The first successful repair of postinfarction ventricular septal defect: influence of good fortune, team work, and an inquisitive mind John W Hammon, MD, Jesse H Meredith, MD, Timothy C Pennell, MD, A.Robert Cordell, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 77, Issue 5, Pages 1870-1873 (May 2004) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.08.025
Fig 1 An example of the method of care cooling in an ice-filled tub, followed by transfer to the operating table for open heart surgery under general anesthesia, utilized at North Carolina Baptist Hospital in the 1950s. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 77, 1870-1873DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.08.025)
Fig 2 A photograph of Dr Frank Johnston at the time of his retirement in 1986. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 77, 1870-1873DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.08.025)
Fig 3 A diagram of the DeWall oxygenator that was used to build the device utilized in the repair of a postinfarction ventricular septal defect in 1957. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 77, 1870-1873DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.08.025)