Role of Transcranial Doppler in Cardiac Surgery Patients

Abstract Purpose of Review This review discusses applications transcranial Doppler (TCD) in cardiac surgery, its efficacy preventing adverse events such as postoperative cognitive decline and stroke, impact on clinical outcomes these patients. Recent Findings TCD alone combination with other neuromonitoring modalities has attracted attention a potential monitoring tool surgery allows not only the detection microemboli measurement cerebral blood flow velocity arteries but also assessment autoregulation. Summary Neuromonitoring is critically important surgical anesthetic interventions well several factors may increase risk embolization (gaseous particulate) perfusion anomalies, which lead to neurological events. As an experimental tool, revealed possible association poor outcome intraoperative emboli impaired perfusion. However, date, there no evidence that routine use can improve after surgery.