METHOD OF LOCAL HYPOTHERMIA OF SPINAL CORD IN CASE OF COMPLICATED TRAUMATIC INJURIES OF CERVICAL SPINE Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC A61M25/00 A61B17/00 A61K33/14 A61P25/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, namely to neurosurgery and traumatology. During surgery, which is realised from front access, installation of two catheters into epidural space is performed. Installation of catheters is performed by means of needles through separate punctures. Punctures are made with 2-3 cm indent from lateral edge of operation wound. Catheters are installed onto dura mater of spinal cord under and above its injury, orienting them in caudal and cranial directions. After that, operation wound is sutured. In post-operative period perfusion of spinal cord with 0.9% of sodium chloride solution, cooled to temperature +5÷8°C, is performed by means of installed catheters at rate 40-60 drop/min until temperature of solution, flowing out of epidural space, reaches +9÷11°.

EFFECT: method makes it possible to reduce risk of development of post-operative complications.

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