Simple on-site assembled blower-mister device provides sufficient humidification and visualization in off-pump surgery.
To effectively perform an anastomosis on a coronary artery under beating heart conditions, the anastomotic site must be cleared of blood to allow visualization for accurate suturing. We describe a simple, cost effective, on-site assembled blower-mister system.
Wippermann
Jens
J
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Jena, Jena-Lobeda, Germany. jens.wippermann@med.uni-jena.de
Albes
Johannes M
JM
Liebing
Kai
K
Breuer
Martin
M
Kaluza
Mirko
M
Strauch
Justus
J
Wahlers
Thorsten
T
D000336:Aerosols; D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D006813:Humidity; D009330:Nebulizers and Vaporizers / Q000191:economics; D011312:Pressure; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D034421:Sus scrofa; D013536:Suture Techniques
D000336:Aerosols; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D012965:Sodium Chloride