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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;82:1134-1136
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

How to do it

Simple On-Site Assembled Blower-Mister Device Provides Sufficient Humidification and Visualization in Off-Pump Surgery

Jens Wippermann, MDa,*, Johannes M. Albes, MD, PhDb, Kai Liebing, Martin Breuer, MDa, Mirko Kaluzaa, Justus Strauch, MDa, Thorsten Wahlers, MD, PhDa

a Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Jena, Jena-Lobeda, Germany
b Heart Center Brandenburg, Bernau, Germany

Accepted for publication July 13, 2005.

* Address correspondence to Dr Wippermann, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Jena, Erlanger Allee 101, Jena-Lobeda, 07747 Germany (Email: jens.wippermann{at}med.uni-jena.de).

To effectively perform an anastomosis on a coronary artery under beating heart conditions, the anastomotic site must be cleared of blood to allow visualization for accurate suturing. We describe a simple, cost effective, on-site assembled blower-mister system.




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