Harmonic scalpel for pericardiectomy: novel approach to an old cardiac dilemma.
Di Luozzo G, Moussa F, Schor J, Traad E, Williams D, Carrillo R. Harmonic scalpel for pericardiectomy: novel approach to an old cardiac dilemma. The Heart Surgery Forum 2004, 7: e525-7. PMID: 15799939, DOI: 10.1532/hsf98.20041091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedElectrocoagulationEquipment DesignEquipment Failure AnalysisFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPericarditisRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeUltrasonic TherapyConceptsUrgent cardiopulmonary bypassHarmonic scalpelCardiopulmonary bypassAdditional cardiac proceduresBloodless operative fieldCardiac traumaBlood transfusionMalignant arrhythmiasRetrospective reviewCardiac lacerationsExcessive bleedingCardiac proceduresDense adhesionsBlood productsPericardiectomyPatientsCalcific pericarditisOperative fieldBypassAdhesiolysisBleedingScalpelMortalityEpicardial surfacePericarditis