Transcranial Doppler (TCD) is widely used to investigate the effects of anesthetic drugs on cerebral blood flow. Its repeatability and non-invasivity makes it an ideal, first choice method. Anesthesia providers are required to be conscious of the cerebral hemodynamic effects of drugs given in their practice, especially in neurosurgery and in subjects with impaired brain functions. The purpose of this review is to present the basic concepts of the TCD technique and the effects on cerebral hemodynamics of the most popular anesthetic drugs evaluated using TCD ultrasonography.
Transcranial Doppler and anesthetics / FODALE, Vincenzo; D. Schifilliti; CONTI, Alfredo; LUCANTO, Tullio; G. Pino; SANTAMARIA, Letterio. - In: ACTA ANAESTHESIOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. - ISSN 0001-5172. - STAMPA. - 51:7(2007), pp. 839-847. [10.1111/j.1399-6576.2007.01355.x]
Transcranial Doppler and anesthetics
CONTI, Alfredo;
2007
Abstract
Transcranial Doppler (TCD) is widely used to investigate the effects of anesthetic drugs on cerebral blood flow. Its repeatability and non-invasivity makes it an ideal, first choice method. Anesthesia providers are required to be conscious of the cerebral hemodynamic effects of drugs given in their practice, especially in neurosurgery and in subjects with impaired brain functions. The purpose of this review is to present the basic concepts of the TCD technique and the effects on cerebral hemodynamics of the most popular anesthetic drugs evaluated using TCD ultrasonography.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
