Preventing blood loss during application of the HEARTSTRING proximal seal system.
The HEARTSTRING Proximal Seal System (Guidant Corp, Santa Clara, CA) is used to avoid aortic clamping while the proximal anastomoses are sewn. To protect surgeons from spurting blood while the device is used, we use a see through plastic sheet to cover the area being operated on. This modified technique is applied whenever the system is used and allows the safe use of the device even in high-risk patients with hepatitis or human immunodeficiency virus.
Lamm
Peter
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Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany. peter.lamm@med.uni-muenchen.de
Eifert
Sandra
S
Kilian
Eckehart
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Reichart
Bruno
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Juchem
Gerd
G
D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D010969:Plastics; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D010969:Plastics