title: Simple on-site assembled blower-mister device provides sufficient humidification and visualization in off-pump surgery.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Jena, Jena-Lobeda, Germany. jens.wippermann@med.uni-jena.de
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wippermann
authors.forename: Johannes M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Albes
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Liebing
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Breuer
authors.forename: Mirko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaluza
authors.forename: Justus
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Strauch
authors.forename: Thorsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wahlers
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D012965:Sodium Chloride