Facile Stabilization and Exposure Techniques in Off-Pump Coronary Bypass Surgery

Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting can not be performed without adequate stabilization and exposure techniques. Although most of the commercially available systems provide effective stabilization and exposure, their use were generally deemed time consuming and cumbersome. Achieving the same an...

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Published inThe Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 85; no. 5; pp. e30 - e31
Main Authors Kurtoglu, Murat, MD, Ates, Sanser, MD, Demirozü, Tuba, MD, Duvan, İbrahim, MD, Karagoz, Haldun Y., MD, Aybek, Tayfun, MD, PhD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.05.2008
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Cardiothoracic Surgery
Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump - methods
Hemostasis, Surgical
Humans
Surgery
Sutures
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Summary:Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting can not be performed without adequate stabilization and exposure techniques. Although most of the commercially available systems provide effective stabilization and exposure, their use were generally deemed time consuming and cumbersome. Achieving the same and even better results with simple traction sutures has led to the abandonment of commercially available systems. Although not a primary concern, the radial suture traction technique is also extremely cost efficient.
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ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.02.025