Simplified technique of heart-lung transplantation

Scott D. Lick; Jack G. Copeland; Luis J. Rosado; Francisco A. Arabia; Gulshan K. Sethi

doi:10.1016/0003-4975(95)00159-I

Simplified technique of heart-lung transplantation

Scott D. Lick, Jack G. Copeland, Luis J. Rosado, Francisco A. Arabia, Gulshan K. Sethi

Surgery

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Abstract

Well-known complications of heart-lung transplantation include mediastinal bleeding and phrenic nerve injury. Conventional technique places the hila behind the phrenic nerves. We have placed the hila in front of the phrenic nerve in our last 10 patients, using direct caval anastomoses when feasible. This minimizes traction on and dissection around the phrenic nerves, and allows anterior rotation of the heart-lung block for easier hemostasis of the posterior mediastinum after implantation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1592-1593
Number of pages	2
Journal	The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume	59
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0003-4975(95)00159-I
State	Published - Jun 1995

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Surgery
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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