Journal of Vascular Medicine & Surgery

Tay YC

Publications

• Case Report
  Carotid Body Tumor Excision with In Vivo Optical Spectroscopy (INVOS®) Cerebral Regional Oxygen Saturation Monitoring under Anesthesia
  Author(s): Tay YC and Abdullah HRTay YC and Abdullah HR
  
  Carotid body tumor excisions pose significant morbidity, even mortality due to autonomic dysfunction, anatomical relations and prior radiotherapy, chemotherapy and surgery. Close excision proximity to the carotid artery may potentially compromise cerebral perfusion; hence a real-time monitoring system while the patient is under anaesthesia would be beneficial. Our case report describes the use of the In Vivo Optical Spectroscopy (INVOS®) cerebral oximeter as a surrogate for cerebral perfusion monitoring in a patient who underwent a successful excision of a recurrent carotid body tumor under general anaesthesia with prior history of contralateral carotid body tumor excision. Intraoperative real-time regional oxygen saturation (rSO2) readings were compared to her baseline values and pharmacological agents were titrated accordingly. INVOS® cerebral oximeter provides a real-time, .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-6925.1000119

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