{"title":"Impact of video assisted thoracoscopic surgery on the management of spontaneous pneumothorax","authors":"Peter Clarke FRACS","doi":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90066-D","DOIUrl":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90066-D","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101220,"journal":{"name":"The AustralAsian Journal of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery","volume":"2 2","pages":"Pages 103-104"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/1037-2091(93)90066-D","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76635512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The importance of research","authors":"Vincent L. Gott MD","doi":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90053-7","DOIUrl":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90053-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101220,"journal":{"name":"The AustralAsian Journal of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery","volume":"2 2","pages":"Page 83"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/1037-2091(93)90053-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82708743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Surgery of congenital heart disease: Historical aspects","authors":"Timothy B. Cartmill FRACS","doi":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90063-A","DOIUrl":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90063-A","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101220,"journal":{"name":"The AustralAsian Journal of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery","volume":"2 2","pages":"Page 97"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/1037-2091(93)90063-A","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88314017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Peter D. Skillington FRACS , Suchart Chaiyaroj MD , Timothy C. McKenzie FRACS
{"title":"Liberal use of intra-aortic balloon pumping in patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery","authors":"Peter D. Skillington FRACS , Suchart Chaiyaroj MD , Timothy C. McKenzie FRACS","doi":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90050-E","DOIUrl":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90050-E","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is an effective, minimally invasive cardiac assist device which can be used perioperatively to increase survival after cardiac surgery. Surgeons vary according to how aggressively they use IABP. Some prefer to use increased doses of inotropic drugs in the first instance. From August 1990 to February 1993, 38 of 480 consecutive patients having cardiac surgery for ischaemic heart disease (IHD) had perioperative insertion of the IABP (usage rate 7.9%). There was a low threshold for its use, with some IABPs being placed in patients prophylactically in the operating theatre if postoperative low cardiac output was anticipated. Generally, if inotropic medication was required (greater than renal dosage dopamine) when the patient left the operating theatre, the IABP was inserted, and an attempt made to minimise inotropic medication. The IABP was more commonly inserted for complex coronary cases (40% of 55 patients) than when a primary coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) was performed (3.8% of 425 patients). The early mortality overall was 1 % and in the IABP group was 5.3%. There were 2 late deaths. IABP-related morbidity was infrequent (one false aneurysm of femoral artery requiring repair, one burst balloon requiring open removal via a groin incision). Complications were more commonly patient related. Using this approach, the mortality was 3.6% for complex coronary surgery and 0.7% for first time CABG. Inotropic medication was required in only 10% of patients, and in 68% of these, low dosage only was necessary.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101220,"journal":{"name":"The AustralAsian Journal of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery","volume":"2 2","pages":"Pages 73-76"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/1037-2091(93)90050-E","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78767882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transplantation at St Louis University results, dials and lessons learned","authors":"D.Glenn Pennington MD","doi":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90061-8","DOIUrl":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90061-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101220,"journal":{"name":"The AustralAsian Journal of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery","volume":"2 2","pages":"Pages 93-94"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/1037-2091(93)90061-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76620377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Follow-up after correction of aortic coarctation under the age of three years","authors":"Hans A. Huysmans MD, A.P. Kappetein MD","doi":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90047-8","DOIUrl":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90047-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Patients operated upon for coarctation of the aorta below the age of 3 years need lifelong follow-up for detection of restenosis, hypertension and valvular disease. DSA, MRI and bicycle exercise testing are useful in detecting restenosis. Longer follow-up will be needed to analyse whether extended end-to-end anastamoses with polypropylene sutures are better than classic anastomoses with silk sutures, in view of incidence of recoarctation. Patients operated upon before the age of 6 months are less likely to develop hypertension than patients operated upon at an older age.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101220,"journal":{"name":"The AustralAsian Journal of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery","volume":"2 2","pages":"Pages 67-69"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/1037-2091(93)90047-8","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89574175","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The use of ventricular assist devices in bridging to heart transplantation and the future of mechanical circulatory support","authors":"D.Glenn Pennington MD, Marc T. Swartz","doi":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90062-9","DOIUrl":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90062-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101220,"journal":{"name":"The AustralAsian Journal of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery","volume":"2 2","pages":"Pages 95-96"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/1037-2091(93)90062-9","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88636534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The value of a stentless valve bioprosthesis: Experiments in the growing pig","authors":"Hans A. Huysmans MD, M.G. Hazekamp MD","doi":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90046-7","DOIUrl":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90046-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We have used the pig-heart model to evaluate tissue degeneration in heart-valve prostheses. In provoking less calcification and tissue degeneration, stentless valves were superior to stented valves. This study supports the hypothesis that stentless valves are superior due to a more normal opening of the valve leaflets as an integral part of the aortic root. Cryopreserved homografts did not show any calcification of the leaflets, but had extensive fibrous nodules in the leaflets.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101220,"journal":{"name":"The AustralAsian Journal of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery","volume":"2 2","pages":"Pages 64-66"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/1037-2091(93)90046-7","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89346399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Training in cardiothoracic surgery: The australian system","authors":"Bruce B. Davis FRACS","doi":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90056-A","DOIUrl":"10.1016/1037-2091(93)90056-A","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101220,"journal":{"name":"The AustralAsian Journal of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery","volume":"2 2","pages":"Pages 86-87"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/1037-2091(93)90056-A","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77684841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}