Journal article
Cerebrospinal fluid drainage to prevent paraplegia during thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: We undertook a quantitative systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies to determine the effectiveness of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage to prevent paraplegia in thoracic aneurysm (TA) and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) surgery.
METHODS: We included RCTs and cohort studies that met the following criteria: elective or emergent aneurysm surgery involving the thoracic or …
Authors
Cinà CS; Abouzahr L; Arena GO; Laganà A; Devereaux PJ; Farrokhyar F
Journal
Journal of Vascular Surgery, Vol. 40, No. 1, pp. 36–44
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 2004
DOI
10.1016/j.jvs.2004.03.017
ISSN
0741-5214