A modern theory of paraplegia in the treatment of aneurysms of the thoracoabdominal aorta: An analysis of technique specific observed/expected ratios for paralysis

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1117-1124

  Acher, Charles W ^a   Wynn, Martha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NALOXONE;

ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA CLAMPING; ARTICLE; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID DRAINAGE; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PARALYSIS; PARAPLEGIA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMPLANTATION; REPERFUSION INJURY; RISK REDUCTION; SPINAL CORD; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; ASSISTED CIRCULATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CONSTRICTION; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; LOGISTIC MODELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NALOXONE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; PARAPLEGIA; REPERFUSION INJURY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 64949177840     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.10.074     Document Type: Article

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