title: Retrograde cerebral perfusion with circulatory arrest in aortic arch aneurysms.
abstract: Two surgical cases of aortic arch aneurysms are presented. Retrograde (venoarterial) cerebral perfusion during circulatory arrest under deep hypothermia was performed to evacuate air and debris in cerebral vessels and preserve cerebral tissue. On postoperative day 1, the patients were conscious and alert with no neurological deficit. This technique is simple and can be applied during standard cardiopulmonary bypass. The technique is useful to avoid cerebral air and thromboembolisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Miki City Hospital, Kobe University School of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged