Optimal temperature for selective cerebral perfusion

This study suggests that selective cerebral perfusion at 10°C to 15°C provides better cerebral protection than selective cerebral perfusion at 20°C to 25°C, even though oxygen consumption remains low for hours after selective cerebral perfusion at 10°C to 15°C. Prompt return of metabolism to baseline levels after hypothermic circulatory arrest/selective cerebral perfusion does not necessarily predict superior behavioral outcome.