Simple and safe cannulation technique for antegrade selective cerebral perfusion.
Antegrade Selective Cerebral Perfusion (SCP) has proved to be a safe and reliable method of brain protection during operations of aortic arch aneurysms. Arch vessel cannulation is a crucial step in the institution of SCP that determines its success to a significant extent. A simple and safe cannulation technique along with a newly developed flexible perfusion cannula is described.
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First Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu 431-3192, Japan.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010477:Perfusion / Q000295:instrumentation*