The carotid endarterectomy: Experience with 260 cases and discussion of the indications

Summary During 1978 to 1989, 235 patients were operated upon with 260 procedures for cervical carotid endarterectomy. The patients were classified according to the presence or absence of ischaemic symptomatology, and for symptomatic patients, according to the reversibility or persistance of ischaemic symptoms. So the selection of patients was: reversible ischaemia 46%, stroke 29%, asymptomatic patients 25%. In the stroke group, no patient was operated on as an emergency, the endarterectomy was only performed after stabilization of the clinical state. Three subgroups were included in patients operated on for asymptomatic carotid stenosis: casual discovery 40%, treatment of the second carotid artery (previous endarterectomy for symptomatic contralateral stenosis) 34%, and treatment of the second carotid artery (previous ECIC by-pass for contralateral carotid occlusion) 26%. All patients were operated upon after angiographic exploration (femoral catheterisation in most cases), and after cerebral CT scan. The surgical technique included general anaesthesia, systematic shunting, endarterectomy after longitudinal arteriotomy, closure without patch. The operating microscope has been used since 1985.The surgical results were studied in terms of uneventful postoperative course (87%), reversible complications (8%) and long lasting complications (5%). The long lasting complications were of local origin (1%), of neurological origin (2%), of general origin (1%). Overall the operative outcome at 6 months was: return to previous clinical state 95%, neurological sequelae 2%, death 3%. In the patients operated on for asymptomatic carotid stenosis the overall outcome was: previous clinical state 97%, death 3%. The legitimacy of carotid endarterectomy procedure is discussed in relation to some recent pertinent literature.     

Application of technetium-99m hexamethylpropylene amine oxime single-photon emission tomography to neurologic prognosis in patients undergoing urgent carotid surgery

In this study we aimed to work out a quantitative prognostic index for preoperative assessment of brain technetium-99m hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (HMPAO) single-photon emission tomography (SPET) in patients referred for urgent carotid endarterectomy due to acute obstructive disease of the internal carotid artery (ICA) and neurological deficit. To this end we compared data from preoperative SPET studies with the postinterventional changes in neurological status in 20 patients (17 males, three females; mean age 53 years, SD 4 years) with acute ischaemic cerebral disorders induced by obstruction of the ICA. Carotid obstruction was diagnosed by ultrasound B-mode study. All patients underwent urgent carotid endarterectomy from the ICA. Patients were divided into two groups in accordance with the results of postoperative follow-up: group A comprised patients with significant (more than 3 points) postoperative improvement in neurological condition as quantified by the Canadian Neurological Scale (11 patients); group B consisted of patients with minimal improvement or deterioration (nine, three of whom died). All patients were studied preoperatively by^99mTc-HMPAO SPET. The volume of nonperfused tissue (VS, cm³) was quantified using the Mountz technique. Hypoperfused volume (V _hypoperf, cm³) in the affected hemisphere was calculated as the total volume of voxels with^99mTc-HMPAO uptake <90% of the contralateral symmetric voxels. Discriminant prognostic function was calculated by discriminant analysis as:PF = 0.072×VS + 29.46×(VS/V _hypoperf). Patients with preoperativePF values <8.20 demonstrated postoperative improvement in neurological status, while the group withPF>8.90 comprised patients who demonstrated minimal improvement or deterioration. PF values in the range 8.20–8.90 carried an indefinite prognosis. We conclude that the preoperative^99mTc-HMPAO SPET can be used for the selection of patients in whom improvement in neurological status may be expected after urgent surgical correction of acute extracranial obstruction of the ICA.     

颈丛阻滞下行颈动脉内膜剥脱术--附32例分析

目的观察颈丛阻滞下行颈动脉内膜剥脱术的效果.方法 28名ASAⅡ～Ⅲ级患者行32例颈动脉内膜剥脱术,采用深浅丛联合阻滞,观察围术期血液动力学指标变化,分流管放置率和并发症情况.结果 麻醉后血压和心率与麻醉前相比差异有显著性(P＜0.05),其它时点与麻醉前相比差异无显著性(P＞0.05).颈动脉夹闭前后收缩压和心率的波动性的差异无显著性(P＞0.05).围术期高血压的发生率为50.0%,低血压6.25%,心动过速28.1%,心动过缓6.25%,分流管放置率6.25%.患者满意率84.4%.无1例改用全麻,无严重围术期并发症.结论颈丛阻滞是颈动脉内膜剥脱术安全、有效的麻醉方法.     

