Coronary Artery Surgery Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Usefulness of the Surgical Blower-Humidifier
- 1 December 1992
- journal article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Journal of Cardiac Surgery
- Vol. 7 (4) , 348-350
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.Keywords
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