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Bloodless Cannulation of the Ascending Aorta
Author(s) -
Bonchek Lawrence I.
Publication year - 1998
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.1540-8191.1998.tb01059.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ascending aorta , cardiology , aorta
Bloodless cannulation of the aorta can be accomplished easily. A full thickness stab wound prior to insertion of the cannula is unnecessary as the aorta's inner layers have little strength. (J Card Surg 1998;13:79–80)