The Lower Limit of Cerebral Autoregulation in Children During Sevoflurane Anesthesia
- 1 October 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology
- Vol. 15 (4), 307-312
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00008506-200310000-00003
Abstract
In adults, the lower limit of cerebral autoregulation (LLA) is generally considered to be a mean arterial pressure (MAP) of 60 mmHg. The LLA in healthy children has not been identified. The aim of this report is to describe the LLA in anesthetized children and relate it to age. Static cerebral autoregulation testing was performed in children 6 months to 14 years of age during <1 MAC sevoflurane anesthesia. Mean middle cerebral artery flow velocities (Vmca) were continuously measured using transcranial Doppler ultrasonography. MAP was increased with infusion of intravenous phenylephrine incrementally titrated to the greater of either: 1) 20% above baseline MAP or 2) 80 mmHg (< 9 years), 90 mmHg (9–14 years). The LLA was defined by the point where the two linear regression lines fitting the Vmca/MAP crossed. The lower limit reserve (LLR) and autoregulatory reserve (ARR %) were defined as follows:MATH There were 13 subjects <2 years of age (group 1), 13 subjects 2 to 5 years of age (group 2), 14 subjects 6 to 9 years of age (group 3), and 13 subjects 10 to 14 years of age (group 4). Older children (groups 3 and 4) had a higher baseline MAP compared with younger children (groups 1 and 2) (82 ± 10 mmHg vs. 70 ± 10 mmHg, respectively; P = 0.0001). However, there was no difference in LLA (59 ± 17 mmHg vs. 60 ± 8 mmHg; P = 0.6) between older and younger children. Consequently, the LLR was greater in older children compared with younger children (25 ± 12 mmHg vs. 12 ± 10 mmHg, respectively; P = 0.0007). Similarly, the ARR was significantly higher in older children compared with younger children (30% ± 16% vs. 16% ± 12%; P = 0.002). In this study, we found no age-related differences in the LLA. Older children had a greater LLR and ARR compared with young children. The baseline MAP in young children may rest close to the LLA. These findings may have implications for managing hemodynamics in anesthetized children at risk for secondary brain injury.Keywords
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