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NCT04675216
In modern medicine, doctors attempt to monitor all physiological variables to assess their evolution and to decide, based on their changes, the therapeutic attitudes to adopt. Furthermore, this helps to establish a forecast of the evolution to be expected. The measurement of Intracranial Pressure (ICP) has become indispensable for managing brain pathology at the anterior and middle fossa level. Doctors generally carry out this measurement at the frontal level. However, experimental and clinical studies have shown that supra-tentorial ICP measurement does not precisely predict the ICP situation in the posterior fossa. The increased ICP in the posterior fossa is directly responsible for the clinical deterioration and eventual death in patients with tumour, hemorrhagic, or ischemic pathology of the posterior fossa structures. Some of these lesions are treatable, and their effects reversible if the increase in ICP in the posterior fossa is controlled by pharmacological or even surgical means, preventing it from reaching high levels. This need for on-time ICP control is genuine in the cerebellar hemispheres' lesions, not so much in lesions involving the brainstem. Therefore, the increase in ICP in the posterior fossa needs to be known and documented to facilitate decision-making regarding the therapy to be adopted, be it medical or surgical. It is known what the abnormal ICP levels are at the supratentorial level, but what is not known whether these same levels apply to the posterior fossa. In other words, what it is not know with certainty is whether the same levels of ICP in the posterior fossa and its elevation during the same time are going to have equally pernicious effects or these effects are greater or lesser. Doctors need to have tables of ICP values in the posterior fossa to help them decide when these values are in the physiological range. When posterior fossa intracranial pressure lye in the pathological range, and patients need pharmacological treatment or surgical decompression, knowing for sure the posterior fossa ICP is essential. Finally, when doctors also need to know when any therapeutic attempt is useless. Currently, doctors only monitor the ICP at the supra-tentorial level and deduce the changes in the posterior fossa from the CT and MRI images, that is, the size of the lesions, the occlusion of the cisterns, the internal cerebral hernias (cerebellar tonsils, trans-tentorial hernia from bottom to top). However, doctors do not have a tool that can objectify the pathophysiological situation of the posterior fossa's structures in real-time. Monitoring the posterior fossa ICP will help doctors in decision-making in patients with traumatic, hemorrhagic, ischemic, or tumour pathologies (in the latter case, in the postoperative period of posterior fossa tumours). This posterior fossa ICP measurement will lead to improvements in morbidity/mortality in this subgroup of patients.
NCT06428461
This study aimed to evaluate the anesthesia adequacy, side effects, and complication rates, as well as the postoperative pain relief effectiveness of supraclavicular brachial plexus blocks administered at different volumes under ultrasound guidance. Additionally, the investigators utilized ultrasound to measure optic nerve sheath diameters and investigated their relationship with intracranial pressure across varying block volumes.
NCT07155109
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of low and normal intraperitoneal pressures on intraoperative optic nerve sheath diameter in laparoscopic gyneco-oncologic surgeries.
NCT06771232
High positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) levels required to achieve clinical benefits may increase ICP and reduce cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) in patients at risk of intracranial hypertension. However, individualizing ventilation parameters is essential for each patient. Among protective ventilation strategies, PEEP is key to preventing alveolar collapse. The PEEP level that minimizes alveolar collapse while avoiding overdistension of the pulmonary parenchyma is known as the Best PEEP. This study aims to evaluate the application of Best PEEP in cranial neurosurgery.
NCT06522295
Preeclampsia is a serious condition associated with complications such as pulmonary edema, placental abruption, hemolysis, thrombocytopenia, and cardiac, renal, and neurological complications, occurring at a rate of 2.7-8% in pregnant women (1,2). Neurological complications are believed to be associated with reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (3,4) and/or posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome (4,5,6), sharing a common pathophysiology. Cerebral edema is primarily vasogenic, potentially linked to hyperperfusion resulting from impaired cerebral autoregulation, blood-brain barrier disruption, and endothelial cell dysfunction. In some eclampsia cases, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging may reveal signs consistent with significantly increased intracranial pressure (ICP) (7). However, the true incidence of elevated ICP in preeclampsia is unknown, clinical symptoms are nonspecific, and interpretation, especially during pregnancy and preeclampsia, can be challenging (2). Cesarean section, currently one of the most frequently performed surgeries worldwide, is conducted in 21.1% of women (8). Anesthesia for cesarean section can be divided into neuraxial and general anesthesia. The choice of anesthesia technique in conditions that may increase intracranial pressure, such as cerebral edema, may vary based on balancing risks and benefits. Neuraxial analgesia and anesthesia are the first choice in healthy pregnancies, but may be contraindicated in cases with intracranial lesions or increased bleeding risk (9). The presence of focal neurological deficits may favor general anesthesia for cesarean delivery (10). General anesthesia in these patients may result in an increased hemodynamic response to laryngoscopy. Agents used in induction and maintenance can also affect cerebral autoregulation (11). Anesthesia induction and maintenance for these patients should be planned to minimize the increase in intracranial pressure. The optic nerve, a part of the central nervous system, is surrounded by a dural sheath and a subarachnoid space containing cerebrospinal fluid. Three millimeters behind the ocular globe, the optic nerve is solely surrounded by fat, and the dural sheath can retract within its fatty environment, particularly in conditions of increased pressure in the cerebrospinal fluid (2). Recent clinical studies have reported that ultrasonographic measurements of the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) are correlated with increased intracranial pressure symptoms and may serve as a non-invasive reliable indicator of ICP (12,13). Studies have reported high inter-observer reliability for ONSD measurements (14,15). ONSD measurement is easy, repeatable at the bedside, rapid, inexpensive, and does not involve radiation. Compared to healthy pregnant women, preeclamptic women are considered to have higher intracranial pressure during the childbirth process. Anesthetic management for delivery in these women can be complex and controversial. The aim of this study is to evaluate ultrasonographic measurements of optic nerve sheath diameter during the perioperative period, independent of anesthesia management, in healthy and preeclamptic pregnant women undergoing cesarean section. We believe that these assessments will contribute to more reliable anesthesia planning for preeclamptic pregnancies.
