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Whole body perfusion in patients undergoing frozen elephant trunk for type A acute aortic dissections
Giangiuseppe Cappabianca1, Claudio Roscitano2, Samuele Bichi2
11 Department of Cardiac Surgery, Circolo Hospital, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
Perfusion
|September 11, 2016
Abstract:
The Frozen Elephant Trunk (FET) can be adopted in selected type A acute aortic dissections (TAAAD). During FET, a prolonged distal circulatory arrest exposes the spine and visceral organs to potential ischemic injuries. Antegrade distal aortic perfusion (ADAP) could minimize this risk: we describe the technical aspects of the simultaneous use of antegrade cerebral perfusion (ACP) and ADAP achieving a "Whole Body Perfusion" (WBP) during FET.
