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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 (January 2009) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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Fig 1 Patient enrollment and randomization flow chart.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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Fig 2 The Thermogard control module. (Printed with permission from Alsius Corporation, Irvine, CA.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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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 , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
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