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HCG performs the first auto liver transplantation in Karnataka

wash it in a preservative solution (HTK solution) and keep
it in ice so that the liver could survive a number of hours without blood flow

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Vascular Ring Connector for Open Surgery in Type A Aortic Dissection – Custodiol used for Cardioplegia

. left carotid bypass at the neck with 6-8 mm graft, then CPB through femoral artery and right subclavian artery, 2. Stop femoral circulation, keep cerebral perfusion only, 3. small incision on the ascending aorta for examination and searching the intimal tear, 4. If no tear was found in the ascending aorta, then extend the incision to aortic arch and insert a ringed graft into the aortic root, then fix the VRC with tapes, then give cardioplegia (preferably HTK for it may last longer), 5. search the intimal tear again, if it is not in the arch, then use 10-15 cm elephant trunk to repair the upper portion of descending aorta. The ring shoud be placed at the distal arch, 6. innominate artery bypass with a 10-12 mm ringed graft though the aortotomy, then anastomose it to the aorta. The graft should be very short, usually 1-2 cm long, 7. anastomose the left carotid bypass graft to the aorta, 8. use a ring (telescope type) or suture technique to anastomose the arch graft and the aortic root graft.

FDA reports current drug Shortage of Sodium Bicarbonate Injection

Custodiol HTK requires NO Sodium Bicarbonate

New Abstract being presented at the ISMICS (International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoriacic Sugery) – June 2012

REOPERATIVE MINIMALLY INVASIVE AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT WITH AORTIC ROOT ENLARGEMENT Sreekumar Subramanian, Christopher Piercecchi, Samata Paidy, John P. Duffy, Robert S. Poston. University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, USA. OBJECTIVE: Use of a minimally invasive …partial sternotomy approach for aortic valve replacement in patients with a prior sternotomy has been well described. However, combining

New Study out of Germany – Myocardial protection in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery:

Objective: Minimal invasive mitral valve surgery using right thoracotomy is becoming a safe alternative and
has an increasing impact in the clinical routine. The best strategy for myocardial protection for these patients
is under discussion. Warm-blood cardioplegia, according to the protocol of Calafiore (group C), is well-established
in coronary surgery throughout Europe, whereas the cold-crystalloid cardioplegia by Bretschneider
(Custodiol®, group B) is in worldwide use in both heart surgery and organ transplantation.

Another video!!! Custodiol used in Aortic Translocation Operation with Minimal Prosthetic Material

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Where are we next???

From the Controversies in Transplantation meeting right to the Re-Evolution Summit http://www.methodisthealth.com/basic.cfm?id=37173 Re-Evolution Summit II : Minimal Access Cardiac Surgery –The Hybrid Stampede We try and get and give the most updated info related to organ/heart transplant – if you have a meeting you think we would be interested in sponsoring – reach out. .

Essential at Controversies in Transplantation in Breckenridge CO

Transplant Surgeons…we love ‘em!

Custodiol is (and was) used in 100% percent of these cases.

http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/medical/story/2012-02-20/Organs-from-less-than-ideal-donors-save-patients-lives/53167716/1

As the Holiday’s approach

Well, the Holidays are certainly upon us, what with Hanukkah beginning tonight and Christmas just days away. It is easy to get all caught up in the commercialism of it all..but let’s try and remember what the Holiday(s) are really about…love, forgiveness, sharing and hope. With our work in the organ transplant field and in