Arch and descending aortic aneurysms: Influence of perfusion technique on neurological outcome

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 180-185

  Westaby, Stephen ^a   Katsumata, Takahiro ^a   Vaccari, Giuseppe ^a  

^a Oxford Heart Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aorta; Arch; Cannulation; Complication; Operation; Technique

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA ARCH; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTERY PERFUSION; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; BRAIN PERFUSION; CANNULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING AORTA; FALSE ANEURYSM; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HEART ARREST; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SACCULAR ANEURYSM; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; FEMALE; HEART ARREST, INDUCED; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; INCIDENCE; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM AND THROMBOSIS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERFUSION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0032919909     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(98)00310-8     Document Type: Article

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