Postoperative respiratory failure is a frequent and serious complication in patients with type A acute aortic dissection operated on with deep systemic hypothermia. Interaction between neutrophils and pulmonary endothelium along with ischemic insult and reperfusion are the major determinants of lung injury. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the effect of continuous pulmonary perfusion during retrograde cerebral perfusion on lung function.

Surgical repair of acute type A aortic dissection: continuous pulmonary perfusion during retrograde cerebral perfusion prevents lung injury in a pilot study

Romano, Gianpaolo;Onorati, Francesco;
2003-01-01

Abstract

Postoperative respiratory failure is a frequent and serious complication in patients with type A acute aortic dissection operated on with deep systemic hypothermia. Interaction between neutrophils and pulmonary endothelium along with ischemic insult and reperfusion are the major determinants of lung injury. The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the effect of continuous pulmonary perfusion during retrograde cerebral perfusion on lung function.
2003
Acute Disease; Adult; Aged; Aneurysm, Dissecting; Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic; Brain Diseases; Female; Humans; Lung Diseases; Male; Middle Aged; Perfusion; Pilot Projects; Postoperative Complications; Prospective Studies; Brain; Lung
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