Electroencephalographic Response to Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest in Neonatal Swine and Humans

ConclusionsOur data suggest that current cooling strategies may not be sufficient to eliminate all EEG activity prior to circulatory arrest in humans, but are sufficient in swine. This important difference between the swine and human response to DHCA should be considered when using this model.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research