Exam 2 Review Flashcards
Incidence of atherosclerosis and vascular diseases increases with
Advancing age.
Predisposing risk factors for atherosclerosis include:
HTN Insulin resistance Dyslipidemia Abdominal obesity Cigarette smoking Increasing age Family History Pro-inflammatory states Pro-thrombotic state
Development of atherosclerosis occurs in 2 stages:
Endothelial injury
Inflammatory response to injury
Pathophysiology of Atherosclerosis: Primary injury and everything else
Primary injury occur as low density lipoprotein and apolipoprotein-B containing lipoproteins invade the vascular endothelium and become proinflammatory
As the inflammatory cascade starts, the subendothelial space is filled with atherogenic lipoproteins and macrophages, which form foam cells.
What are foam cells?
They form the atheromatous core of a plaque, which becomes necrotic and further enhances the inflammatory process.
How does plaque rupture?
Disruption of the fibrous cap over a lipid deposit can lead to plaque rupture and ulceration.
Vascular disease is not a localized phenomenon, but rather a systemic one affecting
multiple organs including the heart with MI and the brain with CVA
Leading cause of disability
Stroke
Third leading cause of death in the US
Stroke
PAD can cause
Claudication and Limb ischemia
Coronary atherosclerosis that leads to MI is the
Leading cause of death and disability worldwide.
Medical therapy for atherosclerosis
HTN, HLD, Diabetes,Obesity
How do statins help treat Atherosclerosis
Reduces progression and may cause regression of atherosclerotic plaques
Improve endothelial function
Reduce CV events
Management of atherosclerosis is basically
Management of contributing systemic diseases such as HTN, Hyperlipidemia, diabetes and obesity.
3 things that significantly slow or reverse the progression of atherosclerosis
- Chronic therapy with aspirin
- ACE inhibitors
- Smoking Cessation.
Therapies to be continued up to day of surgery and throughout the perioperative period?
Statins
ASA
B blockers
Aspirin side effects
Platelet inhibition may lead to increased bleeding.
Aspirin do you continue ?
Continue until day of surgery ESPECIALLY for carotid and PVD,
Clopidogrel side effects are
Platelet inhibition
Rare thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Clopidogrel (Plavix) hold for
7 days before surgery EXCEPT CEA and Severe CAD or DES
Clopidogral (Plavix) and neuraxial anesthesia
AVOID if not held for at least 7 days.
Side effects of statins HMG CoA reductase inhibitors
Liver function test abnormalities
Rhabdomyolysis
Beta Blockers side effects
Bronchospasm Hypotension Bradycardia, heart Block Induction hypotension Cough
Beta Blockers and perioperative period
continue throughout the periop
ACE inhibitors side effects
Induction hypotension
Cough
ACEI and perioperative period
Continue throughout the periop
Consider one half dose on day of surgery
Diuretics and perioperative period
Continue through periop
CCB Side effects
Perioperative hypotension (especially with amlodipine)
Consider withholding this medication day of surgery and why?
Amlodipine, may cause perioperative hypotension
Oral Hypoglycemics may cause
hypoglycemia intra-operatively and perio-operatively.
When feasible for oral hypoglycemics switch to
insulin preoperatively , monitor glucose
If a coronary stent is placed, elective surgery should be delayed, for bare metal stents
minimum of 6 weeks
If a coronary stent is placed, elective surgery should be delayed, for Drug eluting stents
12 months or longer.
Recommended indefinitely to prevent in-stent thrombosis
Aspirin
Ischemia-reperfusion injury in the vascular surgery patient: fundamental concepts
Reduction or interruption of blood flow stop delivery of O2, –> glucose, and other essential nutrients that are needed for AEROBIC metabolism and therefore generation of ATP is slowed. When there is no ATP cellular processes fail and cellular integrity is lost. The duration of ischemia correlates directly with the degree of cellular injury. Toxic metabolites of anaerobic metabolism accumulate in the ischemic region. Upon reperfusion, toxic metabolites are released into the circulation.
Prevention of Post op acute renal failure.
Suprarenal aortic cross-clamping 15%
Infrarenal aortic cross-clamping 5 %
During carotid endarterectomy What is the most common cause of stroke?
Emboli from the surgical site.
Aortic procedures can be associated with
Significant pulmonary complications due to LARGE FLUID SHIFTS and transfusion related acute lung injury.
