Venous cannulation for extracorporeal circulation after total cavopulmonary connection with extracardiac conduit.

abstract：:Safe and rapid repositioning of a displaced tracheostomy tube is vital to protect the airway and to avoid a potentially life threatening situation. This article describes a simple bail-out technique to avert prolonged airway compromise. This is particularly useful in patients with obesity, large goitre or maxillofacia...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Balacumaraswami L,Fernando S,Van Tornout F

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Prior studies have found that cardiac surgery patients receiving blood transfusions are at risk for increased mortality and morbidity following surgery. It is not clear whether this increased risk occurs across all haematocrit (HCT) levels. The goal of this study was to compare operative mortality in propens...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Shaw RE,Johnson CK,Ferrari G,Zapolanski A,Brizzio M,Rioux N,Edara S,Sperling J,Grau JB

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patient was a 34-year-old woman who developed multiple post-myocarditis ventricular aneurysms with ventricular tachyarrhythmia. After implantation of an intracardiac defibrillator, she experienced multiple episodes of counter-shock. An electrophysiological study demonstrated an early excitation circuit entering th...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Chiyoya M,Fukuda I,Sasaki S,Okumura K

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Diabetes mellitus is a strong risk factor that worsens the clinical outcome of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). With the development of the off-pump CABG technique, there is a current trend in revascularization strategies towards in situ all-arterial grafting. We were interested in...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Suzuki T,Asai T,Kinoshita T

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rotary blood pump (the HeartWare® Ventricular Assist Device) from HeartWare® (Medtronic) is an established left ventricular assist device and usually implanted via sternotomy. To reduce the invasiveness of the implant procedure and to optimize the position of the inflow cannula, we propose an alternative implant t...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Meyer AL,Garbade J

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgery of aspergilloma has been renowned to be technically challenging and has a high complication rate. We have already demonstrated an improved outcome as a result of a reduction in complex cases related to history of tuberculosis. In this paper we will evaluate whether this time trend has continued during recent y...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Lejay A,Falcoz PE,Santelmo N,Helms O,Kochetkova E,Jeung M,Kessler R,Massard G

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a treatment strategy for an aberrant arterial aneurysm associated with pulmonary sequestration. A 58-year-old man with impending aberrant arterial aneurysm rupture underwent a 2-stage surgery that included an emergency thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) of the descending aorta to occlude the origi...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Yamamoto M,Okada H,Nakashima J,Anayama T

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial septal defect (ASD) is a common congenital cardiac anomaly. Even though surgery is the gold standard, percutaneous device closure is gaining popularity because of the short learning curve, cosmetic advantage and relative safety. The long-term implications are open to question. We report here two cases where sur...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Raghuram AR,Krishnan R,Kumar S,Balamurugan K

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Remnants of the right valve of the sinus venosus, which fail to regress may present as an obstructing membrane within the right atrium as a very rare congenital anomaly. When associated with an atrial septal defect, primary cyanosis may occur due to a large right-to-left shunt. We report on a 1-week old girl with a ps...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Yerebakan C,Valeske K,Esmaeili A,Akintuerk H

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary sinus injury is a very rare complication of cardiac surgery and is usually related to coronary sinus perfusion catheter placement for retrograde cardioplegia infusion. It can be either a catheter-related perforation or high-perfusion pressure-related injury to the coronary sinus. Primary repair of the coronar...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Akay MH,Patel MK,Gregoric ID

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Intestinal ischaemia is an uncommon (<1%) but serious complication of cardiac surgery with a mortality rate exceeding 50%. Diagnosis of this potentially lethal condition can be difficult and requires a high index of suspicion. The purpose of this study was to analyse the outcomes and prognostic factors in pa...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Pang PY,Sin YK,Lim CH,Su JW,Chua YL

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Superior vena cava obstruction (SVCO) due to mitotic diseases is a serious condition with significant morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to examine the follow-up data and demographics of patients with SVCO admitted to the Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, over a 14-year period. MET...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Chan RC,Chan YC,Cheng SW

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The Ross procedure involves replacing a patient's diseased aortic valve with their own pulmonary valve. The most common failure mode is dilatation of the autograft. Various strategies to reinforce the autograft have been proposed. Personalized external aortic root support has been shown to be effective in st...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Vanderveken E,Vastmans J,Verbelen T,Verbrugghe P,Famaey N,Verbeken E,Treasure T,Rega F

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In cardiothoracic surgery, prosthetic graft infection represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Although clinical assessment, imaging techniques and microbiological investigations are helpful, late graft infection can be difficult to identify using classical diagnostic tools. An aggressive surgical approach i...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Morjan M,Ali K,Harringer W,El-Essawi A

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe our experience with extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in children with refractory cardiac arrest, and determine predictors for mortality. ECMO support was instituted on 42 children, median age 0.7 years (1 day-17.8 years), median weight 7.05...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Delmo Walter EM,Alexi-Meskishvili V,Huebler M,Redlin M,Boettcher W,Weng Y,Berger F,Hetzer R

