What is the benefit of MEP s in BEVAR for TAAA in preventing paraplegia? P M Kasprzak Department of Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Surgery University Hospital Regensburg, Germany Disclosures Dr. Kasprzak (grants, speaker fee, development, Cook, Gore, Vascutek, Bard, Medtronic, Maquet, UCB
TAAA Risk of paraplegie in extensive coverage of the thoracoabdominal aorta 5 - >20% O Callaghan A et al., J Vasc Surg 2015; 61:347-354. Dias NV et al. Eur J Vasc Endovac Surg 2015; 49: 403-409. Kasprzak PM et al. Eur J Vsc Endovasc Surg 2014: 48: 258-265. Verhoeven ELG et al. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2015; 49: 524-531. Bisdas T et al. J Vasc Surg 2015; 61: 1408-1416.
Endovascular aortic repair: TEVAR and F/BEVAR) Spinal cord ischemia during BEVAR for TAAA - direct occlusion of intercostal + lumbar arteries - secondary reduction of spinal cord perfusion by aneurysm sac thrombosis / hypotension decreased perfusion of segmental spinal arteries anterior spinal artery spinal collateral network autoregulation Etz CD et al. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011, 141(4):1020-8. Moritz S et al. Persp Vasc Surg Endovasc Ther 2011; 23(3) 214 222.
Branched Stengraft The endograft was implanted successfully, imaging documented an excluded aneurysm and excellent flow through the endograft and all prosthetic branches...but the patient developed Paraplegia on day 2. Chuter TA, Gordon RL, Reilly LM, Goodman JD, Messina LM. An endovascular system for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Endovasc Ther. 2001 Feb;8(1):25-33.
Post-Dissection aneurysm FEVAR in small true lumen Arteriosclerotis Aneurysm-BEVAR staged procedures TEVAR first TEVAR + BEVAR with TASP 1. surgery fenestrated stentgraft ev. not completed distally TASP completion after balloon branch occlusion 2. surgery Completion 3. surgery?
TASP (temporary aneurysm sac perfusion) TASP interval Step 1: Branched stent graft with 1 non-completed side branch Temporary aneurysm sac perfusion staged procedure Step 2: secondary side branch completion Intention: - maintain perfusion of spinal arteries - to reduce the risk of SCI - completion under stable conditions - after expansion of the spinal collateral network
Temporary Aneurysm Sack Perfusion (TASP) in BEVAR for TAAA Group: 83 TAAA patients after bevar (first patient 2008) Kasprzak P et al. 2014 Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg
TAR/TAL amplitude RR/TOF MEPs in BEVAR 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 22 F Branched Stent Graft Bridging Stents or renals and SMA Balloon Occlusion Hypotension staged procedure? 0 0 11:50 12:59 14:05 14:37 15:04 15:19 15:33 15:49 time Intraoperative online internet based monitoring and analysis in cooperation with WH Mess, Institute of Neurophysiology, University of Maastricht, NL. Guidelines: Clin Neurophysiol 2013. 210 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 tib.ant.re tib.ant.li bic.fem.r bic.fem.l T1% RR arm RR bein
TAR/TAL amplitude RR/TOF relative change (log) 10.00 MEPs during TEVAR and BEVAR 1.00 09:5011:3013:3013:5414:1114:36 ti b 8000 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 9:50 11:30 13:30 13:54 14:11 14:36 time 0.10 time 210 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 tib.ant.r e tib.ant.li bic.fem. R bic.fem. L T1% Hypotension temp. SCI (reversible)
MEPs in BEVAR with / without Temporary Aneurysm Sack Perfusion - TASP MEPs n = 47 SCI MEPs neg. n = 34 0 % Sensitivity 100 % MEPs pos. n = 13 DD: spinal vs peripheral Ischemia Action CSF, MAP Chance for recovery MEPs recovered 0 % MEPs not recovered n = 3 3 (100 %) Problem of delayed Paraplegia Intraoperative online internet based monitoring and analysis in cooperation with WH Mess, Institute of Neurophysiology, University of Maastricht, NL. Guidelines: Clin Neurophysiol 2013.
BEVAR for TAAA: the TASP concept Step 1 TASP Step 2 BEVAR SCI risk evaluation low/high MEPs (BHT-test) TASP interval side branch completion early (5-14) / late (15-28) MEPs (BHT-test) (n = 111) No recommendation for Immediate (day 0) side branch completion nontasp TASP no MEPS nontasp + MEPS TASP MEPs /LA BHT-test n 45 28 8 30 (9 LA) SCI 11 (24%) 3 (10.7 %) 1 (12.5 %) 1 (3.3 %) no BHT delayed SCI (> 24h)
Two-stages: time interval mean: 5 months (1-60 months) 2 patients ruptured (7.4 %)
Second effect of MEP s 60 open branch/ TASP concept shorter TASP intervals 50 40 30 Implementation of MEPs monitoring side occlusion br. completion < 14 days, < 14 days n=number patients TASP TASP interval range (median, days) - side branch occlusion between 5-14 days 20 10 n=2 n=11 n=15 p = 0.025 0 2007-2010 2007-2010 2011-2012 20011/2012 2013-2014 2014-2015
Other concept to prevent paraplegia MISACE Staged procedure + TASP in BEVAR 1. Preoperative coiling of the intercostal / lumbar arteries 1. Staged procedure with BEVAR + TASP + MEPs 2. FEVAR / BEVAR for TAAA 2. Completion in LA Pre-Conditioning (Role of Postoperative Hypotension?)
spinal segmental arteries (n) Open branch/tasp: Perfusion or Preconditioning Perfusion preserved but reduced + compensated ischemia -> spinal preconditioning J Vasc Surg 2016 (accepted)
Universitätsklinikum Regensburg Conclusions: intraoperative MEPs analysis detects patients at risk for SCI uneventful MEPs allow early side branch completion with reduction of TASP interval we don t perform single stage procedures due to the problem of secondary paraplegia (sac thrombosis) in staged procedures including TASP concept in BEVAR we have achieved lowering of paraplegia rate (3,3%) Future opportunities: risk stratification role of embolization of intercostal arteries is to be examined
What is the benefit of MEP s in BEVAR for TAAA in preventing paraplegia? P M Kasprzak Department of Vascular Surgery, Endovascular Surgery University Hospital Regensburg, Germany Disclosures Dr. Kasprzak (grants, speaker fee, development, Cook, Gore, Vascutek, Bard, Medtronic, Maquet, UCB