Spinal cord protection for thoracic aortic surgery

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 807-813

  Hilgenberg, A D ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA CLAMPING; AORTA SURGERY; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; HUMAN; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFOUND INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; SURGICAL ANATOMY; THORACIC AORTA; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM;

EID: 0032734154     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8651(05)70116-8     Document Type: Article

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