Affiliation:
1. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Wellington Public Hospital Wellington South, New Zealand
Abstract
A gauze sling technique using two long thick gauze strips to rotate the heart on its longitudinal axis is described. This gives excellent exposure to the inferior and posterolateral wall of the heart. Any coronary system can be exposed easily by manoeuvring the free ends of the tapes for anchorage without requiring an assistant to hold the heart.
Subject
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine,General Medicine,Surgery