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Rapid Suture Technique for Critical Artery Anastomoses
Thomas G. Baffes, MD;
Jaime L. Fridman, MD;
Sheldon H. Steiner, MD;
G. Valeyudha Paniker, MD
AMA Arch Surg. 1970;100(4):445-454.
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The problem of anastomosing vessels that supply critical areas of the body has several important components. Either the anastomosis must be completed rapidly enough so that the temporary hypoxia to the involved organ is only fleeting and contributes nothing towards reduction of its vital function, or some form of protection must be provided to the organ while the sutures required for anastomosis are placed. Preferably, the protection should be adequate enough and prolonged enough so that the sutures can be placed accurately and unhurriedly, in order to be certain that the critical anastomosis has minimal chance for failure. These criteria are not always fulfilled. Technical difficulties, unexpectedly encountered during the anastomosis, may result in deprivation of blood supply to the critical area for longer than anticipated and lead to significant damage to an important organ. Methods for protecting the critical organ are not always entirely effective for providing adequate protection
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Author Affiliations
Chicago
From St. Francis Hospital, Evanston, Ill; and Mount Sinai Medical Center, and the Department of Surgery, Chicago Medical School, Chicago.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication Dec 10, 1969.
Read before the 77th annual meeting of the Western Surgical Association, Dallas, Nov 21, 1969.
Reprint requests to 4055 Main St, Skokie, Ill 60076. (Dr. Baffes).
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