Clinically induced hypothermia with cardiopulmonary support in a high-risk patient undergoing carotid endarterectomy

Contralateral carotid occlusion increases the risk of stroke by hypoperfusion in patients undergoing carotid surgery. We present the case of a high-risk patient with crescendo cerebral ischemic events, for whom clinically induced hypothermia controlled by cardiopulmonary bypass was applied as a prot...

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Main Authors: Kjersti Hervik, MD, Torvind Olav Næsheim, MD, Truls Myrmel, PhD, MD, Thomas Dammann, BS, Ramez Bahar, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-06-01
Series:Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428722000144