Cerebrospinal fluid drainage in thoracic endovascular aortic repair: mandatory access but tailored placement.

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA; Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO, USA Correspondence to: T. Brett Reece, MD. Professor in Cardiothoracic Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine/Anschutz Medical Center, 12631 E. 17th Avenue, MS C-302, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. Email: Brett.Reece@cuanschutz.edu.