Bleeding from the Lung Surface: A Unique Complication of Off-Pump CABG Operation

(#2000-5559 ... November 30, 2000)

Vipin Zamvar, FRCS (CTh), Indu Deglurkar, FRCS, Fikri Abdullah, FRCS, Nouman Ullah Khan, FRCS

University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK

ABSTRACT

A patient, with post myocardial infarction (MI) thrombolysis, underwent emergency off-pump coronary artery bypass graft. Her post-operative course was complicated by excessive bleeding. At re-exploration, the bleeding was caused by a graze on the lung surface by the needle used during the insertion of the deep pericardial retraction suture.

AUTHOR/ARTICLE INFORMATION

Submitted November 27, 2000; accepted November 30, 2000.

Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Vipin Zamvar, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff CF14 4XW, UK, Phone: 029-20747747, Fax: 029-20745439, Email: zamvarv@hotmail.com