title: Retrograde cerebral perfusion for aortic operations through left thoractomy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia, Ospedale Silvestrini, Italy. mc0315@mclink.it
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bartoccioni
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Massini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fiaschini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Manici
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fedeli
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Di Lazzaro
mesh_terms: 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