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Immediate Spinal Cord Collateral Blood Flow During Thoracic Aortic Procedures: The Role of Epidural Arcades. 2016

Fabian A Kari, and Karin Wittmann, and Babak Saravi, and Luisa Puttfarcken, and Sonja Krause, and Katharina Förster, and Sven Maier, and Ulrich Göbel, and Friedhelm Beyersdorf
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Center Freiburg University, Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Electronic address: Fabian.alexander.kari@universitaets-herzzentrum.de.

The objective of this study was to investigate the functional differences between paraspinal and intraspinal compartments of the spinal collateral network and the importance of circular epidural arcades in thoracic aortic surgery. N = 33 pigs (mean body weight: 34 ± 3kg) were included. A single-inlet-model of spinal collateral flow was created: paraspinal inflow into the collateral network was isolated by cephalad and caudal interruption of inflow into epidural arcades using laminectomies. Animals were assigned to treatment groups (Treatment "open" [patent epidural arcades, n = 10] and Treatment "closed" [closed epidural arcades, n = 10]) and Sham groups (Sham "open" n = 8 and Sham "closed" n = 5). Treatment was a simulated Frozen Elephant Trunk procedure with occlusion of left subclavian and thoracic segmental arteries under mild permissive hypothermia. Observation time was 3 hours. Endpoints were motor and somatosensory evoked potentials (motor evoked potentials and sensory evoked potentials), spinal cord perfusion pressure, cerebrospinal fluid pressure, regional spinal cord blood flow, and neurologic outcome. Animals with interrupted inflow into epidural arcades (Group Treatment "closed") had higher cerebrospinal fluid pressure levels (P < 0.05), were not able to maintain sufficient spinal cord perfusion pressure during Frozen Elephant Trunk procedure (P < 0.001) and did not generate reactive hyperemia as did group Treatment "open." spinal cord blood flow was strongly decreased in group Treatment "closed" (P < 0.001) at 0 hour, did not recover out to 3 hours of observation and 90% of the animals suffered flaccid paraplegia (P < 0.05). Immediate spinal cord backup blood flow is almost exclusively delivered using the system of epidural arcades in the immediate setting, serving as an immediate backup system. Intraspinal arcades are responsible for generating sufficient intraspinal perfusion pressures, reactive hyperemia, and spinal cord integrity. Paraspinal collaterals might need to undergo arteriogenesis, and thus serve as a long-term backup system.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007796 Laminectomy A surgical procedure that entails removing all (laminectomy) or part (laminotomy) of selected vertebral lamina to relieve pressure on the SPINAL CORD and/or SPINAL NERVE ROOTS. Vertebral lamina is the thin flattened posterior wall of vertebral arch that forms the vertebral foramen through which pass the spinal cord and nerve roots. Laminotomy,Laminectomies,Laminotomies
D008297 Male Males
D010264 Paraplegia Severe or complete loss of motor function in the lower extremities and lower portions of the trunk. This condition is most often associated with SPINAL CORD DISEASES, although BRAIN DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; and MUSCULAR DISEASES may also cause bilateral leg weakness. Paralysis, Lower Extremities,Paraplegia, Spastic,Spastic Paraplegia,Paralysis, Legs,Paralysis, Lower Limbs,Paraplegia, Ataxic,Paraplegia, Cerebral,Paraplegia, Flaccid,Paraplegia, Spinal,Ataxic Paraplegia,Ataxic Paraplegias,Cerebral Paraplegia,Cerebral Paraplegias,Flaccid Paraplegia,Flaccid Paraplegias,Paraplegias,Paraplegias, Ataxic,Paraplegias, Cerebral,Paraplegias, Flaccid,Paraplegias, Spastic,Paraplegias, Spinal,Spastic Paraplegias,Spinal Paraplegia,Spinal Paraplegias
D012039 Regional Blood Flow The flow of BLOOD through or around an organ or region of the body. Blood Flow, Regional,Blood Flows, Regional,Flow, Regional Blood,Flows, Regional Blood,Regional Blood Flows
D003097 Collateral Circulation Maintenance of blood flow to an organ despite obstruction of a principal vessel. Blood flow is maintained through small vessels. Blood Circulation, Collateral,Circulation, Collateral,Collateral Blood Circulation,Collateral Circulation, Blood,Blood Collateral Circulation,Circulation, Blood Collateral,Circulation, Collateral Blood,Collateral Blood Circulations,Collateral Circulations,Collateral Circulations, Blood
D004195 Disease Models, Animal Naturally-occurring or experimentally-induced animal diseases with pathological processes analogous to human diseases. Animal Disease Model,Animal Disease Models,Disease Model, Animal
D004824 Epidural Space Space between the dura mater and the walls of the vertebral canal. Epidural Spaces,Space, Epidural,Spaces, Epidural
D005073 Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory The electric response evoked in the CEREBRAL CORTEX by stimulation along AFFERENT PATHWAYS from PERIPHERAL NERVES to CEREBRUM. Somatosensory Evoked Potentials,Evoked Potential, Somatosensory,Somatosensory Evoked Potential
D006439 Hemodynamics The movement and the forces involved in the movement of the blood through the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM. Hemodynamic
D006940 Hyperemia The presence of an increased amount of blood in a body part or an organ leading to congestion or engorgement of blood vessels. Hyperemia can be due to increase of blood flow into the area (active or arterial), or due to obstruction of outflow of blood from the area (passive or venous). Active Hyperemia,Arterial Hyperemia,Passive Hyperemia,Reactive Hyperemia,Venous Congestion,Venous Engorgement,Congestion, Venous,Engorgement, Venous,Hyperemia, Active,Hyperemia, Arterial,Hyperemia, Passive,Hyperemia, Reactive,Hyperemias,Hyperemias, Reactive,Reactive Hyperemias

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