Hypothermia in the Surgical Treatment of Aortic Aneurysms

Title:
Hypothermia in the Surgical Treatment of Aortic Aneurysms
Creator:
Cooley, Denton A.
DeBakey, Michael E. (Michael Ellis), 1908-2008
Date:
May 1956
Description:
Looking for a way to repair aneurysms in the thoracic aorta without causing ischemic damage to the spinal cord, DeBakey and his colleagues experimented with hypothermia. Denver surgeon Henry Swan had used hypothermia successfully for brief open-heart surgeries since 1953. During the years before heart-lung bypass machines were perfected, DeBakey found that hypothermia could prevent spinal cord damage during aneurysm surgery.
Periodical:
Bulletin de la Societe Internationale de Chirugie
Publisher:
International Society of Surgery
Location:
Box: 16. Folder: 2
Rights:
Reproduced with permission of the International Society of Surgery.
Genre:
Articles
Subject:
Hypothermia and Aortic Aneurysm
Format:
Text
Extent:
10 pages
Relation:
Experimental and Clinical Observations on the Use of Hypothermia to Prevent Ischemic Damage to the Central Nervous System, 1956
Language:
English
Legacy Source Citation:
Periodical. Cooley, Denton A., and Michael E. DeBakey. "Hypothermia in the Surgical Treatment of Aortic Aneurysms." Bulletin de la Societe Internationale de Chirugie XV, 3 (May 1956): 206-215. Article. 10 Images.. Bulletin de la Societe Internationale de Chirugie
Legacy ID:
FJBBWG
NLM ID:
101743405X352
Profiles Collection:
The Michael E. DeBakey Papers
Shareable Link:
https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101743405X352
Story Section:
Building Baylor College of Medicine and Expanding Surgical Frontiers, 1948-1963