MMCTS - Adjuncts during surgery of the thoracoabdominal aorta and their impact on neurologic outcome

Reducing the risk of paraplegia and paraparesis after repair of the descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aorta using an adjunct of distal aortic perfusion, CSF drainage, and hypothermia.

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