Use of Cerebral Oximetry Monitoring in the EP Lab | 合法醫療器材資訊網

NIRScerebraloximetryisanoninvasive,continuousmonitorwhichmeasurestheoxygensaturationwithinthetissueofthebrain.Thistechnologyhasbeen ...

Michael Neal, CRNA, MSN, Anesthesia Clinical Team Leader, EP Lab Duke University Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology, Durham, North Carolina

Ablations are performed to treat multiple types of cardiac arrhythmias, ranging from atrial fibrillation to ventricular tachycardia. Ablation procedures improve the lives of individuals who are either unresponsive to anti-arrhythmic medications or for whom the side effects of medications are not tolerable. These cardiac ablations, performed in the electrophysiology (EP) lab, are not without risk to the patient. Providers in the EP lab attempt to minimize these risks, but they are not completely eliminated. Several major risks associated with cardiac ablations are cerebral vascular accident (CVA), neurological compromise from lack and/or low blood perfusion to the brain, and respiratory acidosis related to the accumulative build-up of carbon dioxide. Anesth...