THE “UNIVERSAL” CARDIOVASCULAR CANNULA

A Dilatable Bronchial Cannula

The cannula is adapted for use in the bronchial tree of the anesthetized dog. Introduced through the mouth or a trach-eotomy opening, the distal end is made to dilate and secure airtight fixation in the bronchus. Positive security and selectivity of the attachment, as well as simplicity of management, recommend the instrument.

Ultrasound-guided cannula cricothyroidotomy.

1128 November 2012 W HEN difficulty with airway management is anticipated, standard guidelines recommend that the airway is secured in the awake patient.1 In the “cannot intubate, cannot ventilate” situation, surgical or cannula cricothyroidotomy is required.1 However, identification of the cricothyroid membrane by palpation is frequently inaccurate, even under elective conditions.2 Preoperativ...

Aortic cannula velocimetry.

Robert C Groom, Aaron G Hill The Virginia Heart Center at Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia, Barry Kuban The Ohio State University Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbus, Ohio, William Oneill 3M Cardiovascular, Incorporated, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Bechara F Akl, Alan M Speir, James Koningsberg, Gregory T Sprissler, Mohamed Shakoor, Paul S Massimiano, Nelson A Burton, Robert A Albus...

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A call for universal definitions in cardiovascular disease.

Defining concept or object enables humans to communicate effectively with each other concerning that defined entity. Medicine has struggled through its long history to define accurately the various diseases that are a daily component of the human condition. Accurate, clear, and easily interpreted definitions of a disease entity allow physicians to communicate among themselves and ultimately to ...