| Dosage Dependent Neurologic Impairment after Cerebral Air Embolism in Rabbit. |
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Keon Hee Ryu, Oh Kyung Kwon, Sung Nyeon Kim, Won Hee Han |
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Department of Anesthesiology, Catholic University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. |
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| Abstract |
BACKGROUND
A long-term objective is to understand the pathogenesis of neurologic injuries associated with cardiac surgery, cardiopulmonary bypass, and circulatory arrest. Our specific aims are to establish a dose of air which results in moderate to severe neurologic defects in normothermic (37degrees C) rabbits.
METHODS
To first establish a dose of air which would cause unequivocal neurologic impairment, anesthetized rabbits received either 0, 50, 100 or 150 microgram l/kg of air into the internal carotid artery(n=5 in each group). One hour later, anesthesia was discontinued and animals were recovered. Animal were neurologically evaluated at 24 hours using a zero(normal) to 97(coma) point scale.
RESULTS
There was a clear relationship between the dose of air injected and the severity of neurologic impairment at 24 hours, p=1.1x10(-7). Rabbits receiving 50 micrograml/kg of air were minimally affected and were difficult to distinguish from controls. In contrast, rabbits receiving 150 micrograml/kg of air were uniformly and unequivocally impaired.
CONCLUSION
we recommend for future cerebral air embolism studies, 150 microgram l/kg as the optimal dose of air which would reliably produce viable subjects for 24 hours with marked unequivocal, neurologic impairment. |
| Key Words:
Animals; rabbit; Brain; impairment; Embolism; air |
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