Cor Vasa 2003, 44(3):157-158
Use of aortic connectors in off-pump surgery
- 1 Kardiochirurgické oddělení
- 2 Kardiologické oddělení, Fakultní nemocnice, Plzeň, Česká republika
We report on a group of 70 patients undergoing, from March through October 2002, off-pump surgery in whom venous graft proximal anastomosis was constructed using an aortic connector. There were no complications related to anastomosis construction in the group; 21% of the procedures were acute, and mean hospitalization time was 7 days. All patients are free of problems (with follow-up of 2-9 months). Use of the aortic connector in off-pump surgery enhances the safety of these procedures and further reduces total operating time.
Keywords: Off-pump surgery; Aortic connector
Published: March 1, 2003 Show citation