Brain protection using antegrade selective cerebral perfusion: a multicenter study Marco Di Eusanio, MD, Marc A.A.M Schepens, MD, PhD, Wim J Morshuis, MD, PhD, Karl M Dossche, MD, PhD, Roberto Di Bartolomeo, MD, Davide Pacini, MD, Angelo Pierangeli, MD, Teruhisa Kazui, MD, Kazuhiro Ohkura, MD, Naoki Washiyama, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 76, Issue 4, Pages 1181-1189 (October 2003) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00824-5
Fig 1 Distribution of patients by antegrade cerebral perfusion (ASCP) time. Black bar = <45 minutes; dark gray bar = 45 to 60 minutes; light gray bar = >60 minutes. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 76, 1181-1189DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00824-5)
Fig 2 Distribution of hospital death (solid bars), permanent neurologic dysfunction (shaded bars), and transient neurologic dysfunction (open bars) by the extent of the aortic replacement in elective cases. (desc. = descending.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 76, 1181-1189DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00824-5)
Fig 3 Relation between duration of antegrade selective cerebral perfusion and hospital mortality (top), permanent neurologic dysfunction (bottom left), and transient neurologic dysfunction (bottom right). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2003 76, 1181-1189DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(03)00824-5)