Pulsatile perfused porcine coronary arteries for microvascular training

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 213-216

  Schoffl, Harald ^a,b   Hager, Dietmar ^a,b   Hinterdorfer, Christian ^a   Dunst, Karin M ^b   Froschauer, Stefan ^b   Steiner, Wolfgang ^b   Kwasny, Oskar ^a,b   Huemer, Georg M ^b,c,d  

^a KEPLER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^b Maz Mikrochirurgisches Ausbildungs und Forschungszentrum   (Austria)

^c Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Schwestern Linz   (Austria)

^d maz Mikrochirurgisches Ausbildungs und Forschungszentrum   (Austria)

Author keywords

Microsurgery; Porcine heart; Pulsatile flow; Pump; Training

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY PERFUSION; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY; DEVICE; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; ION TRANSPORT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MICROSURGERY; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT;

ANIMALS; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY VESSELS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MICROSURGERY; PERFUSION; SWINE; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33746453318     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000215248.70308.ae     Document Type: Article

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