Improved outcome after repair of descending and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms using modern adjuncts

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 574-576

  Khoynezhad, Ali ^a,b   Bello, Ricardo ^a   Smego, Douglas R ^a   Nwakanma, Lois ^a   Plestis, Konstadinos A ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Neurologic deficit; Postoperative complications; Spinal cord protection; Thoracic aortic aneurysm

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; AORTA; BRAIN PERFUSION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVALUATION; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PARAPLEGIA; PERFUSION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28544444882     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2005.114470     Document Type: Conference Paper

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