumption was significantly (p = 0.027) greater during SCP than during HCA-CPB. Cerebral blood flow was significantly higher throughout SCP in the HCA-SCP group (p < 0.0001) than with CPB. Cerebrovascular resistance during SCP and HCA-SCP was significantly lower (p = 0.036) than during CPB. Behavioral scores were significantly better with SCP than with HCA-CPB throughout recovery, but did not differ between SCP and HCA-SCP.

CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that a short period of HCA preceding SCP provides global cerebral protection comparable to continuous SCP, implying that in clinical practice, a short period of HCA to reduce risk of embolization will not compromise the superior cerebral protection provided by SCP.

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