Abstract
Twenty-four consecutive patients underwent epidural cooling as an adjunct to elective thoracoabdominal aortic repair under moderate systemic hypothermia. One patient suffered from postoperative paraplegia (4%), and another died from subarachnoidal hemorrhage (4%). Details of the technique, the associated care, and the pitfalls will be discussed.
MeSH terms
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Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / mortality
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Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / surgery*
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Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / mortality
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Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery*
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Cardiac Catheterization / methods
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Female
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Humans
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Hypothermia, Induced / methods*
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Hypothermia, Induced / mortality
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Spinal Cord Diseases / mortality
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Spinal Cord Diseases / prevention & control*
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Survival Rate
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Treatment Outcome