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Changes in calculated arterio-jugular venous glutamate difference and SjvO2 in patients with severe traumatic brain injury

Vuille-Dit-Bille, R N; Ha-Huy, R; Tanner, M; Stover, J F (2011). Changes in calculated arterio-jugular venous glutamate difference and SjvO2 in patients with severe traumatic brain injury. Minerva Anestesiologica, 77(9):870-876.

Abstract

BACKGROUND:

Cerebral metabolic impairment is feared to induce secondary brain damage following traumatic brain injury (TBI). The present study was designed to assess the temporal profile of calculated arterio- jugular venous differences in glutamate (AJVDglu) and SjvO(2) in patients subjected to continuous pharmacologic coma. Metabolic impairment was assumed to be reflected by increased jugular venous glutamate levels and decreased jugular venous oxygen saturation (SjvO(2)).
METHODS:

Arterial and jugular venous blood was drawn once daily for up to 14 days from 14 patients to assess the temporal profile. Plasma glutamate was measured by high performance liquid chromatography. SjvO(2), lactate and paCO(2) were determined in routine blood gas analysis. Calculated AJVD indirectly reflects cerebral uptake (positive values) or cerebral release (negative values).
RESULTS:

During pharmacologic coma an increase in ICP approaching 20 mmHg was associated with significantly reduced paCO(2) (4.7 ± 0.5 kPa; mean ± standard deviation), markedly decreased SjvO(2) (66.0 ± 4.2%) without reaching ischemic values, and a trend to more negative AJVDglu values (-6.0 ± 14.3 μmol/L), suggesting cerebral glutamate release. Arterio- jugular venous lactate difference (AJVDlac) remained unchanged.
CONCLUSION:

During pharmacologic coma increased ICP was associated with significantly decreased SjvO(2) which coincided only with a trend to increased cerebral glutamate release. Calculated AJVDglu appears to be inferior in unmasking altered brain metabolism compared to SjvO(2) whenever ICP is increased.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:04 Faculty of Medicine > University Hospital Zurich > Division of Surgical Research
04 Faculty of Medicine > University Hospital Zurich > Institute of Intensive Care Medicine
Dewey Decimal Classification:610 Medicine & health
Scopus Subject Areas:Health Sciences > Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Language:English
Date:September 2011
Deposited On:25 Feb 2012 16:42
Last Modified:20 Oct 2024 03:35
Publisher:Edizioni Minerva Medica
ISSN:0375-9393
OA Status:Closed
Free access at:Official URL. An embargo period may apply.
Official URL:http://www.minervamedica.it/en/journals/minerva-anestesiologica/article.php?cod=R02Y2011N09A0870
PubMed ID:21878868

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