Selective deep spinal hypothermia with vacuum-assisted cerebral spinal fluid drainage for thoracoabdominal aortic surgery

Journal of Extra-Corporeal Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 152-155

  Trowbridge, Cody ^a,b   Bruhn, Thad ^a   Arends, Beth ^a  

^a RAPID CITY REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Spinal cooling; Thoracoabdominal aneurysm

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; POLYURETHAN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; COOLING; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; SWAN GANZ CATHETER; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041767336     PISSN: 00221058     EISSN: 29698960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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