Abstract Open thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair (TAAAR) is associated with mortality rates of between 8% and 25%. One of the characteristics of TAAAR is massive bleeding that requires multiple units..
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Abstract Background Protamine has a more difficult side-effect profile. Circulatory collapse has been reported as a result of acute pulmonary artery spasm caused by complement cascade activation by large heparin–protamine..
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Abstract Background (SCI) is a devastating complication of open descending thoracic (DTAA) and (TAAA). We evaluated the efficacy of spinal drain placement on spinal injury in DTAA/TAAA repair. Methods Adult patients..
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Abstract Background Thoracoabdominal normothermic (TA-NRP) has emerged as a powerful technique for optimizing from donation after circulatory death donors. Despite its rapid adoption, standardized guidelines for TA-NRP implementation are lacking, prompting the..
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