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- Title
A new neurosurgical adjustable pressure suction apparatus with a mechanically controlled air inlet: the study of precise regulation and atraumatic suction.
- Authors
Pan Nie; Mengxi Chen; Jibo Zhang; Meicheng Pan; Xiqian Gu; Chengshi Xu; Zhengwei Li; Jianjian Zhang; Wenyuan Zhao; Xiang Li; Jie Zhang; Jincao Chen
- Abstract
Background: An essential surgical tool in neurosurgery is the suction tube. The skillful and accurate use of a suction tube facilitates the neurosurgical operation. Objective: This study is to verify the practicality of an adjustable pressure suction tube (APS tube) and to explore the ideal APS tube diameter and tip negative pressure for different intracranial structures. Methods: APS tubes were used to aspirate brain tissues and carotid arteries of rats. Laser speckle contrast imaging (LSCI) was used to record the blood flow velocity (BFV). We measured APS tube diameter, air inlet size, tip negative pressure and central negative pressure and calculated the correlation between them. In our department, intraoperative real-time parameters including APS tube diameter, length, air inlet size, and central negative pressure were recorded, and the tube tip negative pressure suitable for different intracranial structures and parts was calculated. Results: All experiments were carried out using APS tubes. Experiments on rats objectively reflected a severe structural damage to the brain and blood vessels by the suction tube, which might even result in an irreversible reduction in blood flow., Rat carotid arteries and brain tissue suffered severe damage when the tip negative pressure exceeded 33.4 ± 1.8 and 29.2 ± 2.0 kPa, respectively. BFV failed to return to the preoperative level 3min after the operation (p < 0.05), and this decrease was more pronounced when the suction tube diameter was large (p < 0.05). The tip negative pressure was positively and negatively correlated with central negative pressure and the air inlet size, and was independent of APS tube diameter. A total of 50 operations including 39 tumor resection operations and 11moyamoya disease bypass operations were recorded. Large-diameter APS tubes (3.5mm) with an closed air inlet were frequently used to maintain a greater tip negative pressure before the incision of dura mater. When important structures such as motor cortex and brainstem were involved, 1.5- or 2.0-mm-diameter APS tubes were mostly used, and an air inlet was opened up to 0.7-2.1mm to maintain a safe tip negative pressure (7.4-27.9 kPa). Conclusion: APS tubes with a mechanical knob provide stable and precise adjustment of the tip negative pressure, avoiding excessive negative pressure that causes serious damage to the intracranial structure. And, this allows the surgeon to hold the suction tube more freely and operate at any angle with an appropriate fulcrum near the incision to achieve efficient atraumatic suction and enhance surgical safety.
- Subjects
SPECKLE interference; DURA mater; SPECKLE interferometry; CAROTID artery; MOTOR cortex; NEGATIVE-pressure wound therapy
- Publication
Frontiers in Neurology, 2022, Vol 13, p1
- ISSN
1664-2295
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3389/fneur.2022.979494