Brought to you by:
![Vascular Specialist [LIVE]](https://vascularspecialistonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/vascular_specialist_logo_forwebsite_new.png){kind=logo}
US ARC uncovers ‘dramatic’ decrease in use of prophylactic spinal drains at same time as spinal cord ischemia steeply declines
Despite a “dramatic” decrease in the use of prophylactic cerebrospinal fluid drains (CSFDs) for the prevention of spinal cord ischemia (SCI) in patients undergoing fenestrated and branched endovascular aortic repair (F/BEVAR), the rate of SCI has tracked a similarly dramatic…
To drain or not to drain? That is the question
Improvements in techniques of distal organ protection decreased the risk of spinal cord injuries (SCIs) from 30% to <5% with open repair of extent I-II thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAAs).1-4 Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage has been widely accepted as one of…