Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42:425-428
© 1986 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Articles
Spinal Cord Ischemia Following Operation for Traumatic Aortic Transection
Mehdi A. Marvasti, M.D.*,
John A. Meyer, M.D.,
Brant E. Ford, R.P.A.,
Frederick B. Parker, Jr., M.D.
From the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, State University of New York, Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY
Accepted for publication January 6, 1986.
* Address reprint requests to Dr. Marvasti, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, State University of New York, Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY 13210
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The danger of irreversible ischemic damage to the spinal cord following repair of traumatic aortic rupture has prompted many techniques designed to decrease this risk. Surgical repair was performed on 41 consecutive patients, using four different methods. These included: group 1 (15 patients), left-heart pump bypass with systemic administration of heparin; group 2 (7 patients), heparinized shunt from the ascending aorta to the descending aorta or to the femoral artery; group 3 (14 patients), heparinized shunt from the left ventricle to the aorta or femoral artery; group 4 (5 patients), aortic cross-clamp only. Spinal cord ischemia was not seen in groups 1 or 2, but paraparesis or paraplegia developed in 4 patients in group 3. Severe shock accompanied rupture in all patients in group 4, and no time was taken for a shunt or bypass. Four of the 7 deaths occurred in the operating room in patients who had arrived moribund and in severe shock. In our experience, shunts from the left ventricle to the aorta have failed to protect the spinal cord against ischemia. Left-heart bypass or aorta-to-aorta shunts are now our procedure of choice.
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