5 cases of hydatid cysts of the heart underwent successful enucleation or removal of the cysts with the aid of cardiopulmonary bypass are being reported. their location, signs, symptoms, diagnostic procedures and consequences are being discussed. clinical, radiologic, electrocardiographic and coronary angiographic findings all confirmed the diagnosis. ah the patients had uneventful postoperativ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the influence of cardio-pulmonary-bypass-time on hospital mortality and ICU-morbidity in isolated CABG surgery. METHODS Between 1985 and 1994 perioperative data of 8578 consecutive CABG operations were prospectively collected. Seven variables: gender, redo vs. primary operation, elective vs. urgent surgery, age in 4 categories, use of IMA, number of distal anastomoses (...

An 85-year-old man, who had previously undergone coronary bypass surgery, was subjected to a computed tomography (CT) scan because of an echocardiographic suspect of massive pulmonary embolism. A huge aortic arch aneurysm compressed the pulmonary arteries (Fig. 1). Sudden cardio-respiratory failure required mechanical ventilation. At this stage, surgeons considered him inoperable for high risk....

Removal of tunnelled central venous catheters can become complex if left in situ for a prolonged period. We report a challenging case of a stuck tunnelled haemodialysis catheter, which required sternotomy with cardio-pulmonary bypass for retrieval. A 47-year-old female had failed attempts to remove the venous limb of a Tessio line on the ward. A cut down on the internal jugular vein and divisio...

SUZUKI, H., KAWAKAMI, Y, and FUJITA, M. Electroencephalographic Patterns Related to Hemodynamic Changes at the Onset of Cardio-Pulmonary Bypass Circulation. Tohoku J. Exp. Med., 1991, 164(4), 331-337 Electroencephalographic (EEG) changes in relation to hemodynamic changes at the onset of cardio-pulmonary (C-P) bypass circulation in 31 cases undergoing open heart surgeries were studied. Rapid an...

non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (niddm) is a common disease entity in patients with coronary artery disease (cad). diabetic ketoacidosis (dka) is not only one of the major complications of diabetes mellitus but also a significant challenging clinical entity for the patients undergoing any elective or emergency surgery. coronary artery bypass grafting (cabg) being done in a patient with ...