Brain protection in aortic arch surgery

Abstract Retrograde cerebral perfusion (RCP) techniques have been adopted in aortic arch surgery for clinical use. The clear benefits of RCP are that it reduces embolic injury and prolongs the permissible period of hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA). At the same time, however, there is a great de...

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Main Author: Anttila, V. (Vesa)
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Oulu 2000
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Online Access:http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9514256174
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