Topical Hypothermia: Ineffective and Deleterious as Adjunct to Cardioplegia for Myocardial Protection
Nikas D, Ramadan F, Elefteriades J. Topical Hypothermia: Ineffective and Deleterious as Adjunct to Cardioplegia for Myocardial Protection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1998, 65: 28-31. PMID: 9456090, DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(97)01261-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCold blood cardioplegiaFirst postoperative dayTopical hypothermiaPostoperative dayPulmonary complicationsDiaphragmatic paralysisSystemic hypothermiaBlood cardioplegiaGroup AGroup BIced slushMyocardial protectionIntermittent cold blood cardioplegiaGroup B. Group AAdditional cardioprotective benefitNonrandomized consecutive patientsPhrenic nerve paralysisPostoperative cardiac morbidityCoronary artery bypassLow cardiac outputPerioperative myocardial infarctionCoronary bypass patientsB. Group ASignificant differencesInotrope use