Moderately Hypothermic Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Low-Flow Antegrade Selective Cerebral Perfusion for Neonatal Aortic Arch Surgery Guido Oppido, MD, Carlo Pace Napoleone, MD, Simone Turci, MD, Ben Davies, MRCS (Eng), Guido Frascaroli, MD, Sofia Martin- Suarez, MD, Alessandro Giardini, MD, Gaetano Gargiulo, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 82, Issue 6, Pages 2233-2239 (December 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.06.042 Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 (A) A 14-gauge peripheral venous catheter (Insyte, Infusion Therapy System Inc. Sandy, UT) used for arterial perfusion in the smaller patients. The arrows show a suction tube partially covering the cannula, leading to a 2-mm to 3-mm tip to penetrate into the lumen. (B) Intraoperative view shows the technique and the site of cannulation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 82, 2233-2239DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.06.042) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Intraoperative view shows end-to-end anastomosis performed on beating heart during selective cerebral and myocardial perfusion. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 82, 2233-2239DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.06.042) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Kaplan-Maier actuarial survival. (Group A, dotted line; group B, continuous line.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 82, 2233-2239DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.06.042) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions