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MMCTS (October 9, 2006). doi:10.1510/mmcts.2006.001933
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Adjuncts during surgery of the thoracoabdominal aorta and their impact on neurologic outcome: distal aortic perfusion and cerebrospinal fluid drainage

Anthony L. Estrera, Charles C. Miller, Ali Azizzadeh and Hazim J. Safi*

Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, The University of Texas at Houston Medical School, Memorial Hermann Heart and Vascular Institute, Houston, TX, USA

* Corresponding author: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Memorial Hermann Hospital, 6410 Fannin, Ste. 450, Houston, TX 77030, USA Tel.: +1-713-500-5304; fax: +1-713-500-0647 E-mail: hazim.j.safi{at}uth.tmc.edu

The adjunct (distal aortic perfusion, cerebrospinal fluid drainage, and moderate hypothermia) has been our mainstay in the prevention of paraplegia and paraparesis during repair of the descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aorta.

Key Words: Aortic aneurysm • Thoracoabdominal aorta • Spinal cord protection • Neurologic

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