Editorial comment. How really safe is unilateral selective cerebral perfusion?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1336-1337

  Pacini, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic arch; Aortic surgery; Brain perfusion; Cerebral metabolism; Cerebral protection

Indexed keywords

ANTEGRADE SELECTIVE BRAIN PERFUSION; AORTIC ARCH SURGERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN PROTECTION; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CAROTID ARTERY; DEEP HYPOTHERMIC CIRCULATORY ARREST; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; MILD HYPOTHERMIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROGRADE BRAIN PERFUSION; SAFETY; STROKE; UNILATERAL SELECTIVE BRAIN PERFUSION; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PERFUSION; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PHYSIOLOGY; THORACIC AORTA;

AORTA, THORACIC; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; PERFUSION;

EID: 77952675736     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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