title: Control of perigraft bleeding during ventricular assist device implantation.
abstract: This report describes a surgical technique devised to reduce perigraft bleeding in left ventricular assist devices, which has yielded excellent results in our institution. The technique may be applied during implantation of the Novacor N100, HeartMate 1000 VE, and Thoratec systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, Westfalische Wilhelms University, Muenster, Germany. schmid@uni-muenster.de
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Scheld
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hammel
mesh_terms: D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care