A bulldog clamp that was forgotten during a coronary artery bypass operation 8 years ago
Mehmet Adnan Celkan1, Kivanc Bayatli
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Private Defne Hospital, Antakya, Hatay, Turkey. celkan@superonline.com
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
|July 21, 2012
Abstract:
Prevention of retained foreign bodies in the pericardial cavity is critical for patient safety. We report a patient with a bulldog clamp that was forgotten during a coronary artery bypass operation 8 years ago, which was detected by chance and removed.


