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25-04-2022 | Heart Surgery | How to Do It

A knot-pusher technique with hand-tying precision through a mini-thoracotomy

Authors: Satoru Maeba, Masatoshi Sunada, Ito Takuya, Dai Kawashima, Ryoi Okano

Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | Issue 8/2022

Abstract

This study documents the application of a knot-pusher technique via a mini-thoracotomy with the traditional one-handed knot-tying rationale using an existing long-shaft knot-pushing device. This technique achieved the typical hand-tying precision and secured tight knots in minimally invasive cardiac surgery.

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Title: A knot-pusher technique with hand-tying precision through a mini-thoracotomy
Authors: Satoru Maeba
Masatoshi Sunada
Ito Takuya
Dai Kawashima
Ryoi Okano
Publication date: 25-04-2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
Keywords: Heart Surgery
Heart Surgery
Thoracotomy
Published in: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery / Issue 8/2022
Print ISSN: 1863-6705
Electronic ISSN: 1863-6713
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-022-01821-7

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