A propensity score–matched comparison of deep versus mild hypothermia during thoracoabdominal aortic surgery
Weiss AJ, Lin HM, Bischoff MS, Scheumann J, Lazala R, Griepp RB, Di Luozzo G. A propensity score–matched comparison of deep versus mild hypothermia during thoracoabdominal aortic surgery. Journal Of Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgery 2011, 143: 186-193. PMID: 21885069, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.07.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPermanent adverse outcomesThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repairDeep hypothermic circulatory arrestAortic aneurysm repairHypothermic circulatory arrestAdverse outcomesHypothermic circulatory arrest groupCirculatory arrest groupRenal failureLiver failureAneurysm repairCirculatory arrestArrest groupHypothermic circulatory arrest techniqueThoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm operationsPropensity score-matched analysisPropensity score-matched comparisonAortic aneurysm operationsPropensity-matched studySignificant decreased oddsThirty-day mortalityThoracoabdominal aortic surgeryAcute renal failureAdverse outcome ratesElephant trunk procedure