We read with interest the article by Kadohama and colleagues [1], and we would like to
congratulate the authors for the very interesting management of three pediatric patients with …

We read with interest the article by Kadohama and colleagues [1], and we would like to
congratulate the authors for the very interesting management of three pediatric patients with …

Discussion Since its introduction into clinical use by Argenta and Morykwas, 1 negative
pressure has been applied in various types of infected wounds, including deep sternal …

Vacuum‐assisted closure (VAC) has been used with success in the management of adults
and children with sternal infections. However, this technique has not been applied …

References Double Criss-Cross Sternal Wiring and Chest Wound Infections To the Editor:
975 tion of right ventricular rupture during high-pressure suction therapy for poststernotomy …

The “how to do it” article by Orihashi [1] reported an outstanding description of utilizing
buoyancy for removal of intracardiac air. The very instructive figures and illustrations …

DISCUSSION Experience with MCS in infants has relied heavily on the use of
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. With its approval for North American use in 2012 …

In 1950, Bigelow et al.(1) demonstrated that hypothermic canines tolerated circulatory
exclusion of the heart for longer periods of time than normothermic canines. Shortly …

Abstract Between January 1987 and July 1992, 641 infants (less than 1 year of age)
underwent cardiac surgical procedures through a median sternotomy incision at the UCLA …

Objective: We sought to compare low-flow cardiopulmonary bypass with deep hypothermic
circulatory arrest in respect to the influence on the systemic inflammatory response …