title: Vettath's blower and blower/mister - a simple device for OPCAB surgery.
abstract: Since the advent of off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery, a blower/mister has been routinely used in cardiac operation theatres. In our setup, in an attempt to reduce the cost of coronary artery bypass grafting by performing off-pump coronary artery bypass, reusable materials have been routinely used.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Malabar Institute of Medical Sciences, Mini Bypass Road, Govindapuram PO, Calicut 673 016, Kerala, India. mvettathcts@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Murali P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Vettath
authors.forename: Kannan A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Vellachamy
authors.forename: Rameshwara
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Talya
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Thazhakuni
authors.forename: Jayaprakash
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moothencheri
authors.forename: Jiji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D047549:Coronary Artery Bypass, Off-Pump / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004209:Disposable Equipment; D004867:Equipment Design; D017743:Equipment Reuse; D006801:Humans