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Modified Octopus Technique for Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm
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Innovative use of Octopus IV stabilizer in cardiac trauma
Paul D Waterworth1, Ghasan Musleh, Donna Greenhalgh
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Anaesthetics, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom. paul.waterworth@smuht.nwest.nhs.uk
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|August 27, 2005
Abstract:
We report an innovative use of the Octopus IV cardiac stabilizer in a case of penetrating thoracic injury. In this case, we used the Octopus IV cardiac stabilizer to immobilize the right ventricular outflow tract during the repair of a stab wound. To date, there have been no reports of such an application of the Octopus IV cardiac stabilizer.
