title: Using a surgical spoon for safe thoracotomy closure in minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Harefield Hospital , Harefield , UK.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Acharya
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Harefield Hospital , Harefield , UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Uchimie
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Harefield Hospital , Harefield , UK.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bahrami
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D000072836:Surgical Wound / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome