Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2006 Jan 01;2006(109):mmcts.2004.001040. doi: 10.1510/mmcts.2004.001040.
Multimedia manual of cardiothoracic surgery : MMCTS
Hans J Geissler, Uwe Mehlhorn
PMID: 24415397 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.