Association Between Local Cerebral Oxygenation Monitoring and Postoperative Stroke in Carotid Endarterectomy

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-80
SponsorBeijing Tiantan Hospital

About this trial

Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is used to treat symptomatic extracranial internal carotid artery stenosis. The occult stroke of CEA patients evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging 3 days after operation was as high as 17%. Cerebral blood flow autoregulation (CA) is the ability of the brain to maintain the relative stability of cerebral blood flow, and cerebral oxygen index (COx) can be used to reflect CA. A negative value of cerebral oxygen index or a value near zero indicates that CA is complete, and cerebral oxygen index close to 1 indicates that CA has lost its ability. In theory, real-time monitoring of CA function by cerebral oxygen index and individualized management strategy with this goal can potentially reduce perioperative ischemic brain injury. The purpose of this study is to explore the influence of the management strategy of monitoring CA function based on regional cerebral oxygen saturation on the postoperative neurological complications of CEA patients.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Patients scheduled for elective carotid endarterectomy

ASA Ⅱ or Ⅲ

aged 18-80 years old

Disqualifiers

preoperative moderate and severe cognitive impairment

preoperative psychotropic medication history within one year

history of neurosurgery

have speech or language impairments

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Cerebral oxygenation index guided hemodynamics management

    Other intervention

    In the autoregulation group, anesthesiologist will maintain that the cerebral oxygen index value below 0.3. If cerebral oxygen index exceeds the threshold, norepinephrine or phenylephrine will be infused continuously, or arterial partial pressure of oxygen or arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide will be adjusted to increase regional cerebral oxygen saturation.

Treatment groups

560 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: The autoregulation groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: The routine groupNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

The incidence of postoperative cerebral ischemic events

Our primary outcome will be the incidence of new ischemic brain injury within 3 days after surgery, defined as new infarct focus detected by magnetic resonance imaging diffusion-weighted imaging or computed tomography, with or without new-onset limb weakness, paresthesia, or language abnormalities. Diffusion-weighted imaging sequences will be used at each scan to detect acute ischemic brain lesions.

Time frame
postoperative 3 day

Secondary outcomes

1

The incidence of postoperative delirium

The incidence and severity of postoperative delirium will be assessed during the first 3 days after surgery. Delirium will be assessed twice daily between 8:00-10:00 and 18:00-20:00 in ward patients with the Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RASS) and the 3 min diagnostic interview for CAM (3D-CAM). ICU patients will be similarly assessed with RASS and the confusion assessment method for ICU (CAM-ICU). Any positive 3D-CAM or CAM-ICU assessment will be considered evidence of delirium.

Time frame
The first 3 days after surgery
2

Basic Cognition Assessment

Postoperative basic cognitive function will be assessed by Mini-mental State Examination. This will be rated on a scale from 0 to 30, higher cores corresponded to higher levels of cognitive function.

Time frame
The day before surgery and postoperative day 4 or 5
3

Advanced Cognitive Assessment

Postoperative basic cognitive function will be assessed by Montreal Cognitive Assessment-Basic Examination. This will be rated on a scale from 0 to 30, higher cores corresponded to higher levels of cognitive function.

Time frame
The day before surgery and postoperative day 4 or 5
4

Pain assessment

Pain scores will be recorded at rest and during movement . The pain was rated on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 indicated no pain and 10 indicated the worst possible pain. Higher scores corresponded to higher levels of pain.

Time frame
At 24, 48, and 72 hours post-surgery

Other outcomes

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