Abstract
We describe a 58-year-old male patient with confusion and prolonged recovery after liver transplantation. A cause was not apparent for the confusion, but during surgery, monitoring of the frontal lobe cerebral haemoglobin oxygen saturation by near-infrared spectrophotometry showed cerebral hypo-oxygenation despite optimization of conventional cardiovascular parameters. It is possible that intraoperative cerebral ischaemia is the cause of post-surgical confusion and with near-infrared spectrophotometry this hypothesis may be tested clinically.
| Originalsprog | Engelsk |
|---|---|
| Tidsskrift | Anaesthesia and intensive care |
| Vol/bind | 28 |
| Udgave nummer | 3 |
| Sider (fra-til) | 308-310 |
| Antal sider | 3 |
| ISSN | 0310-057X |
| DOI | |
| Status | Udgivet - 2000 |
| Udgivet eksternt | Ja |