After carotid endarterectomy , what happens
The carotid body on the operative side is denervated and this blunts the ventilatory response to hypoxemia.
The most urgent and potentially devastation complications of Carotid endarterectomy is
CLOT formation at the surgical site and the associated THROMBOEMBOLISM in the cerebral circulation.
***The most urgent and potentially devastation complications of Carotid endarterectomy is
CLOT formation at the surgical site and the associated THROMBOEMBOLISM in the cerebral circulation.
Major risk with Thoracic aortic procedures?
Compromise of the spinal cord vascular supply, especially the artery of ADAMKIEWICZ
Symptoms of Carotid artery stenosis
Sudden unilateral vision loss (AMAUROSIS FUGAX)
Unilateral changes in motor function, dysarthria, and aphasia
When is a CEA urgent?
If preoperative medical management with anticoagulants, and antiplatelet drugs does not control the symptoms of carotid stenosis.
Should be avoided with CEA?
Sudden reduction in BP should be avoided.
The Artery of Adamkiewicz usually arises at the
T11 - T12 level and provides the blood supply to the lower spinal cord.
Why do some patient are kept away during CEA?
Providing regional is good because awake patient can report neurological changes most reliably.
Other CEA cases done under GA relies on what monitors
EEG
SSEPs
Transcranial Doppler
Cerebral Oximetry.
Anesthesia for CEA
Both General and regional safe
For both types of anesthesia patient should be
awake and cooperative at the end of the procedure for ongoing neurological assessment.
CEA pts have a high incidence of
CAD and hypertensive heart disease
Use in combination to offset the ETT stimulation
Etomidate
Esmolol
The majority of CVAs are caused by
Emboli from the surgical site.
Regional anesthesia for CEA
Deep and superficial Cervical Plexus blocks
Cervical anesthesia
Local infiltration
Recommended CEA monitors
ASA monitors
Intra-arterial BP Because BP control is vital during CEA
Carotid Angioplasty with stenting, vs CEA
Carotid stenting is associated with a higher risk of periprocedural stroke and death.
What should prompt immediate Ultrasound after CEA?
New onset neurologic change after surgery should prompt immediate US and possible reoperation.
Other possible adverse effects after CEA
Hypotension
hypertension
MI
Recurrent nerve injuries
Associated with increased mortality and increase cardiac and neurologic complications?
Uncontrolled severe hypertension with CEA.
CEREBRAL HYPERPERFUSION SYNDROME symptoms
Headaches
Seizures
Focal neurological signs.
Can obstruct the airways?
Expanding wound hematoma.May need emergent evacuation of the hematoma before an adequate airway can be re-established.
One of the greater anesthetic management challenge
Rupture of an Aortic aneurysm
True surgical emergency
Rupture of an Aortic aneurysm
Risk factors for AAA (MASHHLL)
Male sex Advanced age Smoking Hypertension High Fibrinogen Low serum high density lipoprotein (low HDL) Low platelet
Aneurysm that should be consider for surgical endovascular repair
> 5 cm
Task force screening for Aortic Aneurysm
Screening for AAA is recommended for men> 65 years with a SMOKING HISTORY
Medical management of aortic aneurysm includes
Smoking cessation
Control of HTN, dyslipidemia, DM and diet
Smaller AAA such as size_________require what?
4 - 5.4 requires frequent ultrasound monitoring for progression.
Dominant treatment modality for AAA is
Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR)
First line/Dominant treatment modality for AAA is
Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR)
In EVAR what artery is used to introduce the stent grafts inside the aneurysm?
Femoral artery
Stent grafts inserted to prevent
further enlargement and rupture.
Complications of EVAR
Graft leak
intraoperative conversion to open repair
Vascular injury
Inability to seal the graft against the wall of the aorta.
When compared EVAR to open surgical repair
EVAR is associated with shorter recovery times
lower 30-day mortality rates
For the open surgical repair two approaches?
Anterior Transperitoneal laparotomy
Anterolateral retroperitoneal approach
Retroperitoneal appraoach for open aortic aneurysm repair- Advantages
Less fluid shifts
Faster return of bowel function
Lower pulmonary complications
Shorter ICU stays
The higher the level of clamping
The greater the stress will be on the LV and the HIGHER the incidence of ischemic injury to the gut, kidney, and spinal cord.
Must be used during open repair of aortic aneurysm
Systemic anticoagulation
Can be employed to enhance spinal perfusion pressure
Spinal fluid drainage during thoracic aneurysm
One of the greatest anesthetic management challenges
Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm surgery because it involves the descending thoracic and abdominal aorta requiring expansive incision extending into these cavities, one lung ventilation, and the use of CPB.
During thoracic procedures, spinal cord ischemia may be detected through the use of
SSEPs
MEPs
Done to improve spinal cord perfusion?
Lumbar subarachnoid drain used to remove CSF
Most common reason for emergency Aortic surgery?
Rupture or leaking of an aortic aneurysm
Aortic aneurysm rupture has a mortality rate of
85%
Aortic aneurysm rupture has a mortality rate of 85% unless surgery is done immediately, rate is then
50%
If patient survives aortic aneurysm surgeries they are at risk for
MI, pulmonary injury
SCI
Rupture most common occur into the
Retroperitoneum
Needed for emergency aneurysm surgeries
Massive blood loss
Preparations for blood replacement
Rapid infusion devices.
Lower Extremity revascularization surgery : 3 indications
Claudication
Ischemic rest pain or ulceration
Gangrene
High risk LE revascularization procedures
ileofemoral bypass
Femoral-femoral bypass
Aortafemoral bypass
LE revascularization procedures done to
Reestablish blood flow to an ischemic extremity and relieve debilitating symptoms of claudication.
LE revascularization what is painful and can lead to tachycardia?
Tunneling the graft
Deployment of the stent.
What is given prior to the deployment of a graft?
Heparin
Use to keep graft patency after the procedure
Heparin.
Atherosclerosis occurs in 2 stages, the first is _______
Endothelial injury
Atherosclerosis occurs in 2 stages, the first is endothelial injury, the second is
An inflammatory response
What % of men over the age of 65 have carotid stenosis?
Over 40%
How long should elective surgery be delayed after the placement of a DES?
12 months
The risk of cardiac related death or nonfatal MI after CEA is
less than 5%
S/S of cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome after CEA include
Headaches, seizures and focal neurological deficits
At what diameter should an aortic aneurysm be considered fro surgical repair?
Greater than 5.0cm
AAA Incidence and age
3-10% Over 50 years old (Nagelhout)
AAA more common in
Men
AAA #1 Risk factors
Smoking
Surgery intervention is recommended for AAA
AAA > 5.5 cm or GREATER
AAA other Risk factors
Male Older Age (>50) CAD HTN Low HDL High Fibrinogen High Cholesterol Family History
Ruptured AAA Incidence
35-94%
ABove the clamp you get _____below to the clamp you get ______
HTN ; HoTN
The higher the level of the cross clamping the
greater the stress to the LV
Most common site is of clamping and why?
MOST COMMON site is INFRARENAL because most aneurysm are below the levels of the renal artery.
Preclamp you can give this medication
Mannitol 0.25 - 0.5 g/kg IV to maintain UO and preserve renal function
Five minutes before cross clamp give
heparin
Obtain baseline _______ ,_____Mns after administration, and then every _______ while the clamp is in place
5 minutes, 3 minutes, every 30 minutes.
Cross clamping derangements
IADPI
Sudden increase afterload decrease preload Increased filling pressure Decreased renal perfusion Decrease perfusion of viscera below clamp
The placement of the clamp determines the
Degress of derangement.
Infrarenal clamp avoids
Ischemia to most major organ
LEAST Hemodynamics effects : CLAMP
InFRARENAL
MOST Hemodynamics effects : CLAMP
SUPRACELIAC
Most dramatic changes occur during
Cross clamping
AORTIC CLAMPING leads to an
Increase in SNS stimulation catecholamines, aldosterone, cortisol
increase in Afterload
2 concerns during aortic clamping
CHF and LV dysfunction is a concern.
Metabolites from ANAEROBIC metabolism →
LACTATE
Effects of release :
Vasodilation, decrease SVR, decrease venous return which is called DECLAMPING SHOCK SYNDROME (DSS)
Declamping shock syndrome is characterized
Vasodilation, decrease SVR, decrease venous return
Declamping associated with: BP
HYPOTENSION
2 main mechanism with hypotension after declamping
Relative Hypovolemia
Myocardial depression
Partally responsible for declamping hemodynamic instability:
Venous endothelin “ET1” is partially responsible
ET1 effect on Heart
ET1, Positive inotrope on heart, Vasoconstricting effect on blood vessels
Ischemic REPERFUSION INJURY →
occurs during cross clamping and unclamping (cross clamping -ischemia; unclamping - reperfusion)
Declamping Release substances include
reactive oxygen species, increased intracellular calcium which inhibits mitochondrial activity and ATP.
NO REFLOW PHENOMENON occurs when the
microvasculature is occluded by platelets, neutrophils and thrombi causing inadequate perfusion and further increase in cellular necrosis.
Other manifestations with ischemic reperfusion include
tissue injury, ARDS, compartment syndrome, MODS.
LIST the physiologic changes associated with aortic cross-clamping
Increase arterial BP above the clamp Decrease BP below the clamp Increase wall motion abnormalities Decreased EF and CO Decrease Renal blood flow Increase pulmonary occlusion pressure (PAOP) Increase in CVP
Increase arterial BP above the clamp → leads to what metabolic changes?
decrease total body O2 consumption
Intra-operative interventions of increase arterial BP above the clamp
TX: DECREASE AFTERLOAD with sodium nitroprusside, volatile anesthetics, milrinone and shunts
Decrease BP below the clamp what metabolic changes?
Decrease in the CO2 production
Decrease BP below the clamp : intraoperative interventions?
REDUCE PRELOAD with nitroglycerine, atria-femoral bypass
Increase wall motion abnormalities leads to what metabolic changes?
Increase mixed venous O2 saturation
Increase wall motion abnormalities intraoperative interventions:
RENAL PROTECTION with fluid and diuretics : mannitol, furosemide, dopamine, N-Acetylcysteine
Decreased EF and CO leads to what metabolic changes?
Decrease Total body oxygen extraction
Decreased EF and CO Intraoperative interventions
Miscellaneous : hypothermia, decrease minute ventilation, and sodium bicarbonate
Decrease Renal blood flow leads to what metabolic change
INCREASED CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE
Increase pulmonary occlusion pressure (PAOP) metabolic changes
respiratory alkalosis
Increase in CVP leads to what metabolic changes
leads to METABOLIC ACIDOSIS
ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY (AKI)
Tissue distal to the aortic clamp are
underperfused
RBF can be decreased by as much as
80%
Suprarenal Cross clamp Time longer than_____increase risk of what?
30 minutes increases risk of renal failure.
Most IMPORTANT INTERVENTION to protect from AKI are :
Minimize aortic clamp time, aggressive hemodynamics stabilization
4 Medications that can help prevent AKI are:
Dopamine, bicarbonate, furosemide, mannitol
SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA can Causes
PARAPLEGIA
Incidence of spinal cord ischemia
1-13% of the time
Spinal arteries supplying the spinal cord are
2 posterior arteries (20%) , 1 anterior artery (80%), supplies the cord
ARTERY OF ADAMKIEWICZ provides
transverse levels
Level of ARTERY of ADAMKIEWICZ is
T8 - T12
Interruption of blood flow to the artery of adamkiewicz in absence of collateral blood flow can cause
PARAPLEGIA
Interruption of blood flow to which artery can cause PARAPLEGIA →
ARTERY OF ADAMKIEWICZ
SPINAL CORD PROTECTION Strategy :
Mild hypothermia, CSF drainage, Distal aortic perfusion with SBP > 120mmHg
Ischemic colon injury from
INFERIOR MESENTERIC ARTERY
2nd most common vascular surgery in US
CEA
The risk of cardiac - related death or nonfatal MI after CEA is
less than 5%
1st most common VASCULAR surgery is
CORONARY REVASCULARIZATION
Framingham Study: Stroke Risk _____after a TIA and ___% ____years after a TIA
30% 2 years after a TIA, and 55% 12 years after TIA
Leading cause of death after vascular surgery?.
STROKE
Stroke often related to a
decrease Cerebral blood flow
What is AMAUROSIS FUGAX →
Unilateral (monocular) blindness, 25% of people with high grade carotid artery stenosis
AMAUROSIS FUGAX -> caused by
microthrombi in the internal carotid artery leading to a decreased blood flow to the OPTIC NERVE
Nerve affected by amaurosis Fugax
OPTIC NERVE
The most URGENT and devastation complication of CEA is
CLOT FORMATION at THE SURGICAL SITE and the associated thromboembolism to the cerebral circulation