J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008;136:235-236
© 2008 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery
Reply to the Editor:
Eric E. Roselli, MD
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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We thank Dr Augoustides for his kind comments and inquiries regarding preparation for reoperative cardiac surgery. Cooperation and coordination of the entire team, especially the cardiothoracic anesthesiologist, is critical to success. Owing to space limitations, specific details regarding our typical approach to cardiac reoperations are included in Appendix E4 instead of within the main body of the manuscript. Some of Dr Augoustides' questions are . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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