TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of an Inexpensive Blue Band During Ventricular Assist Device and Total Artificial Heart Placement Facilitates and Expedites Explantation During Heart Transplant
AU - Jaroszewski, Dawn E.
AU - Lackey, Jesse J.
AU - Lanza, Louis A.
AU - DeValeria, Patrick A.
AU - Arabia, Francisco A.
PY - 2009/5
Y1 - 2009/5
N2 - Ventricular assist devices and total artificial hearts are now being used routinely as a bridge to heart transplantation. Reoperation is often weeks to months from implantation. Difficulty dissecting mediastinal and cardiac structures is often encountered due to adhesion formation that prolongs operative time. A temporary, flexible, rectangular-shaped polyisoprene blue band is used to encircle major vascular structures. We have found that this facilitates identification, reduces adhesion formation, and expedites device removal at the time of heart transplantation.
AB - Ventricular assist devices and total artificial hearts are now being used routinely as a bridge to heart transplantation. Reoperation is often weeks to months from implantation. Difficulty dissecting mediastinal and cardiac structures is often encountered due to adhesion formation that prolongs operative time. A temporary, flexible, rectangular-shaped polyisoprene blue band is used to encircle major vascular structures. We have found that this facilitates identification, reduces adhesion formation, and expedites device removal at the time of heart transplantation.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.09.024
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.09.024
M3 - Article
C2 - 19379933
AN - SCOPUS:64649101623
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 87
SP - 1623
EP - 1624
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 5
ER -