Protective wrapping of the internal thoracic artery
| Autor: | Cecil C. Vaughn |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Reoperation medicine.medical_specialty Bypass grafting education Internal thoracic artery Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene Postoperative Complications Thoracic Arteries Risk Factors Internal medicine medicine.artery Medicine Humans Thoracic artery Derivation Coronary Artery Bypass Intraoperative Complications Polytetrafluoroethylene business.industry Membranes Artificial Coronary heart disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Cardiology Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Artery |
| Zdroj: | The Annals of thoracic surgery. 67(2) |
| ISSN: | 0003-4975 |
| Popis: | Injury of a patent internal thoracic artery bypass graft in a patient during cardiac reoperation could have catastrophic results. In selected patients who have primary coronary artery bypass grafting using the internal thoracic artery, we wrap the artery pedicle with an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene membrane to facilitate identification and to protect it during reoperation. No occlusions or other complications related to use of the membrane have occurred. |
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