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Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest with Lung Perfusion/Ventilation in a Patient with Acute Type A Aortic Dissection
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Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest with Lung Perfusion/Ventilation in a Patient with Acute Type A Aortic Dissection

Yiliam F. Rodriguez-Blanco, Lester Garcia, Tania Brice, Marco Ricci and Tomas A. Salerno
Case reports in medicine, Vol.2012, pp.1-4
2012
DOI: 10.1155/2012/631494
PMCID: PMC3310243
PMID: 22474459
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https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/631494View
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Abstract

A 50-year-old black male presented with acute type A aortic dissection. Surgical repair was performed under deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) with lung perfusion/ventilation throughout the procedure. Details of the lung perfusion technique and its potential benefits and drawbacks are discussed.

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