title: Organ protection during thoracoabdominal aortic surgery: rationale for a multimodality approach.
abstract: Surgical repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs) remains a technically challenging operation that requires a systematic approach to prevent ischemic complications and achieve excellent clinical outcomes. Techniques for organ protection have evolved substantially over the past 20 years. This review describes our current multimodality approach to organ protection during TAAA repair.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery Service of the Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital and the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Roderick G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: MacArthur
authors.forename: Stacey A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.forename: Joseph S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Coselli
authors.forename: Scott A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: LeMaire
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D018611:Heart Bypass, Left; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011300:Preoperative Care; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*