[Coronary artery bypass grafting performed by the simple and convenient graft supporter].
We have experienced a simple, safe and convenient technique for supporting the arterial or saphenous vein graft in the coronary artery bypass grafting. This graft supporter is made of cotton cloth with a 50 percent polyester mix. The supporter is twenty centimeters long and two centimeters wide. This supporter provides the complete fixation of the graft without the holding by the co-operater. Therefore the supporter allows very easy, safe and accurate graft anastomosis with the native coronary artery or the ascendinbg aorta. No complication was encountered in association with this procedure in 127 operations.
Department of Surgery, Cardiovascular Center, Aichi Prefectural Owari Hospital, Ichinomiya, Japan.
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M
Hibi
A
A
Matsuura
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H
Ohshima
F
F
Murakami
Y
Y
Tomida
K
K
Yoshida
M
M
Kawamura
D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D013895:Thoracic Arteries / Q000637:transplantation