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Fast-track congenital heart operations: a less invasive technique and early extubation
Stefano M Marianeschi, MD, Francesco Seddio, MD, Doff B McElhinney, MD, Luisa Colagrande, MD, Raul F Abella, MD, Teresa de la Torre, MD, Marco Meli, MD, Fiore S Iorio, MD, Carlo F Marcelletti, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 69, Issue 3, Pages (March 2000) DOI: /S (99)
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Fig 1 The skin incision is made over the lower one-third of the sternum. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /S (99) )
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Fig 2 A standard retractor is used after sternal division.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /S (99) )
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Fig 3 Exposure is obtained with two retractors demonstrating the feasibility of standard cannulation. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /S (99) )
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Fig 4 Postoperative result of the limited skin incision. A single chest tube is inserted. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /S (99) )
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Fig 5 Second postoperative day. The length and location of the skin incision is shown in an 11-year-old boy. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery , DOI: ( /S (99) )
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