Experimental XXXX : an easier technique.

@entity1707 @entity548 @entity63 @entity190 @entity254 @entity299
AIM: The use of @entity299 ( @entity299 ) in experimental surgery is an extended method to evaluate cardiac graft viability. To study endothelial injury after @entity63 -reperfusion, the technique described by Matsui et al. in 1988 for @entity299 was chosen. A modification, which consists of replacing the atrium-to-atrium @entity254 for the tip of a 30-Fr venous cannula, was developed with the purpose of using this technique in small @entity1707 . Both techniques were compared. METHODS: Twenty-seven consecutive HHTs in 17- to 20-kg @entity1707 using Matsui's original technique and the modified technique were performed. @entity63 time, @entity548 volume, mean gradient and @entity254 complications were measured to compare both techniques. RESULTS: Statistically significant decreases in @entity63 time, @entity548 volume and mean gradient with the modified technique were found. Furthermore, there were two cases of suture dehiscence with the original technique. CONCLUSIONS: The replacement of the atrium-to-atrium @entity254 for the venous cannula is a modification that statistically decreases the @entity63 time, @entity190 and avoids suture complications. This modification makes Matsui's technique easier, faster and safer in small @entity1707 and it may be used in bigger animals and in any kind of non-permanent @entity254 .
