title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, J.W. Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Theodor Stern Kai 7, Frankfurt am Main, 60599 Germany. mirkodoss@aol.com
authors.forename: Mirko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Doss
mesh_terms: D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid; D004322:Drainage; D005071:Evoked Potentials; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000517:prevention & control; D007511:Ischemia; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply / Q000502:physiology; D015607:Stents