The Effect of Hypoxic and Normoxic Cerebral Oximetry Levels on Cognitive Functions After Carotid Endarterectomy

Launched by DUZCE UNIVERSITY · Dec 7, 2022

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In this retrospective study, patients who were scheduled for carotid endarterectomy, examined the MOCA (Montreal cognitive assesment )tests before and after the operation and collected blood samples intraoperatively were included between January 2020-2021. The time periods specified below, blood samples were taken and serums were frozen at -80 celcius all this patients. Montreal cognitive function assessment test was applied before the operation, 24 hours and 7 days after the operation. Ten mililiters venous blood samples were collected to examine the status of basal neuron specific enolase...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Patients who were scheduled for carotid endarterectomy, examined the MOCA (Montreal cognitive assesment )tests before and after the operation and collected blood samples intraoperatively were included between January 2020-2021.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Irregular diabetes mellitus
• • Pregnancy
• • Acute or chronic renal failure
• • Liver failure
• • History of previous carotid or brain trauma
• • Vasculitis
• • Thyroid diseases
• • Adrenal insufficiency
• • Patients who cannot perform cognitive function tests
• • Anemia (below 10 g/dl)
• • History of previous stroke in the last 6 months
• • Patients with plegia in the dominant upper extremity
• • Patients who will be shunted during the operation.
• • Patients with vertebrobacillary arterial system or ring of Willis anomaly
• • Presence of acute myocardial infarction.
• • Traumatic brain injuries less than 6 months before the study.

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