Changes of mean arterial pressure affect spinal cord oxygenation as monitored by an implantable near-infrared spectroscopy sensor in an animal model of acute spinal cord injury (Conference Presentation)

Author(s):  
Babak Shadgan ◽  
Allan Fong ◽  
Neda Manouchehri ◽  
Kitty So ◽  
Katelyn Shortt ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Behzad Sabit ◽  
Frederick Adam Zeiler ◽  
Neil Berrington

Purpose: To perform a scoping systematic review on the literature surrounding mean arterial pressure (MAP) and functional outcomes post traumatic acute spinal cord injury (ASCI). Methods: We performed a systematic review of the literature via searching MEDLINE, BIOSIS, EMBASE, Global Health, SCOPUS, and Cochrane Library from inception to January 2015. We also performed a handsearch of various published meeting proceedings. Through a 2-step review process, employing 2 independent reviewers, we selected articles for the final review based on predefined inclusion/exclusion criteria. Results: Nine studies were included in the final review. Only 2 were prospective studies. All studies documented some degree of objective functional outcome in relation to MAP posttraumatic ASCI. Four studies documented a relation between higher MAP and improved functional outcome. Five studies failed to show any relationship between MAP and functional outcome. Conclusions: Although no definitive conclusions could be reached based on the data collected, this study does give valuable insight into future avenues of research on the topic of hemodynamic management in traumatic ASCI as well as provides guidelines for refinement of future study design.


2002 ◽  
Vol 93 (6) ◽  
pp. 1966-1972 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria T. E. Hopman ◽  
Jan T. Groothuis ◽  
Marcel Flendrie ◽  
Karin H. L. Gerrits ◽  
Sibrand Houtman

The purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of a spinal cord injury (SCI) on resting vascular resistance in paralyzed legs in humans. To accomplish this goal, we measured blood pressure and resting flow above and below the lesion (by using venous occlusion plethysmography) in 11 patients with SCI and in 10 healthy controls (C). Relative vascular resistance was calculated as mean arterial pressure in millimeters of mercury divided by the arterial blood flow in milliliters per minute per 100 milliliters of tissue. Arterial blood flow in the sympathetically deprived and paralyzed legs of SCI was significantly lower than leg blood flow in C. Because mean arterial pressure showed no differences between both groups, leg vascular resistance in SCI was significantly higher than in C. Within the SCI group, arterial blood flow was significantly higher and vascular resistance significantly lower in the arms than in the legs. To distinguish between the effect of loss of central neural control vs. deconditioning, a group of nine SCI patients was trained for 6 wk and showed a 30% increase in leg blood flow with unchanged blood pressure levels, indicating a marked reduction in vascular resistance. In conclusion, vascular resistance is increased in the paralyzed legs of individuals with SCI and is reversible by training.


2019 ◽  
Vol 128 (6) ◽  
pp. 1081-1088 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederik Holmgaard ◽  
Anne G. Vedel ◽  
Theis Lange ◽  
Jens C. Nilsson ◽  
Hanne B. Ravn

2020 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan A. Weinberg ◽  
S. Harrison Farber ◽  
Louay D. Kalamchi ◽  
Scott T. Brigeman ◽  
Michael A. Bohl ◽  
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