Fig. 39.1 Toyoda’s commissuro-annuloplasty technique for performing bench tricuspid annuloplasty for donor hearts at the back table (courtesy of Angelo Rutty, MD.) Primary graft failure remains the most common cause…
Fig. 29.1 Pre-stent angiogram Fig. 29.2 Stent in situ Fig. 29.3 Post stenting Irrespective of treatment modality (open or endovascular), there is a per procedural stroke and death risk which…
Fig. 25.1 In the less invasive approach, the surgeon can perform a direct, hand-sewn anastomosis of the LIMA to the LAD via a minithoracotomy using the same surgical instruments that…
Fig. 45.1 Direct and indirect pathways of allorecognition. Signal 1 is delivered by a peptide-HLA complex. Signal 2, also known as costimulatory sign, is delivered by an array of cell…
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Penetrating trauma with hypotension (systolic blood pressure <90 mmHg) Witnessed traumatic cardiac arrest Hypotension unresponsive to prehospital fluid challenge Major external hemorrhage/traumatic amputation of a limb Direct injury to neck…
• Peritoneal access • Gastric closure • Prevention of infection • Suturing and anastomotic devices • Maintaining spatial orientation • Development of a multitasking platform • Management of intraperitoneal complications…
Fig. 13.1 Noncontrast CT scan of acute subdural hematoma Mortality Mortality in aSDH is high, ranging from 40 to 60 %. Underlying brain injury resulting from aSDH is the significant…
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