Photoplethysmographic Dichrotic Notch Reflexes Systemic Hemodynamics

Hospital Privado de Comunidad de Mar del Plata

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Vascular Diseases

Treatments

Diagnostic Test: Finger photoplethysmography

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04179097

2919/1942/2019

Details and patient eligibility

About

Changes in the vascular tone of anesthetized patients is common and cause hemodynamic problems. The investigators have previously demonstrated that the shape of the pulse oximetry waveform (photoplethysmography) is closely related to the changes observed in systemic vascular resistence. The main change in pulse waveform is based to the dichrotic notch position. The present study was designed to determine if the dichrotic notch position is related to a local or a systemic change in the vascular tone.

Full description

This is a prospective and observational study designed to determine if the changes observed in finger photoplethysmographic waveform of surgical patients is related to a local or a sistemic changes in the vascular tone. The investigators will studied 15 patients undergoing regional brachial plexus anesthesia for upper limb surgeries. Photoplethysmography will be continuously recorded in the thumb of the tested hand (anesthetized hand) and in the thumb of the control, opposite hand. Duplex color and power Doppler will measure flow in the both brachial arteries and in the aorta (supraesternal view). The contour analysis of both, photoplethysmogram and arterial flow velocities will be analyzed, correlated and compared.

Enrollment

15 patients

Sex

All

Ages

20 to 60 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria