1. View from the surgeon’s side of table
View from the surgeon’s side of table. With cardiac positioner placed on the apex, the heart can be easily displaced to expose the inferior wall vessels. Because there is no compression used for displacement, this maneuver is usually accomplished with no hemodynamic sequelae. Note the location of the cardiac positioner and stabilizer on the surgeon’s side of the retractor. Alternatively, the stabilizer can be placed on the assistant’s side of the retractor. The right pericardial traction sutures are relaxed, and the “deep stitch” is retracted inferolaterally.
Source: Myocardial Revascularization Without Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, 5e
Citation: Cohn LH, Adams DH. Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, 5e; 2017 Available at: Accessed: October 17, 2017
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