1998
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCoronary Artery BypassFemaleHeart Arrest, InducedHumansHypothermia, InducedLung DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedParalysisPhrenic NervePostoperative ComplicationsConceptsCold 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
1989
Profound hypothermia and circulatory arrest for aneurysm surgery. Case report.
Chyatte D, Elefteriades J, Kim B. Profound hypothermia and circulatory arrest for aneurysm surgery. Case report. Journal Of Neurosurgery 1989, 70: 489-91. PMID: 2915254, DOI: 10.3171/jns.1989.70.3.0489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCirculatory arrestClosed chest methodProfound hypothermiaExtracorporeal circulationDirect surgical repairVertebral artery aneurysmSurgical repairArtery aneurysmAneurysm surgeryDirect cannulationRight atriumVascular lesionsFemoral vesselsMost surgeonsHypothermiaArrestPatientsSurgeryCannulationAneurysmsAorta