Evaluation of Cerebral Blood Flow and Cerebral Oxygenation With Transcranial Doppler and NIRS in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Cases — NIRS L/C  

Cholecystitis; Gallstone Clinical Trial

Official title: Evaluation of Cerebral Blood Flow and Cerebral Oxygenation With Transcranial Doppler and NIRS in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Cases

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to test intracranial blood flow and cerebral oxygenisation changes in patients who have pneumoperitoneum in laparoscopic cholecystectomy procedure.

The main questions aim to answer are:

• How does pneumoperitoneum in laparoscopic cholecystectomy procedure changes blod flow in patients?

• Are there any differences between Near-Red spectroscopy and transcranial doppler ultrasonography assesment?

Participants will be diagnosed with using NIRS probes and Doppler ultrasonography probes if any changes in surgical procedure.

Researchers will compare NIRS and TCD detection outcomes to see if there is any differences.

Clinical Trial Description

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the gold standard treatment method for benign gallbladder stones. The required pneumoperitoneum for the operation leads to hemodynamic and metabolic changes in patients. Prolonged complicated laparoscopic surgeries also pose an additional risk factor for neurological complications.

Cerebral circulation occurs within a closed environment enclosed by the skull. This environment includes brain tissue, blood volume, and cerebrospinal fluid. Cerebral blood pressure arises from the difference between arterial blood pressure and intracranial pressure. Due to carbondioxide insufflation in laparoscopic surgery, caused by pneumoperitoneum creation, intra-abdominal carbondioxide is rapidly absorbed through the peritoneal membrane and enters the bloodstream.

Carbonic acid formed by the carbonic anhydrase enzyme in the plasma leads to respiratory acidosis. The resulting respiratory acidosis triggers peripheral and central vasodilation to ensure oxygenation and gas exchange, causing a rightward shift in the hemoglobin curve. Hypercarbia's impact on cells and the effect of cellular acidosis lead to local tissue edema. All of these factors contribute to changes in transcranial pressure. An increase in intracranial pressure can result in impaired cerebral perfusion.

Transcranial Doppler (TCD) is a reliable tool for imaging intracranial pressure due to its affordability, non-invasiveness, repeatability at the bedside, and real-time data provision during acute situations. Transcranial Doppler ultrasonography (TCD) can better display flow velocity waveforms, flow direction, intraparenchymal flow velocity, and density compared to other diagnostic tests. Changes in waveforms detected by TCD allow tracking changes in intracranial pressure. However, assessing tissue oxygenation solely with transcranial Doppler ultrasonography is not feasible.

Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) can play an effective role in showing tissue oxygen perfusion for this purpose. NIRS imaging, similar to pulse oximetry, utilizes infrared light between 650 and 1000 nm to measure oxyhemoglobin levels in tissues and capillaries. Its non-invasiveness, ease of tolerance by the patient, and ability to quickly detect sudden drops in oxygen levels in tissues make it reliable.

In this study, Researchers aimed at implementing in patients planned for laparoscopic cholecystectomy, intend to use TCD and NIRS protocols to detect changes in intracranial blood flow and cerebral tissue oxygenation during the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative periods. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cerebral Hypoperfusion
• Cholecystitis
• Cholecystitis/Cholelithiasis
• Cholecystitis; Gallstone
• Cholecystolithiasis
• Cholelithiasis
• Gallstones

• NCT number: NCT06036498
• Study type: Observational [Patient Registry]
• Source: Uludag University
• Contact: Kadir Bugra Basaran
• Phone: +905422780016
• Email: kbugrabasaran@gmail.com
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: January 18, 2023
• Completion date: June 26, 2024