The Sinker Technique: A Simple, Effective Technique for Exposing Coronary Arteries in Off-Pump Surgery

Exposure and stabilization of coronary arteries in the circumflex and right territory is essential for off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. A new, easy technique of exposing and stabilizing coronary arteries using a sinker (weight) hung on a silicone elastomer suture for hemostasis from the art...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2010-03, Vol.89 (3), p.996-997
Hauptverfasser:	Matsushita, Tsutomu, MD, PhD, Masuda, Shinsuke, MD, Inoue, Tomoya, MD, Yamamoto, Shin, MD, PhD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences Cardiology. Vascular system Cardiothoracic Surgery Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump - methods Hemostasis, Surgical - methods Humans Medical sciences Pneumology Surgery Suture Techniques
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Zusammenfassung:	Exposure and stabilization of coronary arteries in the circumflex and right territory is essential for off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. A new, easy technique of exposing and stabilizing coronary arteries using a sinker (weight) hung on a silicone elastomer suture for hemostasis from the arteriotomy is described.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.05.010