title: A draping technique for prevention of coronary bypass graft kinking and suture-line oozing.
abstract: Acute kinking of coronary bypass grafts and postoperative hemorrhage due to oozing from the anastomotic suture lines are uncommon but devastating complications of myocardial revascularization. Routine draping of arterial and venous coronary bypass grafts just prior to sternal closure by use of thrombin-soaked oxidized regenerated cellulose may help to avoid these potentially lethal complications. This practice appears to be devoid of any immediate or long-term sequela to the patient.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Madison 53792, USA.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Canver
mesh_terms: D002483:Cellulose, Oxidized; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures; D013917:Thrombin
chemical_list: D002483:Cellulose, Oxidized; C013695:Surgicel; D013917:Thrombin