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. 2013 Mar;2(2):148–158. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2225-319X.2013.03.13

Table 3. Summary of operative strategies in patients undergoing aortic arch surgery with DHCA alone or MHCA+SACP.

First author Circulatory arrest temperature
Perfusion strategy
DHCA (°C) MHCA+SACP (°C) Approach Cannulation site Perfusate temperature (°C) Flow rate (mL/kg/min)
Kazui 15Rctl 25Rctl Bilateral Innominate + L. carotid NR 500-600 mL/min
Tan 15.1±3.1NP 25NP Bilateral Innominate + L. carotid 25 10
Di Eusanio 16.1 ±2.8NP 23.2±2.6NP Bilateral Innominate + L. carotid NR 10
Muller 20±2Rect 22±2Rect Unilateral R. subclavian NR 400-700 mL/min
Harrington 15NP 25NP Bilateral Innominate + L. carotid 15 8-12
Sundt 16-18NP; 23Bldr 25Core Unilateral R. axillary 13 10-15
Halkos 18Core 23.2±4.2Core Unilateral R. axillary 18 10
Wiedemann 18Esoph 25Esoph Unilateral/bilateral uACP: R. subclavian/innominate 25 10
bACP: subclavian/innominate + L. carotid
Misfeld 22±2NP uACP: 24±3NP Unilateral/bilateral§ uACP: R. carotid 24 10-15
bACP: 25±4NP bACP: Innominate + L. carotid

5 complex patients cannulated with brachiocephalic artery; Misfeld et al. reported a mean of 22±2 °C as deep hypothermia; §bACP reserved for complex cases; Rctl, rectal temperature; NP, nasopharyngeal temperature; Bldr, bladder temperature; Core, core temperature, Esoph, esophageal temperature; uACP, unilateral antegrade cerebral perfusion; bACP, bilateral antegrade cerebral perfusion; NR, not reported