Early major complications were higher as compared to fully percutaneous devices: the incidence of pericardial effusion requiring pericardiocentesis was between 11% and 20%, and the incidence of major bleeding was 9% while another 9% of patients suffered LAA perforation needing open chest surgery.
The accuracy of this index in open chest conditions remained unclear.
Anesthetized, open chest, male rabbits were assigned to 1 of 6 groups (n=8/group).
The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of open chest conditions on pulse pressure variations.
"An orange split in two becomes an open chest.
"See!" he repeated hoarsely, holding the lamp over the open chest.
Mice underwent open chest surgery under anesthesia.
This was not possible in the LAD group because of fluid and air in the chest after open chest procedure.
A previously described model of open chest anesthetized dogs was used [ 20, 21].
Sarnoff and Berglund manipulated atrial pressure with elevated reservoirs in an open chest model.
