A Comparison of the Perioperative Neurologic Effects of Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest versus Low-Flow Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Infant Heart Surgery

Abstract

In heart surgery in infants, a strategy consisting predominantly of circulatory arrest is associated with greater central nervous system perturbation in the early postoperative period than a strategy consisting predominantly of low-flow cardiopulmonary bypass. Assessment of the effect of these findings on later outcomes awaits follow-up of this cohort.