title: A stapling instrument for placement of right atrial pursestrings.
abstract: The right atrial pursestring was placed in 12 patients undergoing cardiac operations utilizing a commercially available stapling instrument. Our initial experience indicates that this device can be used for rapid, simple, and safe application of the right atrial pursestring.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Florida.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dang
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Horowitz
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D004867:Equipment Design; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013528:Surgical Staplers