TCTAP C-140 Retrograde Rescue for Antegrade Dissection

Antegrade vs. retrograde cerebral perfusion during ascending aortic repair for acute type A aortic dissection.

complications and that postoperative ventilation time was significantly longer in the ACP group than the RCP group. This was true for the total cohort of patients as well as for the riskadjusted analysis and propensity-matched pairing analysis. Recently, another propensity-matched analysis was carried out by a group from Duke University to examine the superiority of ACP or RCP in proximal (hemi...

Antegrade Dissection in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of gallbladder antegrade dissection (GAD) cholecystectomy to reduce the risk of common biliary duct injuries and to demonstrate that it is an easier and more time-sparing technique than the traditional one. METHODS The operative procedure performed since 2002 consists of the incision of the visceral peritoneum from...

Traumatic optic pathway degeneration. Antegrade and retrograde.

Antegrade or retrograde reamed femoral nailing

Retrograde femoral nailing is gaining in popularity. We report a prospective, randomised comparison of antegrade and retrograde procedures in 68 patients with 69 fractures of the femoral shaft. All nails were inserted after appropriate reaming. There was no difference in operating time, blood loss, technical complications, size of nail or reamer, or transfusion requirements. There were more pro...

Antegrade versus Antegrade* / Retrograde Cardioplegia for Myocardial Protection in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

Objective: Nonhomogeneous distribution of cardioplegia antegradely in severe coronary artery stenosis and evolving acute myocardial infarction has been demonstrated experimentally. Administration of cardioplegia retrogradely causes homogeneous distribution and offers a good alternative for myocardial protection. Methods: Thirty five consecutive patients with three vessel-disease undergoing elec...