ANNALS OF VASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.28, sa.2, ss.437-444, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)
Background: The mortality and morbidity rates of even extensive thoracoabdominal replacement have improved markedly in recent years. We investigated the effects of a temporary occlusion of the aorta as a direct precondition and temporary occlusion of the axillary artery for remote preconditioning to determine any effects that preconditioning may have on indirect (nonischemic) injuries to visceral organs (indirect effects of remote ischemia/reperfusion injury).