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A Draping Technique for Prevention of Coronary Bypass Graft Kinking and Suture‐Line Oozing
Author(s) -
Canver Charles C.
Publication year - 1996
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.1540-8191.1996.tb00072.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sequela , fibrous joint , suture line , surgery , anastomosis , revascularization , cardiopulmonary bypass , cardiology , myocardial infarction
A bstract Acute kinking of coronary bypass grafts and postoperative hemorrhage due to oozing from the anastomotic suture lines are uncommon but devastating complications of myocardial revascularization. Routine draping of arterial and venous coronary bypass grafts just prior to sternal closure by use of thrombin‐soaked oxidized regenerated cellulose may help to avoid these potentially lethal complications. This practice appears to be devoid of any immediate or long‐term sequela to the patient.