Monitoring of SjO(2) had no apparent effect upon post-operative neuropsychological outcome, and there were no trends in our small patient cohort suggesting differences that our study was not adequately powered to detect. Use of SjO(2) monitoring was associated with more profound hypothermia prior to DHCA due to more prolonged cooling in attempts to bring the SjO(2) above the 95% threshold. Using our institutional cooling protocol, SjO(2) monitoring does not appear to increase neuroprotection in patients undergoing DHCA for thoracic aortic repairs.

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