颈动脉血管重建术对颈动脉狭窄患者认知功能的影响

颈动脉狭窄会导致患者远期认知功能下降，而既往研究表明颈动脉内膜剥脱术和支架
置入术作为治疗颈动脉狭窄的主要术式，可以改善患者的认知功能，尤其是执行能力等特定领域的
认知水平。进一步研究发现颈动脉血管重建术中栓子的形成，术后脑血流灌注提高，以及神经代谢
水平等改变可能在机制上解释颈动脉重建术后认知功能的变化；此外，围术期炎症反应，血脂水平，
以及基因易感性等都是术后远期认知功能结局的临床预测因素，以上因素对于提高颈动脉狭窄患者
的生活质量、治疗术式的优化具有重要临床意义。     

Inhaled iloprost to control residual pulmonary hypertension following pulmonary endarterectomy

Objective: Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is the standard therapy for patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). In the immediate postoperative period, persistent pulmonary hypertension increases the risk of acute respiratory or right heart failure. In pulmonary arterial hypertension, prostanoid inhalation has been found to improve pulmonary hemodynamics, right ventricular function, gas exchange, and clinical outcome. We report the results of a double-blinded randomized trial with the aerosolized prostacyclin analogue iloprost in patients with residual pulmonary hypertension after PEA. Methods: Twenty-two patients (age, 55 ± 13 years; 8 females; propofol- and sufentanil-based anesthesia; pressure-controlled mechanical ventilation) were randomized to receive either a single dose of 25 μg aerosolized iloprost (iloprost group; n = 11) or normal saline (placebo group; n = 11) immediately after postoperative ICU admission. Primary endpoints were changes in gas exchange, pulmonary and systemic hemodynamics, and clinical outcome. Results: Iloprost significantly enhanced cardiac index (CI) and reduced mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) and pulmonary vascular resistance [PVR (dyn s cm⁻⁵)] in contrast to placebo. Placebo: pre-inhalation 413 ± 195 versus post-inhalation 404 ± 196 at 30 min (p = 0.051), 415 ± 189 at 90 min (p = 0.929). Iloprost: pre-inhalation 503 ± 238 versus post-inhalation 328 ± 215 at 30 min (p = 0.001), 353 ± 156 at 90 min (p = 0.003). Blood oxygenation remained unchanged. Conclusion: In addition to the effect of PEA, iloprost reduces residual postoperative pulmonary hypertension, decreases right ventricular afterload and may facilitate the early postoperative management after PEA.     

Comparison of Single and Dual Monitoring during Carotid Endarterectomy

We compared the rate of selective shunt and pattern of monitoring change between single and dual monitoring in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA). A total of 121 patients underwent 128 consecutive CEA procedures. Excluding five procedures using internal shunts in a premeditated manner, we classified patients according to the monitoring: Group A (n = 72), patients with single somatosensory evoked potential (SSEP) monitoring; and Group B (n = 51), patients with dual SSEP and motor evoked potential (MEP). Among the 123 CEAs, an internal shunt was inserted in 12 procedures (9.8%) due to significant changes in monitoring (Group A 5.6%, Group B 15.7%, p = 0.07). The rate of shunt use was significantly higher in patients with the absence of contralateral proximal anterior cerebral artery (A1) on magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) than in patients with other types of MRA (p <0.001). Significant monitor changes were seen in 16 (12.5%) in both groups. In four of nine patients in Group B, SSEP and MEP changes were synchronized, and in the remaining five patients, a time lag was evident between SSEP and MEP changes. In conclusion, the rate of internal shunt use tended to be more frequent in patients with dual monitoring than in patients with single SSEP monitoring, but the difference was not significant. Contralateral A1 absence may predict the need for a shunt and care should be taken to monitor changes throughout the entire CEA procedure. Use of dual monitoring can capture ischemic changes due to the complementary relationship, and may reduce the rate of false-negative monitor changes during CEA.     

血管腔内平整化治疗对动脉内膜剥脱术后内膜增生的影响及其机制

目的探讨血管腔内平整化治疗(IPT)对内膜剥脱术后内膜增生的作用及其可能机制,为临床运用提供理论依据。方法用金钢砂磨针磨除内膜的方法建立颈动脉内膜剥脱模型。用随机数表法将新西兰兔随机分成两组(Ⅰ组比Ⅱ组),每组8只。Ⅰ组为颈动脉内膜剥脱模型对照组;Ⅱ组为采用金刚砂磨针磨除内膜后,行IPT;取对侧颈动脉作为自身对照。术后即刻及2周应用超声诊断仪评价血管狭窄程度。2周后,取两侧颈动脉标本行苏木精-伊红(HE)染色、Masson染色,评价内膜增生情况。采用t检验进行两组间比较,多组间比较采用单因素方差分析。结果2周后,Ⅱ组腔管比(内腔面积/总面积)低于Ⅰ组[(40.57±2.40)%比(52.79±2.01)%,t=8.387,P<0.01],新生内膜区Ⅰ型胶原蛋白表达低于Ⅰ组(0.134±0.020比0.110±0.011,t=2.621,P<0.05),血管平均血流速度低于Ⅰ组[(111.300±21.380)cm/s比(168.700±13.640)cm/s,t=4.222,P<0.01],管腔直径高于Ⅰ组(0.852±0.152)mm比(1.167±0.213)mm,t=2.529,P<0.05),差异均有统计学意义。结论IPT能够抑制动脉内膜剥脱术后内膜增生,可能与血小板黏附减少有关。     

Outcomes of Carotid Revascularization in Patients with Contralateral Carotid Artery Occlusion

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