INTRODUCTION Numerous strategies are employed routinely in an effort to lower rates of surgical site infections (SSIs). A laminar flow theatre environment is generally used during orthopaedic surgery to reduce rates of SSIs. Its role in vascular surgery, especially when arterial bypass grafts are used, is unknown. METHODS A retrospective review of a prospectively maintained database was unde...

Improving and understanding clinical practice is an appropriate goal for the perfusion community. The Perfusion Downunder Collaboration has established a multi-center perfusion focused database aimed at achieving these goals through the development of quantitative quality indicators for clinical improvement through benchmarking. Data were collected using the Perfusion Downunder Collaboration da...

A retrospective analysis of 200 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass surgery between 1987 and 1990 was performed to ascertain whether there was any difference in morbidity or mortality with normothermic versus moderate hypothermic perfusion. Total cardiopulmonary bypass was used in all patients. 100 patients (Group H) were perfused using moderate (28-32 degrees C) hypothermia and the r...

BACKGROUND The long-term results of coronary artery bypass surgery depend mostly on the type of the grafts. For a long time, it has been accepted that arterial grafts are superior to venous grafts. In this study, we evaluated the angiographic patency rates of arterial and venous grafts. METHODS The study took place between 2003 and 2013 in the Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery in Baskent ...

OBJECTIVE Femoral arterial cannulation is associated with a significant risk of lower limb ischemia. The aim of the study was to assess the pressure and flow in the femoral artery using a novel bidirectional femoral cannula in a sheep model of peripheral cardiopulmonary bypass. METHODS Peripheral cardiopulmonary bypass was established using a multistage venous cannula inserted into the intern...

Background: Coronary artery bypass graft surgery with arterial revascularisation of all diseased coronary vessels is considered highly efficient because arterial grafts have an excellent long-term patency compared with venous grafts. However, problems to reach the infero-lateral wall with the in situ internal thoracic arteries usually require alternative techniques. We present the first results...