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. 1994 Jan;57(1):243-5.
doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(94)90417-0.

Adjuncts to reduce the incidence of embolic brain injury during operations on the aortic arch

N T Kouchoukos  1
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Adjuncts to reduce the incidence of embolic brain injury during operations on the aortic arch

N T Kouchoukos. Ann Thorac Surg. 1994 Jan.

Abstract

Two adjunctive techniques for operations involving the aortic arch, retrograde perfusion of cold oxygenated blood through the superior vena cava and establishment of antegrade flow after hypothermic circulatory arrest, are described. These techniques should reduce or possibly eliminate the embolization of air and particulate matter into the cerebral circulation and may reduce the incidence of brain injury.

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  • Cerebral perfusion and transcranial Doppler.
    de Salazar AO, Izaguirre JL. de Salazar AO, et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2000 Jan;69(1):319-20. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(99)01272-2. Ann Thorac Surg. 2000. PMID: 10654559 No abstract available.

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