Safety of perioperative cerebrospinal fluid drain as a protective strategy during descending and thoracoabdominal open aortic repair
Abdelbaky M, Papanikolaou D, Zafar MA, Ellauzi H, Shaikh M, Ziganshin BA, Elefteriades JA. Safety of perioperative cerebrospinal fluid drain as a protective strategy during descending and thoracoabdominal open aortic repair. JTCVS Techniques 2021, 6: 1-8. PMID: 34318127, PMCID: PMC8300913, DOI: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2020.12.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebrospinal fluid drainsThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysmsOpen aortic repairAortic repairAortic aneurysmFluid drainsPersistent CSF leakageMean hospital lengthMean patient ageLate clinical resultsThoracic aortic aneurysmLong-term survivalHospital mortalityPostoperative paraplegiaHospital lengthPermanent paraplegiaPatient ageCutaneous fistulaOpen repairTransient paresisSurgical managementIntracranial hemorrhageClinical resultsLumbar pressureIntracranial pressure