Key result
A simple method of stabilization using a fenestrated polytetrafluroethylene patch provided good stabilization for performing off-pump multi-vessel CABG in 95 patients.
Why the study?
Does a simple method of stabilization with a fenestrated polytetrafluoroethylene patch provide good immobilization and exposure in patients undergoing off-pump multi-vessel CABG?
Does a simple method of stabilization with a fenestrated polytetrafluoroethylene patch provide good immobilization and exposure in patients undergoing off-pump multi-vessel CABG?
A simple stabilization method using a fenestrated polytetrafluoroethylene patch and sutures provides effective immobilization for off-pump multi-vessel CABG.
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Should not yet change practice for off-pump CABG stabilization; leaves open need for randomized validation of this technique.
Minimally invasive cardiac surgery regroups several technical options including small incision, video-assisted surgery and beating heart surgery but mechanical stabilization for off-pump multi-vessel coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), remains a problem. We developed a simple method of stabilization with a fenestrated polytetrafluroethylene patch. Four sutures were passed deeply into the myocardium surrounding the anastomotic site. The sutures were then passed through the patch. Gentle traction on tied sutures, allowed immobilization and exposure in the selected area. This method which was carried in 95 patients, provides good stabilization for performing off-pump multi-vessel CABG in all cardiac territories.
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Rama et al. (2001) studied Off-pump multi-vessel coronary artery bypass grafting (n=95). Fenestrated polytetrafluroethylene patch stabilization was evaluated on Stabilization for performing off-pump multi-vessel CABG. A simple method of stabilization using a fenestrated polytetrafluroethylene patch provided good stabilization for performing off-pump multi-vessel CABG in 95 patients.
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