Intraoperative Temperature Control Using the Thermogard System During Off-pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Gary S. Allen, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 87, Issue 1, Pages 284-288 (January 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.08.067 Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Patient enrollment and randomization flow chart. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2009 87, 284-288DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.08.067) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 The Thermogard control module. (Printed with permission from Alsius Corporation, Irvine, CA.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2009 87, 284-288DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.08.067) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Characteristic mean temperature patterns of control (diamonds) vs Thermogard groups (squares) during the sternotomy. Sternotomy occurred at roughly equal times for both groups, but sternal closure occurred earlier in the control group, consistent with fewer bypass grafts performed. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2009 87, 284-288DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.08.067) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions