Regional Spinal Cord Cooling Using a Countercurrent Closed-Lumen Epidural Catheter Hideyuki Shimizu, MD, PhD, Atsuo Mori, MD, PhD, Tatsuya Yamada, MD, PhD, Akiko Ishikawa, MD, Hideyuki Okano, MD, PhD, Junzo Takeda, MD, PhD, Ryohei Yozu, MD, PhD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 89, Issue 4, Pages 1312-1313 (April 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.06.045 Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Epidural cooling catheter. Cold saline circulates in closed lumen of catheter, turning back at tip without leakage. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 89, 1312-1313DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.06.045) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Schematic illustration of continuous cord cooling system. Closed loop circuit comprises epidural cooling catheter, circulating pump, and hollow-fiber cooling unit. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 89, 1312-1313DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.06.045) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions