Cerebral protection strategies in aortic arch surgery: A network meta-analysis

Cerebral protection for aortic arch surgery has been widely studied, but comparisons of all the available strategies have rarely been performed. We performed direct and indirect comparisons of antegrade cerebral perfusion (ACP), retrograde cerebral perfusion (RCP) and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) in a network meta-analysis (NMA).

Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - February 21, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Irbaz Hameed, Mohamed Rahouma, Faiza M. Khan, Matthew Wingo, Michelle Demetres, Derrick Y. Tam, Cristopher Lau, Erin M. Iannacone, Antonino Di Franco, Ashwin Palaniappan, Heather Anderson, Stephen E. Fremes, Leonard N. Girardi, Mario Gaudino Source Type: research