Cardiac and neurological assessment of normothermia/warm blood cardioplegia vs hypothermia/cold crystalloid cardioplegia in pediatric cardiac surgery: insight from a prospective randomized trial☆ | Zendy

Alain Poncelet | Zendy; Mathieu van Steenberghe | Zendy; Stéphane Moniotte | Zendy; Thierry Detaille | Zendy; Christophe Beauloye | Zendy; Luc Bertrand | Zendy; MarieCécile Nassogne | Zendy; Jean Rubay | Zendy

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Cardiac and neurological assessment of normothermia/warm blood cardioplegia vs hypothermia/cold crystalloid cardioplegia in pediatric cardiac surgery: insight from a prospective randomized trial☆

Author(s) -

Alain Poncelet,

Mathieu van Steenberghe,

Stéphane Moniotte,

Thierry Detaille,

Christophe Beauloye,

Luc Bertrand,

MarieCécile Nassogne,

Jean Rubay

Publication year - 2011

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.2011.03.047

Subject(s) - hypothermia , medicine , anesthesia , cardiac surgery , prospective cohort study

Although normothermia and warm blood cardioplegia are widely used in adults, cold crystalloids and hypothermia remain routinely used in pediatric cardiac surgery. The superiority of either technique in both brain and myocardial protection remains controversial. We designed a prospective randomized study to compare both approaches in terms of early myocardial protection and late neurodevelopmental status.

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