Hypothermia in the Surgical Treatment of Aortic Aneurysms

Hypothermia in the Surgical Treatment of Aortic Aneurysms

Contributor(s):
Cooley, Denton A.
Bulletin de la Societe Internationale de Chirugie
DeBakey, Michael E. (Michael Ellis), 1908-2008
Publication:
International Society of Surgery, May 1956
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Hypothermia
Aortic Aneurysm
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Articles
Abstract:
Looking for a way to repair aneurysms in the thoracic aorta without causing ischemic damage to the spinal cord, DeBakey and his colleagues experimented with hypothermia. Denver surgeon Henry Swan had used hypothermia successfully for brief open-heart surgeries since 1953. During the years before heart-lung bypass machines were perfected, DeBakey found that hypothermia could prevent spinal cord damage during aneurysm surgery.
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Extent:
10 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101743405X352 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
FJBBWG
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101743405X352
Archival Collection:
The Michael E. DeBakey Papers (Profiles in Science)