Duke offers surgical treatment in a high-volume center with
surgeons sub-specializing in the treatment of thoracic aortic
disease.
Open surgical repair of aortic disease usually replaces the
diseased section of aorta with a prosthetic graft, although
treatment is sometimes possible without replacing the section
completely.
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techniques offered:
Neurological Monitoring
Historically the risk of neurologic injury during surgical
treatment of thoracic aortic disease has been of concern.
At Duke, neurologists specializing in monitoring of the
central nervous system are present in the operating room during
surgery to immediately detect potential problems as they
arise.
This immediate detection offers the best potential for
correction and avoidance of adverse neurologic outcomes.
Duke is the only center in the Southeast employing online
central nervous system monitoring with electroencephalogram
(EEG) to guide cooling and perfusion strategies for the use of
DHCA in repair of thoracic aortic disease.
For descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic
operations, somatosensory (SSEPs) and motor evoked potentials
(MEPs) are used to allow the immediate detection of problems
related to the spinal cord. As with EEG, Duke is the only
center in the Southeast employing online spinal cord monitoring
with both SSEPs and MEPs during all open and endovascular
thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic procedures.
Physicians
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