Risk factors and prevention strategies of spinal cord ischemic injury after thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Abstract

Thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysm repair has always been a challenging procedure in cardiovascular surgery due to its high mortality and complication rate. At present, there are traditional open surgery, hybrid surgery and intracavitary repair for thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms. The main postoperative complication of spinal cord ischemia injury is paraplegia, which seriously affects the long-term survival rate and quality of life of patients. This paper summarized and considered the pathogenesis, risk factors and prevention measures of spinal cord ischemia injury after thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.