Geissler Hans J, Mehlhorn Uwe
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Cologne, Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 9, 50924 Cologne, Germany.
Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2006 Jan 1;2006(109):mmcts.2004.001040. doi: 10.1510/mmcts.2004.001040.
Cold crystalloid cardioplegia is clinically used since the mid-1960s. It is currently applied in adult and pediatric cardiac surgery patients and remains the preferred method of myocardial protection for many cardiac surgeons. This chapter gives a brief overview about the technical aspects of cold crystalloid cardioplegia application in the operating room.