title: Cerebral protection during surgery of the aortic arch.
abstract: Brain injury represents a primary concern during aortic arch surgery. Valid surgical techniques and reliable methods of brain protection are required to obtain a favorable outcome after such a complex surgery. Our aim was to review available methods of brain protection including deep hypothermia and circulatory arrest, retrograde cerebral perfusion and antegrade cerebral perfusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40124 Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Di Bartolomeo
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pilato
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pacini
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Savini
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Eusanio