NCT06451289
A total of 88 postictal children with generalized or focal seizures were included in the study. The ONSD and ONSD/ETD ratio was measured independently by a pediatric neurologist and pediatric emergency expert, three times in both eyes using non-contrasted computed tomography taken within one hour after the seizure. The characteristics of seizures (duration, etiology, initiated treatment, and frequency) were recorded. Non-traumatic patients with normal head computed tomography findings at the hospital admission were considered as the control group (n=109).
NCT06048900
The Lloyd Davies position is a position used in laparoscopic hysterectomies where the head is lowered 45 degrees and the legs are bent from the knee area.It is a version of the Trendelenburg position. Both this position and for laparoscopic surgery carbon dioxide (CO2) gas given into the abdomen, causes problems for the patient. Increased abdominal and thoracic pressure impairs venous return and increases intracranial pressure. Optic nerve sheath diameter can be measured by placing an ultrasound probe over the eye. It is possible to follow up the increase in intracranial pressure with this diameter measurement. In this study, it was planned to measure the optic nerve sheath diameter by ultrasound in patients who will undergo laparoscopic hysterectomy. It is aimed to observe the changes in the increase in intracranial pressure as the time lengthens with the measurements to be made at certain intervals during the operation. Secondary aim is to determine whether there is a cut-off value where the intracranial pressure starts to increase.
NCT05609071
If intracranial pressure can be measured non-invasively using single-channel EEG, clinicians will be able to easily monitor changes in intracranial pressure in patients with brain diseases in the clinical setting. Therefore, a more efficient treatment plan can be established and the prognosis of patients with brain disease can be expected to improve in the long term.
NCT05346471
Invasive neuromonitoring of intracranial pressure (ICP) is an important element of neurosurgical critical care that is used primarily as an indicator of adequate cerebral perfusion in patients, when clinical observation is not an option. Due to the constraint in size and the critical structures within the posterior fossa, detection of intracranial pressure particularly in the postoperative phase has been deemed desirable in patients with surgery in this region, particularly in those subjected to prolonged procedures and critical care. The posterior fossa is an anatomically constricted compartment with narrow spaces and intracranial hypertension quickly leads to brainstem damage and neurological dysfunction. ICP in the supratentorial space not necessarily correlates with ICP in the infratentorial space. Some authors claim that it would be beneficial to measure ICP in infratentorial space after posterior fossa surgery in some cases. The relationship between the intracranial pressure profiles in the supratentorial and infratentorial compartments remain unclear. After a neurosurgical operation in the posterior fossa there are most likely pressure differences between supra- and infratentorial spaces. It is well known that the pressure within the skull is unevenly distributed, with appreciable ICP gradients. Thus, the investigators intend to apply the intracranial multimodal monitoring in both infratentorial and supratentorial compartments simultaneously. Such coincident measurements most likely will be the most sensitive way to assess focal swelling, ischemia and tissue perfusion, or other relevant complications in the posterior fossa structures. The goal of this study is to test whether direct infratentorial monitoring is a more efficacious method for detecting dynamic changes in the operative compartment and whether it is safe, in view of the critical structures within the region.
NCT05170295
Rheoencephalography (REG) shows promise as a method for noninvasive neuromonitoring, because it reflects cerebrovascular reactivity. This protocol will study clinical and technical conditions required to use REG. Additionally, our goal is to study noninvasive peripheral bioimpedance pulse waveforms in order to substitute invasive SAP. A previous study demonstrated that REG can be used to detect spreading depolarization (SD), the early sign of brain metabolic disturbance. SD can be measured invasively with DC EEG amplifiers only. Our goal is to create an automatic notification function for REG monitoring indicating change of clinical conditions.
NCT04004923
Two distinction fluids are used in operative hysteroscopy. One is monopolar and the second is bipolar. The monopolar fluid contains mannitol and the bipolar fluid contains serum physiologic. This study aims to compare intracranial pressure in patients undergoing monopolar and bipolar hysteroscopy.
NCT03344432
Severe Trauma Brain Injury (TBIs) is a public health problem and monitoring of Intracranial Pressure (ICP) is a determinant key of it prognosis. Within the noninvasive methods to estimate the ICP, the measurement of intraocular pressure has been proposed because of its biological plausibility (proximity of the eye to the encephalic contend). Objective. Correlate intraocular pressure with ICP in children with TBIs and obtain their utility values.
NCT03227354
Primary objective of this study is to assess the accuracy and precision of intracranial pressure (ICP) measurement in patients after traumatic brain injury and subarachnoid hemorrhage when using simultaneous, non-invasive measurement compared to standard, invasive, measurement. Secondary objective: is to assess the correlation of intracranial pressure (ICP) measurement in patients after traumatic brain injury and subarachnoid hemorrhage between simultaneous, non-invasive measurement and standard, invasive,measurement
NCT03221959
This is a single centre, observational study with a medical device which has Conformité Européenne (CE) marking. The aim of the study is to demonstrate that patients with malignant middle cerebral artery infarction (M-MCA) show an increased intra-cranial pressure (ICP) compared to neurological patients without M-MCA infarction or other space-occupying indications.