title: Descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic surgery for aneurysm or dissection: how do we minimize the risk of spinal cord injury?
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO.
authors.forename: N T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Kouchoukos
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Rokkas
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D007511:Ischemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply*; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*