An inexpensive technique of selective antegrade cerebral perfusion.
Surgery on the aortic arch is often combined with intraluminal cannulation of the arch vessels for selective antegrade cerebral perfusion and better neurological protection. We report a simple and inexpensive technique for this purpose.
Malankar
Dhananjay
D
Cardiothoracic Sciences Center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Talwar
Sachin
S
Makhija
Neeti
N
Choudhary
Shiv Kumar
SK
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D010477:Perfusion / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*