CompletedNot Applicable

Near Infrared Spectroscopy for Detection of Cerebral Desaturation After Positioning for Neurosurgical Procedures

Czechia100 participantsStarted 2017-04-01

Plain-language summary

The occurrence of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) might be related to intraoperative cerebral desaturation. Positioning for neurosurgical procedures are associated with head rotation, elevation, flexion or extention that may affect blood brain inflow and outflow. Anatomical variations of Willis circle could affect the cerebral blood flow in extreme head position with the development of cerebral ischemia or functional changes of brain. Investigators suppose that detection of cerebral tissue desaturation and its prompt correction could modify the occurence of POCD after these procedures.

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Age range

18 Years – 75 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Glasgow Coma Scale 15, American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status Classification System Grade I-III, patient positioning with elevation, rotation, flexion or extention of head Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to past the Addenbrooke test, postoperative ventilation, awake phase during surgery, lung disease with retention of carbon dioxide, neurological disease before surgery (aphasia, paresis, blindness, deafness)

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What they're measuring

Reduction of incidence of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD)

Timeframe: 1 day before operation and the fifth´day

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03093311

SponsorUniversity Hospital Hradec Kralove

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2018-12-31

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