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Aortic Aneurysms
New aortic aneurysms study findings recently were published by researchers at University of British Columbia
April 21st, 2009
"Ischemia is an important factor in the pathophysiology of secondary damage after traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) and, in the setting of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair, can be the primary cause of paralysis. Lowering the intrathecal pressure (ITP) by draining CSF is routinely clone in thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm Surgery but has not been evaluated in the setting of acute traumatic SCI," investigators in Vancouver, Canada report. "Additionally, while much attention is directed toward maintaining all adequate mean arterial blood pressure (MABP) in the acute postinjury phase, little is known about what is happening to the ITP during this period when spinal...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-04-21)
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