Two different techniques of retrograde cerebral perfusion for thoracic aortic surgery through a left thoracotomy |
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Authors: | Ogino H Ueda Y Sugita T Sakakibara Y Matsubayashi K Nomoto T |
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Institution: | Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tenri Hospital, Nara, Japan. |
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Abstract: | The authors used profound hypothermic circulatory arrest and continuous retrograde cerebral perfusion for aortic surgery that involved the distal arch through a left thoracotomy. For the first seven patients, oxygenated blood from cardiopulmonary bypass was perfused retrogradely through a venous cannula positioned into the right atrium. In the last 11 cases, venous blood, provided by a perfusion from the lower body, was circulated passively in the brain with the descending aorta clamped. The period of profound hypothermic circulatory arrest was 34.6 +/- 11.1 min, and continuous retrograde cerebral perfusion was 31.3 +/- 11.1 min. Seventeen patients survived, but there was one early death. Two patients with a severely atherosclerotic aneurysm developed permanent neurological dysfunction. The combination of profound hypothermic circulatory arrest, continuous retrograde cerebral perfusion and open aortic anastomosis through a left thoracotomy protects the brain adequately, and facilitates evacuation of debris and air in the aortic arch. It produces satisfactory results for aortic surgery that involves the distal arch. |
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