[Surgical techniques of ventricular assist device].
Since October 1982 to April 1990, we had 16 ventricular assist device (VAD) cases in our institute. Using this VAD system that was produced by Nippon Zeon company, surgical techniques for cannulation and de-cannulation could be made very easily, and connection between cannulae and pump also could be performed quickly. In this article, the actual surgical techniques and the know-how were illustrated in detail. If this techniques can be more accustomed, the clinical results of VAD cases will be improved.
Orime
Y
Y
Second Department of Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine.
Hasegawa
T
T
Kitamura
S
S
Shiono
M
M
Akiyama
K
K
Harada
Y
Y
Suzuki
O
O
Tsukamoto
S
S
Sezai
Y
Y
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods