title: On pump evaluation of the anastomotic patency of in situ arterial grafts.
abstract: We describe a variation of the standard intraoperative transit time flow evaluation that allows the assessment of the anastomotic patency of in situ arterial grafts before the release of the aortic cross clamp. The advantages of this technique are the immediate correction of technical imperfections and the evaluation of native competitive flow situations that may compromise long-term patency.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari, Unità di Chirurgia del Cuore e dello Scompenso Cardiaco, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Vasileios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tsiopoulos
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pragliola
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gaudino
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Massetti
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D003250:Constriction; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D014654:Vascular Patency; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*