The impact of temperature in aortic arch surgery patients receiving antegrade cerebral perfusion for >30 minutes: How relevant is it really? Ourania Preventza, MD, Joseph S. Coselli, MD, Shahab Akvan, MD, Sarang A. Kashyap, MD, Andrea Garcia, MD, Katherine H. Simpson, MS, Matt D. Price, MS, Jessica Mayor, MD, Kim I. de la Cruz, MD, Lorraine D. Cornwell, MD, Shuab Omer, MD, Faisal G. Bakaeen, MD, Ricky J.L. Haywood-Watson, MD, Athina Rammou, BS, CCP The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 153, Issue 4, Pages 767-776 (April 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.11.059 Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Kaplan-Meier survival curves for the entire cohort. The median follow-up time is 5.12 years (95% CI 4.68-5.67). 95% CI, 95% Confidence interval. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2017 153, 767-776DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.11.059) Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
In arch surgery with >30 minutes antegrade cerebral perfusion, lower actual temperature correlated with more stroke. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2017 153, 767-776DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.11.059) Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Video 1 Total arch stage I elephant trunk under moderate hypothermia (24°C), followed by aortic valve replacement. Video available at: http://www.jtcvsonline.org/article/S0022-5223(16)31684-1/addons. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2017 153, 767-776DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2016.11.059) Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions