2023
Safety of cerebrospinal fluid drainage in descending and thoracoabdominal aortic replacement surgery
Nasir A, Zafar M, Abdelbaky M, Papanikolaou D, Ellauzi H, Shaikh M, Ziganshin B, Elefteriades J. Safety of cerebrospinal fluid drainage in descending and thoracoabdominal aortic replacement surgery. Annals Of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2023, 12: 47683-47483. PMID: 37817851, PMCID: PMC10561341, DOI: 10.21037/acs-2023-scp-0121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebrospinal fluid drainageThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysmsSpinal cord injuryOpen surgical repairSurgical repairElectronic health recordsAortic aneurysmFluid drainagePersistent cerebrospinal fluid leakageAortic replacement surgeryMean hospital lengthSpinal cord protectionRetrospective chart reviewThoracic aortic aneurysmThoracoabdominal aortic diseaseCerebrospinal fluid leakageLong-term survivalHospital mortalityHospital lengthPermanent paraplegiaChart reviewMinor complicationsPatient agePostoperative courseCutaneous fistula
2004
Neurological Complications in Cardiac Surgery
Koullias G, Elefteriades J. Neurological Complications in Cardiac Surgery. 2004, 405-435. DOI: 10.1002/9780470988367.ch21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiac surgery typeSystemic inflammatory response syndromeSurgery risk factorsSpinal cord protectionInflammatory response syndromeNeurological injurySpinal cord injurySurgery typeResponse syndromeCord injuryCoronary arteryRisk factorsNeurological complicationsCardiac surgeryInjuryPreventionArterySyndromeComplicationsSurgery