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Coronary Artery Surgery Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Usefulness of the Surgical Blower‐Humidifier
Author(s) -
MADDAUS MICHAEL,
ALI IMTIAZ S.,
BIRNBAUM PETER L.,
PANOS ANTHONY L.,
SALERNO TOMAS A.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1992.tb01025.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiopulmonary bypass , artery , coronary artery bypass surgery , anesthesia , surgery , cardiology
Abstract Coronary artery bypass surgery can be performed without cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Bleeding obscuring the operative field and hemodilution of shed blood with irrigating saline are some of the drawbacks of this technique. We report the use of a newly developed surgical blower‐humidifier (custom made [Research Medical, Inc.]) for improved visualization and facilitation of coronary artery surgery without CPB.