Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
2763323 | Journal of Clinical Anesthesia | 2011 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The cerebral metabolic and vascular effects of intravenous norepinephrine have been shown in an animal model using somatosensory-evoked potentials (SSEPs). A case of intravenous norepinephrine resulting in a decrease in SSEP amplitude (of greater than 50%) despite no significant change in blood pressure, prior to cross-clamping during a carotid endarterectomy is presented. This finding may have implications for the use of norepinephrine in the critical care unit as well as the operating room.
Keywords
Related Topics
Health Sciences
Medicine and Dentistry
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Authors
Philip David Bamberger, Sedat Ulkatan, Estela Lladó Carbó, Vedran Deletis, Alan I. Benvenisty,