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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 May 17.
Published in final edited form as: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2008 Apr 11;33(6):1030–1038. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.01.069

Table 2.

Predicting outcome (paraparetic / paraplegic vs. recovery) on the basis of SCBF @ 5 hours post TAASA ligation.

The table shows the segmental flows @ 5h after complete TAASA ligation, averaged over the 4 segments (T8 to L2) divided into equal size groups, and their relation to the chance of paraplegia. This association is statistically significant (p=.003, chi-square test for trend).

SCBF (ml/min/g) in T8 – L2 @ 5h after complete TAASA ligation # of animals # with paraplegia % with paraplegia
< 0.08 5 4 80%
0.08 - 0.125 5 3 60%
0.125 – 0.24 5 0 0
≥ 0.24 4* 0 0