Matthew Mell
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A quantitative assessment of the impact of intercostal artery reimplantation on paralysis risk in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
Ann Surg. 2008; (4): 529-40
We previously demonstrated an 80% reduction in paraplegia risk using hypothermia, naloxone, steroids, spinal fluid drainage, intercostal ligation, and optimizing hemodynamic parameters. This report demonstrates that intercostal revascularization for the last 3 years further reduced our paraplegia risk index by 75%.
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