Retrograde cerebral perfusion for aortic operations through left thoractomy.
Retrograde cerebral perfusion during deep hypothermic circulatory arrest is a technique used largely during operations on the ascending aorta, aortic arch, or both through a median sternotomy. This method is not frequently used for operations performed through a left thoracotomy because of problematic access to the right side of the heart. We propose a technique allowing retrograde cerebral perfusion through a left thoracotomy in a quick, simple, and efficient manner.
Bartoccioni
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Department of Cardiac Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia, Ospedale Silvestrini, Italy. mc0315@mclink.it
Massini
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C
Fiaschini
P
P
Di Manici
G
G
Fedeli
C
C
Di Lazzaro
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D
D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced; D006801:Humans; D010477:Perfusion / Q000379:methods*; D013908:Thoracotomy