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Introduction: Cerebral critical closing pressure (CrCP) comprises intracranial pressure (ICP) and arteriolar wall tension (WT). It is the arterial blood pressure (ABP) at which small vessels close and circulation stops. We hypothesized that the increase in WT secondary to a systemic hypertensive challenge would lead to an increase in CrCP and that the “effective” cerebral perfusion pressure (CPPeff; calculated as ABP − CrCP) would give more complete information than the “conventional” cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP; calculated as ABP − ICP).
Objective: This study aimed to compare CrCP, CPP, and CPPeff changes during a hypertensive challenge in patients with a severe traumatic brain injury.
Patients and Methods: Data on ABP, ICP, and cerebral blood flow velocity, measured by transcranial Doppler ultrasound, were acquired simultaneously for 30 min both basally and during a hypertensive challenge. An impedance-based CrCP model was used.
Results: The following values are expressed as median (interquartile range). There were 11 patients, aged 29 (14) years. CPP increased from 73 (17) to 102 (26) mmHg (P ≤ 0.001). ICP did not change. CrCP changed from 23 (11) to 27 (10) mmHg (P ≤ 0.001). WT increased from 7 (5) to 11 (7) mmHg (P ˂ 0.005). CPPeff changed less than CPP.
Conclusion: The CPP change was greater than the CPPeff change, mainly because CrCP increased simultaneously with the WT increase as a result of the autoregulatory response. CPPeff provides information about the real driving force generating blood movement.
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This trial (the data acquisition phase) was funded through research initiation funding to one of the authors (Leandro Moraes) by the Universidad de la Republica Comision Sectorial de Investigación Científica (CSIC) (University Scientific Research Sectorial Commission). The other authors do not have any conflict of interest to declare.
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Moraes, L., Yelicich, B., Noble, M., Biestro, A., Puppo, C. (2021). Impacts of a Pressure Challenge on Cerebral Critical Closing Pressure and Effective Cerebral Perfusion Pressure in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury. In: Depreitere, B., Meyfroidt, G., Güiza, F. (eds) Intracranial Pressure and Neuromonitoring XVII. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement, vol 131. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59436-7_3
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