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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;131:929-930
© 2006 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Letter to the Editor

Evaluation of a modified ThermoWrapTM for the AllonTM warming system in patients undergoing elective off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

C.K. Hofer, MD, DEAA a , Michael T. Ganter, MD, DEAA b , Andreas Zollinger, MD c

a Institute of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Triemli City Hospital, Birmensdorferstr. 497, 8063 Zurich, Switzerland
b Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif
c Institute of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Triemli City Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland

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To the Editor:

We have previously shown in this journal 1 Go that the AllonTM patient-warming system (AllonTM 2001 system; MTRE Advanced Technologies Ltd, Or-Akiva Industrial Park, Israel) is efficient in maintaining normothermia during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG), resulting in reduced perioperative blood loss and transfusion requirements. However, the ThermoWrapTM used with this system is expensive, complications (ie, burns) have been described, 2 Go and handling can be time consuming. Meanwhile, we evaluated the new version of a ThermoWrapTM for the AllonTM system in terms of handling and efficacy. In contrast to the old version of the ThermoWrapTM, the design of the new wrap has been modified to improve patient care and to reduce potential . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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