Intraoperative saline injection leak test--a simple method to assess mitral valve repair when a simultaneous aortotomy does not allow pressurization of the left ventricle.
We describe a simple, safe and reliable intraoperative saline injection leak test for accomplishing and testing the efficacy of mitral valve repair when a simultaneous aortotomy is present.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yamanashi Central Hospital, 1-1-1 Fujimi, Kofu, Yamanashi, 400-0027 Japan. m-nakajima2a@ych.pref.yamanashi.jp
Masato
M
Nakajima
Koji
K
Tsuchiya
Yuki
Y
Okamoto
Fuminaga
F
Suetsugu
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002404:Catheterization; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D011312:Pressure; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D012965:Sodium Chloride