D. Sarubbi, Antonio Sarubbi, A. Strumia, G. Pascarella, P. Crucitti, Filippo Longo, L. Frasca, M. Martuscelli, E. Tomaselli, Massimiliano Carassiti, F. Agrò
{"title":"I-gel® as airways management in a challenging adult tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration","authors":"D. Sarubbi, Antonio Sarubbi, A. Strumia, G. Pascarella, P. Crucitti, Filippo Longo, L. Frasca, M. Martuscelli, E. Tomaselli, Massimiliano Carassiti, F. Agrò","doi":"10.1007/s12055-023-01676-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-023-01676-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13285,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139446233","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}
T. Nakajima, Yutaka Iba, T. Shibata, Shingo Tsushima, Nobuyoshi Kawaharada
{"title":"Transprosthetic cuff leakage of a bovine pericardial aortic bioprosthesis in a redo case","authors":"T. Nakajima, Yutaka Iba, T. Shibata, Shingo Tsushima, Nobuyoshi Kawaharada","doi":"10.1007/s12055-023-01681-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-023-01681-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13285,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139447048","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":"Cusp repair during valve-sparing aortic root replacement with reimplantation. Repair or replace?","authors":"N. Schizas","doi":"10.1007/s12055-023-01675-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-023-01675-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13285,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139124708","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":"Subcutaneous emphysema, pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax in COVID-19 pneumonia-independent prognostic factors.","authors":"Bhushan Dinkar Thombare, Satinder Kumar Jain","doi":"10.1007/s12055-023-01571-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12055-023-01571-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has created a substantial disease burden and morbidity. However, the development of subcutaneous emphysema, pneumomediastinum, and pneumothorax have been of rare occurrence and their significance in mortality has not been studied. In a retrospective single-institution observational study at a tertiary care centre in the northern part of India, we evaluated the occurrence of these complications and their relationship with mortality from 1 June 2020 to 30 November 2020. All coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients developing subcutaneous emphysema, pneumomediastinum, and pneumothorax were included. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation-induced complications were excluded. Measured endpoints were either discharge to home or death. There were 3145 COVID-19 patients admitted during the study period. Altogether, 38 patients developed one of these complications or in combination. There were 33 male and 5 female patients with an age range from 23 to 95 years, mean 57 ± 12.7. 36 of 38 patients developed these complications while on the ventilator and required chest drain insertions as a part of management. Two patients developed these complications while breathing spontaneously. The incidence of these complications among ventilated patients was 22.9% (36/157). 32 of 38 died giving a mortality of 84.21%. The average time from the development of these complications to death was 8.4 days (range 2-27 days). We conclude that lung changes in COVID-19 patients make them prone to the development of air leaks. Subcutaneous emphysema, pneumomediastinum, and pneumothorax were more common in ventilated patients but were also observed in spontaneously breathing patients. These complications were associated with significantly high mortality in COVID-19 patients (<i>p</i>-value = 0.0002 by Chi-square test).</p>","PeriodicalId":13285,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10728398/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42800503","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":"RVOT pseudoaneurysm post biventricular repair for tetralogy of Fallot with single pulmonary artery.","authors":"M R Mohamed Irshad, Javid Raja, Sachin Mahajan","doi":"10.1007/s12055-023-01558-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12055-023-01558-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pseudoaneurysm of the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT), post repair for tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), is a rare occurrence with few cases reported in literature. TOF with single pulmonary artery is in itself a rare occurrence. RVOT pseudoaneurysm in a case of TOF with single pulmonary artery has not been reported to the best of our knowledge. RVOT pseudoaneurysm is a catastrophic complication which has very few symptoms and has to be picked up early to avoid dire consequences. We have reported such a rare occurrence to highlight the importance of looking out for such complications in rare presentations where anatomy is altered.</p><p><strong>Supplementary information: </strong>The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12055-023-01558-9.</p>","PeriodicalId":13285,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10728407/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46514185","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":"Common arterial trunk repair after infancy.","authors":"Tom R Karl","doi":"10.1007/s12055-023-01585-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12055-023-01585-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13285,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10728376/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44520077","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":"Colonic transposition using mid colon for corrosive oesophageal strictures.","authors":"Vinay H G, Ramesh Reddy G, Ramprashanth M P","doi":"10.1007/s12055-023-01531-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12055-023-01531-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To evaluate mid colon as a viable alternative for reconstruction in diffuse corrosive oesophageal stricture compared to other modes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a prospective observational study of surgical management of corrosive oesophageal stricture using the colonic interposition graft. Eight patients were included for a period of 4 years from January 2017 to December 2020 and followed up for a mean period of 32 months (range of 24 to 46 months). The results in these eight patients are discussed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 8 patients underwent retrosternal oesophagocoloplasty and gastrojejunostomy. There was no intraoperative or hospital death. Postoperative complications included one patient each having aspiration pneumonia and anastomotic leak.