Multilevel somatosensory evoked potentials and cerebrospinal proteins: indicators of spinal cord injury in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm surgery
Author(s) -
Anders Winnerkvist,
R. E. Anderson,
Lars-Olof Hansson,
Lars Rosengren,
A ESTRERA,
Tam T. Huynh,
Eyal Porat,
Hazim J. Safi
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.01.007
Subject(s) - medicine , spinal cord , somatosensory evoked potential , paraplegia , cerebrospinal fluid , anesthesia , intercostal arteries , ischemia , glial fibrillary acidic protein , cord , surgery , cardiology , immunohistochemistry , psychiatry
Multilevel somatosensory evoked potentials (SSEP) and the release of biochemical markers in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were investigated to identify patients with spinal cord ischemia during thoracoabdominal aortic repair and/or a vulnerable spinal cord during the postoperative period.
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