title: Convenient training method for aortic cannulation: glove- and-peel method.
abstract: Aortic cannulation is a difficult technique for young cardiovascular surgeons. A convenient training method for this procedure is introduced in this paper. After two gloves are worn on a hand, they are removed together, then a piece of mandarin-orange peel is inserted between the gloves. The inner glove is filled with water and the mouth of the inflated gloves is securely tied with a strong ligature. Then this "glove balloon" is set inside a container to stabilize it. Purse-string stitches are placed on the orange peel. After the center of the purse string is incised with a number 11 blade, a cannula is introduced. This "glove-and-peel method" will help young cardiovascular surgeons to become accustomed to aortic cannulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan.
authors.forename: Shunei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Toshiki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okasaka
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koike
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ueda
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D005932:Gloves, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D013536:Suture Techniques