Mechanical Circulatory Support Decreases Neurologic Complications in the Treatment of Traumatic Injuries of the Thoracic Aorta
Higgins R, Sanchez J, DeGuidis L, Dewar M, Franco K, Kopf G, Elefteriades J, Hammond G, Baldwin J. Mechanical Circulatory Support Decreases Neurologic Complications in the Treatment of Traumatic Injuries of the Thoracic Aorta. JAMA Surgery 1992, 127: 516-519. PMID: 1575620, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.1992.01420050036003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMechanical circulatory supportNeurologic complicationsCirculatory supportThoracic aortaTraumatic injuryUnderwent repairAortic cross-clamp timePreoperative systolic blood pressureCross-clamp timeSpinal cord ischemiaSupport groupsInjury Severity ScoreSystolic blood pressureYale-New Haven Medical CenterAortic injuryCord ischemiaBlood pressureSurgical treatmentSeverity scoreMultiple traumaMedical CenterComplicationsPatientsInjuryAortaLong-term experience with descending aortic dissection: The complication-specific approach
Elefteriades J, Hartleroad J, Gusberg R, Salazar A, Black H, Kopf G, Baldwin J, Hammond G. Long-term experience with descending aortic dissection: The complication-specific approach. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1992, 53: 11-21. PMID: 1728218, DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(92)90752-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplication-specific approachAortic dissectionActuarial survivalGraft replacementComplications of dissectionLower intercostal arteriesLeft subclavian arteryLong-term resultsUncomplicated dissectionLimb ischemiaPostoperative studiesSubclavian arteryFalse lumenSurgical managementIntercostal arteriesRadiographic findingsComplicated dissectionFenestration procedurePatientsSaccular aneurysmLong-term experienceAortaWhole groupDissectionFenestration