Key result
A flexible, heparin-coated shunt used in 25 patients undergoing thoracic aorta and great vessel procedures resulted in no shunt-related complications and 3 deaths.
Why the study?
Does a flexible, heparin-coated vascular shunt provide safe support without complications in patients undergoing operative procedures on the thoracic aorta and great vessels?
Population
25 patients aged 15 to 78 years undergoing operative procedures on the thoracic aorta and great vessels.
Design
Case_series
Authors
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May support heparin-coated shunt feasibility without systemic anticoagulation; leaves open need for prospective trials before adoption.
Observational (n=25)
Does a flexible, heparin-coated vascular shunt provide safe support without complications in patients undergoing operative procedures on the thoracic aorta and great vessels?
A flexible, heparin-coated vascular shunt provides safe support during thoracic aorta and great vessel procedures without the need for systemic heparin or an interposed pump.
Donahoo et al. (1977) conducted an observational in Thoracic aorta and great vessel procedures (n=25). Flexible, heparin-coated vascular shunt was evaluated on Mortality and shunt-related complications. A flexible, heparin-coated shunt used in 25 patients undergoing thoracic aorta and great vessel procedures resulted in no shunt-related complications and 3 deaths.
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