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>A successful reconstruction can be done by securing the correct vascular pedicle and a technique of good anastomosis. From our experience, colonic transposition using mid colon as conduit can be considered as a viable alternative in patients with long segment oesophageal stricture.</p>","PeriodicalId":13285,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10728026/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48301009","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}
Mohammed Mahmoud Mostafa, Ahmed ELminshawy, Beshoy Allam, Mahmoud Thabet Ayoub
{"title":"A simple transseptal approach versus the conventional left atrial approach for mitral valve procedures: a retrospective study.","authors":"Mohammed Mahmoud Mostafa, Ahmed ELminshawy, Beshoy Allam, Mahmoud Thabet Ayoub","doi":"10.1007/s12055-023-01565-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12055-023-01565-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Having good exposure to the mitral apparatus during mitral valve replacement is a vital decision every cardiac surgeon must take. This study was conducted to compare the simple transseptal approach and the conventional left atrial approach for mitral valve procedures, to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the simple transseptal approach during open heart mitral valve procedures, as the conventional left atrial approach may not provide optimal exposure, especially in unfavorable anatomical and operative situations.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a retrospective study. It has been conducted on 140 patients who were diagnosed with heart diseases that required mitral valve replacement. Surgeries were performed in the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department. Mitral procedure was done through median sternotomy incision under general anesthesia on a cardiopulmonary bypass machine with cold antegrade cardioplegia. Demographic data, preoperative diagnosis, intraoperative findings, hospital stay, complications, and mortality were documented and revised.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>One hundred and forty patients were enrolled in this study with a median age of 39 years, and no significant differences as regards the baseline demographic data as age, sex, and body mass index (BMI). A total of 68 patients underwent mitral valve replacement through the simple transseptal approach and 72 patients through the conventional left atrial approach. Both studied groups had insignificant differences as regards bypass time, re-operation rate, postoperative complications, hospital stay, and mortality.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The simple transseptal approach through the midpoint of the fossa ovalis could be a safe and even favorable alternative to the traditional left atriotomy approach in certain difficult operative situations during mitral valve replacement surgery.</p><p><strong>Graphical abstract: </strong></p>","PeriodicalId":13285,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10728378/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47286121","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}
Chinnaswamy Reddy, Ameya Kaskar, Govardhan Reddy, Niranjan Soundararajan, S Satheesh, Viralam S Kiran, Pujar Venkateshauarya Suresh
{"title":"Surgical outcomes of common arterial trunk repair beyond infancy.","authors":"Chinnaswamy Reddy, Ameya Kaskar, Govardhan Reddy, Niranjan Soundararajan, S Satheesh, Viralam S Kiran, Pujar Venkateshauarya Suresh","doi":"10.1007/s12055-023-01549-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12055-023-01549-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The aim of this study is to analyze the clinical outcomes of common arterial trunk repair beyond infancy in terms of both early- and long-term outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Between January 2003 and December 2019, 56 patients underwent repair for common arterial trunk beyond infancy at our institute. Median age was 34.5 months, 51.8% were females, and 48.2% were males.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>48.2% were type 1, 46.4% were type 2, and 5.4% were type 3. 17.9% patients underwent direct connection technique for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction; remaining received a conduit. The most common type of truncal valve anatomy was tricuspid (82.1%). Early mortality was 7%. Univariable analysis identified age (<i>p</i> = 0.003), weight (<i>p</i> = 0.04), duration of ventilation (<i>p</i> = 0.036), and pulmonary hypertensive crisis (<i>p</i> ≤ 0.001) as factors affecting early mortality. In our overall cohort of beyond infancy repair for common arterial trunk, at 10 years, the survival, freedom from reintervention for right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction, freedom from ≥ moderate conduit obstruction, freedom from impaired right ventricle function, and freedom from ≥ moderate truncal valve regurgitation were 76.7%, 89.7%, 74%, 88.6%, and 66.3%, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Repair for common arterial trunk in patients presenting beyond 1 year of age is challenging; however, it can be done with satisfactory early and late outcomes in terms of mortality and reintervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":13285,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10728388/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48689922","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}