Single-clamp technique for aneurysms of the descending thoracic aorta: Report of 132 consecutive cases

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 162-167

  Cooley, Denton A ^a   Golino, Alessandro ^a   Frazier, O H ^a  

^a TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Aorta, descending thoracic; Aortic cross clamping; Single clamp technique; Spinal cord protection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA CLAMPING; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; DACRON IMPLANT; DESCENDING AORTA; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; ISCHEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0034255765     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(00)00499-1     Document Type: Article

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