Cardiac retractor for coronary bypass operations.
The Thompson retractor, used mainly for abdominal procedures, has been used to retract the heart and facilitate exposure for the performance of inferior wall or posterolateral wall coronary anastomoses. It has been found to be very effective and can replace a second assistant to retract the heart or avoid other cumbersome methods of cardiac retraction.
Department of Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts 01107.
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Rousou
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Engelman
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Flack
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Deaton
D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D013525:Surgical Instruments