Repair of caval lacerations during cardiac surgery.
Inadvertent tears to the atrial caval junction during open heart surgery can present as a disastrous complication. A method is described by which a flap of pericardium is mobilized and sutured over the caval laceration. Control of bleeding is facilitated and caval obstruction is minimized.
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D010496:Pericardium / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014684:Venae Cavae / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery