Ophthalmoplethysmography in head and neck surgery.
Publication/Presentation Date
8-1-1979
Abstract
Ophthalmoplethysmography (OPG) is a simple, noninvasive diagnostic test in which the cerebral hemispheric blood flow can be indirectly measured. Its use in head and neck surgery is invaluable because it enables the surgeon to predict preoperatively whether a patient will survive carotid artery resection. In a three-year period, nine patients have survived carotid resection on the basis of favorable OPGs, without a death or permanent neurologic complication. A comparison of the results of OPG testing with intraoperative measurement of internal carotid artery pressure showed close correlation in 14 of 20 patients who were tested. Lack of correlation in four patients can be explained by the circumstances of the intraoperative test. This study's findings demonstrate that this test has high clinical reliability.
Volume
105
Issue
8
First Page
492
Last Page
495
ISSN
0003-9977
Published In/Presented At
Nolph, M. B., Martinez, S. A., Gee, W., & deFries, H. O. (1979). Ophthalmoplethysmography in head and neck surgery. Archives of otolaryngology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), 105(8), 492–495. https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.1979.00790200054011
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
464889
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article