Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 57-60, 2008

Routine Continuous Perfusion for Aortic Arch Reconstruction in the Neonate

  • Sunil P. Malhotra

      Affiliations

    • Clinical Instructor, Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.
    • ,
  • Frank L. Hanley

      Affiliations

    • Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Director, Pediatric Heart Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Frank L. Hanley, MD, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, 300 Pasteur Drive, Falk CVRC, Stanford, CA 94305-5407

Continuous perfusion has evolved over the past 15 years as a viable cerebral protection strategy for neonatal aortic arch reconstruction. It presents an attractive alternative to deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. However, because of its relatively recent development, a standardized technique for its application is lacking. Here we describe our approach for continuous perfusion for repairs of the aortic arch based on experience with over 700 cases.

Keywords: Continuous perfusion, neonate, aortic arch reconstruction, Norwood

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PII: S1092-9126(07)00048-8

doi:10.1053/j.pcsu.2007.12.004

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Annual
Volume 11, Issue 1 , Pages 57-60, 2008

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