Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Aug 2014
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyA Comparison of the EZ-Blocker with a Cohen Flex-Tip Blocker for One-Lung Ventilation.
The EZ-Blocker (IQ Medical Ventures BV, Rotterdam, Netherlands) is a newly designed device for one-lung ventilation. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of the Cohen Flex-Tip bronchial blocker (Cook, Bloomington, IN) and the EZ-Blocker for one-lung ventilation during thoracic surgery. ⋯ In this study, both bronchial blockers provided similar surgical exposure during thoracic procedures. The EZ-Blocker had a shorter time to correct positioning and less frequent intraoperative malpositioning.
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J. Cardiothorac. Vasc. Anesth. · Aug 2014
ReviewNew Frontiers in Aortic Therapy: Focus on Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest.
There is currently a paradigm shift in the conduct of adult aortic arch repair. Although deep hypothermic circulatory arrest has been the classic perfusion platform for adult aortic arch repair, recent developments have challenged this aortic arch paradigm. ⋯ The advent of endovascular therapy has challenged even further the concept that circulatory arrest is required for adult aortic arch repair. These dramatic advances have resulted in the emergence of an international aortic arch surgery study group that aims to advance this dynamic field through consensus statements, meta-analysis, clinical database analysis, prospective registries, and randomized controlled trials.