Profound hypothermia and low flow cardiopulmonary bypass in resectioning a massive facial arteriovenous malformation.
A 44-year-old woman underwent resection of a massive facial arteriovenous malformation under profound hypothermia and low-flow cardiopulmonary bypass. A left ventricular vent through a small left anterior thoracotomy avoided ventricular distention associated with peripheral cannulation. Low-dose aprotinin was used to improve hemostasis. These techniques thus show promise for the safe application of profound hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass in noncardiovascular operations.
Shiiya
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Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
Suto
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Sasaki
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Yasuda
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D000328:Adult; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000601:surgery*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D005145:Face / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced / Q000379:methods*