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9034443

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-4-7
pubmed:abstractText
The right thoracotomy approach to mitral valve surgical procedures allows surgeons to achieve excellent, rapid exposures of mitral annuli; facilitates the excision of diseased mitral valves; avoids injury to previously placed coronary artery bypass grafts; and aids surgeons with the insertion of valve prostheses. This approach is especially appropriate for patients with anatomic deviations (e.g., deep chest cavities, counterclockwise rotations of the heart) and hostile mediastina (i.e., previously opened mediastina with severe adhesions around the heart and posterior side of the sternum). This article discusses mitral valve disease, compares the right thoracotomy approach to median sternotomy, describes perioperative nursing care of patients undergoing mitral valve surgical procedures, and presents a case study.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0001-2092
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
65
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
347-64; quiz 366, 369, 371 passim
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Right thoracotomy approach to mitral valve surgical procedures.
pubmed:affiliation
Dameron Hospital, Stockton, Calif, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports