• Emerg Med J · Dec 2022

    Cerebral oximetry monitoring using near-infrared spectroscopy during adult procedural sedation: a preliminary study.

    • Krista R Carlson, Brian E Driver, Rajesh Satpathy, and James R Miner.
    • Internal Medicine, US Army Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, USA krista.carlson.kc@gmail.com.
    • Emerg Med J. 2022 Dec 1; 39 (12): 882887882-887.

    Background And ObjectivesWe sought to evaluate the effect of adult procedural sedation on cerebral oxygenation measured by near-infrared spectroscopy (rSo2 levels), and to assess whether respiratory depression occurring during procedural sedation was associated with decreases in cerebral oxygenation.MethodsWe performed a prospective, observational preliminary study on a convenience sample of adult patients (>18 years) undergoing unscheduled procedural sedation in the ED from August 2017 to September 2018 at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The primary outcome measures were rSo2 values by level of sedation achieved and the incidence of cerebral hypoxaemia during procedural sedation (absolute rSo2 ≤60 or decrease ≥20% from baseline). The secondary outcome is the decrease in rSo2 during episodes of respiratory adverse events (AEs), defined by respiratory depression requiring supportive airway measures.ResultsWe enrolled 100 patients (53% female). The median (IQR) rSo2 values (%) by each level of sedation achieved on the Observer Assessment of Alertness and Sedation (OAAS) scale 1-5, respectively, were 74 (69-79), 74 (70-79), 74 (69-79), 75 (69-80), 72 (68-76). The incidence of cerebral hypoxaemia at any point within the sedation (absolute rSo2 <60%) was 10/100 (10%); 2 out of 10 had rSo2 reduction more than 20% from baseline value; the median (IQR) observed minimum rSo2 in these patients was 58 (56-59). We observed respiratory depression in 65 patients via standard monitoring; of these, 39 (60%) required at least one supportive airway measure, meeting the definition of a respiratory AE. During these AEs, 15% (6/39) demonstrated cerebral hypoxaemia with a median (IQR) minimum rSo2 of 58 (57-59). Four patients (4%) had cerebral hypoxaemia without a respiratory AE.ConclusionCerebral oximetry may represent a useful tool for procedural sedation safety research to detect potential subclinical changes that may be associated with risk, but appears neither sensitive nor specific for routine use in clinical practice.© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

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