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Evoked Potential Monitoring for Vascular Surgery

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Central Nervous System Monitoring in Anesthesia and Intensive Care

Abstract

Reconstructive surgery on vessels supplying the brain and spinal cord frequently requires temporary interruption of blood flow, which entails cerebral hypoperfusion of a varying degree. The consequences of temporary cross-clamping range from almost unchanged to fully abolished perfusion to the corresponding region as blood flow is contingent on the availability and sufficiency of collateral circulation. Moreover, due to the minimal ischemic tolerance of the central nervous system (CNS), neurological deficits are dreaded complications in vascular surgery [15,17,41].

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Dinkel, M., Lörler, H., Langer, H., Schweiger, H., Rügheimer, E. (1994). Evoked Potential Monitoring for Vascular Surgery. In: Schulte am Esch, J., Kochs, E. (eds) Central Nervous System Monitoring in Anesthesia and Intensive Care. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78441-5_17

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