Is intrathecal lactate concentration monitoring helpful for postoperative paraplegia after descending aorta surgery?

J Clin Anesth. 2014 Sep;26(6):506-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2014.03.009. Epub 2014 Sep 22.

Authors

Enrico Giustiniano¹, Nadia Ruggieri²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano 20089, Italy. Electronic address: enrico.giustiniano@gmail.com.
² Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano 20089, Italy.

PMID: 25172505
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2014.03.009

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aorta, Thoracic / surgery*
Biomarkers / cerebrospinal fluid
Humans
Ischemia / diagnosis
Lactic Acid / cerebrospinal fluid*
Monitoring, Intraoperative / methods*
Paraplegia / prevention & control*
Spinal Cord / blood supply
Vascular Surgical Procedures / adverse effects

Substances

Biomarkers
Lactic Acid