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Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest

Diarmaid Dillon
Specialist Trainee in Anaesthesia Belfast City Hospital UK

Edited by
Harjot Singh1 and Gregory Klar2
1Consultant Anaesthetist, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, UK
2Associate Professor, Queen’s University, Canada

Correspondence to atotw@wordpress-1154955-4022140.cloudwaysapps.com

20th Feb 2018

Abstract

This tutorial describes the conduct of Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest and its relevance to the anaesthetist, using the latest available evidence. The concept of therapeutic hypothermia, options for intraoperative monitoring and the different neuroprotective strategies are discussed.

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