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of breast cancer involves surgery, then perhaps radiation, hormonal or chemotherapy. Radiation-induced arterial injury is a well-known entity that represents a rare cause of arterial occlusion. We present the case of a 76-year old woman who complained of a severe intermittent claudication of the right upper ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Bucci F,Robert F,Fiengo L,Plagnol P

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to develop a score to predict the complexity of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomies preoperatively. METHODS:One hundred and thirty-nine consecutive patients undergoing VATS lobectomy operated on by a single surgeon as the first operator were included. Comple...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Miyazaki T,Imperatori A,Jimenez M,Drosos P,Gomez-Hernandez MT,Varela G,Novoa N,Nagayasu T,Brunelli A

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sternal wound infections occur with an incidence between 0.4 and 5% in the adult as well as the pediatric population. However, in contrast to the adults, established treatment options do not exist in the pediatric population. We evaluated our preliminary results with 3 neonates, respectively, small infants (mean age 2...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Fleck T,Simon P,Burda G,Wolner E,Wollenek G

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcatheter device closure of atrial septal defects (ASDs) is a minimally invasive technique that offers an alternative to conventional surgical repair. There are risks imposed by this technique; however, they compare favourably with risks of surgical closure. Here, we present a case of a 59-year old male with late ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Tchantchaleishvili V,Melvin AL,Ling FS,Knight PA

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The different aspects of quality of life (QOL) in patients of different sex structure have been examined as well as the presumption that sex structure could be a predictor of QOL changes after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). METHODS:The study included 243 consecutive patients who underwent an electi...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Peric V,Borzanovic M,Stolic R,Jovanovic A,Sovtic S,Djikic D,Marcetic Z,Dimkovic S

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the rule of subcarinal lymph node metastasis in thoracic oesophageal cancer and its clinical significance in the radical resection of oesophageal cancer. METHODS:We retrospectively analysed 2223 patients with oesophageal cancer who were admitted to Henan Cancer Hospital during 2004-2011 and under...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Ma H,Li Y,Ding Z,Liu X,Xu J,Qin J

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Recent evidence shows that permissive anaemia strategies are safe in different surgical settings. However, effects of variations in haemoglobin (Hb) levels could have a negative impact in high-risk patients. We investigated the combined effect of postoperative Hb concentration and cardiac risk status on majo...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Patella M,Mongelli F,Minerva EM,Previsdomini M,Perren A,Saporito A,La Regina D,Gavino L,Inderbitzi R,Cafarotti S

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (MIAVR) can be technically demanding and may lead to prolonged operative time. We evaluated the intraoperative and postoperative patient outcomes following implementation of 2 facilitating technologies (FT) in MIAVR: the Cor-Knot titanium fastener and Custodiol-his...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Plestis K,Orlov O,Shah VN,Wong J,Thomas M,Aharon A,Orlov C,Panagopoulos G,Goldman S

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was: in patients with hypertrophic and keloid scarring of the sternotomy wound, is surgical excision with or without adjuvant treatment of any benefit in reducing the size of the scar? Altogether, more than ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Pai VB,Cummings I

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fontan operation and importance of fenestration in the treatment of unusual and complex forms of double outlet right ventricle (DORV) are well established. Nonetheless, rarely, the creation of fenestration becomes challenging in complex morphologies. We present one such child with situs solitus, dextrocardia, DORV, hy...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Salve GG,Jain SA,Adnaik A,Shivaprakash K

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral coronary artery fistulas with the coronary artery stenosis are rare. In this case, we successfully performed closure of coronary artery fistulas with coronary artery bypass grafting. Furthermore, we were able to measure the flow in the coronary artery fistulas using transit-time flow measurement. ...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Yamamoto Y,Ushijima T,Takata M,Watanabe G

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with Turner syndrome are prompt to develop spontaneous acute aortic dissection following insidious aortic dilatation, with abnormal cardiovascular anatomy and consequently require specific guidelines for regular surveillance since they represent a subset of high-risk young patients. We report a rare and uncom...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Maureira JP,Vanhuyse F,Lekehal M,Hubert T,Vigouroux C,Mattei MF,Grandmougin D,Villemot JP

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An aorto-oesophageal fistula is a rare, life-threatening complication caused by sharp foreign bodies in the oesophagus. We report an aorto-oesophageal fistula in the inferior segment of thoracic oesophagus caused by a fish bone. Multiplanar reconstruction of computed tomography and computed tomography angiography demo...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Zhang BL,Sun JN,Liu NN,Cao FZ

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A best evidence topic in thoracic surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was whether pregabalin could effectively and safely reduce postoperative pain in patients undergoing pulmonary resections. Altogether 23 papers were found using the reported search, of which 6 randomized co...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Li S,Zhang W,Cheng S,Li Y

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is limited information about the size change of a knitted Dacron graft (Gelseal™) used in the thoracic aorta. We evaluated the diameters of the Gelseal™ grafts at a long-term follow-up for 3.7 ± 1.3 years (1-5.9 years; median, 4.0 years), which were used for replacement of the ascending aorta in 59 patients with...

journal_title：Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

authors： Takami Y,Tajima K,Kato W,Fujii K,Hibino M,Munakata H,Uchida K,Sakai Y

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00