Repair for aneurysms of the entire descending thoracic aorta or thoracoabdominal aorta using a deep hypothermia.

Open Access

1 July 1997

journal article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Vol. 12 (1) , 120-126
https://doi.org/10.1016/S1010-7940(97)00131-0

Abstract

Replacement of the entire descending aorta or of the thoracoabdominal aorta still has a significant risk for postoperative paraplegia. Surgical strategies using a deep hypothermia to protect the spinal cord or viscera are discussed.

Keywords

DESCENDING THORACIC AORTIC ANEURYSM
SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA
PARAPLEGIA
THORACOABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM
HYPOTHERMIA
SURGERY
CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE

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