The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon
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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Dec 1990
Case ReportsTraumatic herniation of the heart into the right pleura.
This case report summarizes our experience with a 19-year-old male patient who suffered a blunt chest trauma during a traffic accident. On admission no serious injuries could be detected, but 12 hours later displacement of the heart to the right side combined with sudden cardiac failure appeared. Emergency operation showed a right-sided rupture of the pericardium with complete herniation of the heart into the right pleural cavity and consequent strangulation by the pericardial margin.
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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Dec 1990
The practice of coronary surgery in the United Kingdom and Ireland: a survey.
The author has sent a questionnaire to 172 members of the Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeons but has received only 49 answers. However, about one third of the members do not practice coronary surgery, so an estimated 40% of active members submitted answers. The questionnaire was mainly distributed to Consultants in the National Health Service. The questions refer to cardiopulmonary bypass, myocardial protection, grafts, closure of the chest, and postoperative medication.