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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;78:2214
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Thoralf M. Sundt, III, MD

Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St, NW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA

sundt.thoralf@mayo.edu

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To the Editor:

I appreciate the interest shown by Hunt and colleagues in our report [1] on delayed paraplegia. It is important that surgeons be aware of this risk, and the more the issue is discussed, the more likely the information is to be heard. Our colleagues from St. Thomas' Hospital take exception to our approach to the management of delayed paraplegia, specifically our decision not to reinsert drains late postoperatively.

To be frank, I cannot argue with . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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