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Infrared pupillometry. Basic principles and their application in the non-invasive monitoring of neurocritical patients

Infrared pupillometry. Basic principles and their application in the non-invasive monitoring of neurocritical patients

 

Category: Critical Care

 

Martínez-Ricarte FCastro APoca MASahuquillo JExpósito LArribas MAparicio J., Infrared pupillometry. Basic principles and their application in the non-invasive monitoring of neurocritical patients. Neurologia 2010 Nov 11. [Epub ahead of print]

 

INTRODUCTION: Pupil assessment is a fundamental part of the neurological examination. Size and reactivity to light of each pupil should be recorded periodically since changes in these parameters may represent the only detectable sign of neurological deterioration in some patients. However, there is great intraobserver and interobserver variability in pupil examination due to the influence of many factors, such as the difference in ambient lighting, the visual acuity and experience of the examiner, the intensity of the luminous stimulus and the method used to direct this stimulus. In recent years, digital cameras have incorporated infrared devices allowing the development of user-friendly portable devices that permit repeated, non-invasive examination of the pupil size and its reactivity to light with an objective, accessible and inexpensive method.

DEVELOPMENT: The purpose of this review is to describe the fundamentals of infrared pupillometry and discuss potential applications in the monitoring of neurocritical patients. We also present some recommendations in the routine assessment of pupils in neurocritical patients.

CONCLUSIONS: The possibility of evaluating the changes in pupil reactivity in an early, objective and almost continuous way provides a new non-invasive monitoring method. This method could improve the predictive factor of neurological deterioration and the bedside monitoring of the neurological state of the patient, avoiding unnecessary examinations and enabling early therapeutic intervention.