Utilizing indocyanine green video angiography to bridge intracranial aneurysm treatment gaps in low- and middle-income countries: a mini-review

Autor: Shankhaneel Ghosh, Wireko Andrew Awuah, Hareesha Rishab Bharadwaj, Favour Tope Adebusoye, Brian M. Ou Yong, Jack Wellington, Toufik Abdul-Rahman, Denys Ovechkin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of International Medical Research, Vol 51 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1473-2300
03000605
DOI: 10.1177/03000605231204427
Popis: Intracranial aneurysms, affecting 2%–5% of the population, pose a significant challenge to neurosurgeons due to their potential to cause subarachnoid haemorrhage and high mortality rates. Intraoperative angiography is necessary for effective surgical planning and indocyanine green video angiography (ICG-VA) has emerged as a useful tool for real-time visualization of aneurysmal blood flow, aiding in better planning for potential blood flow and detection of aneurysm remnants. This mini narrative review explores the application of ICG-VA in intracranial aneurysm surgery. Compared with conventional dye-based angiography, ICG-VA is safer, more effective and more cost-effective. It can assess haemodynamic parameters, cerebral flow during temporary artery occlusion, completeness of clipping and patency of branch vessels. However, implementing ICG-VA in low- and middle-income countries presents challenges such as financial constraints, limited access to training and expertise, patient selection and consent issues. Addressing these obstacles requires capacity-building, training programmes for neurosurgeons and multidisciplinary teams, technology transfer, equipment donations, public–private partnerships, continued research and development, reducing conventional dye usage, reducing ICG wastage, exploring mechanisms to reuse ICG dyes and advocating for increased government funding and healthcare budgets.
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