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Ophthalmoplethysmography in Head and Neck Surgery
Lt Comdr Michael B. Nolph, MC, USNR;
Cmdr Serge A. Martinez, MC, USNR;
Capt William Gee, MC, USN;
Capt Hugh O. deFries, MC, USN
Arch Otolaryngol. 1979;105(8):492-495.
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 threeyear 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.
(Arch Otolaryngol 105:492-495, 1979)
Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Otolaryngology (Drs Nolph, Martinez, and deFries) and Surgery (Dr Gee), National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md, and the Division of Otolaryngology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md (Dr deFries).
Footnotes
Accepted for publication Oct 26, 1978.
The opinions and assertions contained herein are those of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Navy Department or the Naval Service at large.
Reprint requests to Department of Otolaryngology, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD 20014 (Executive Secretary).
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