Ultrasound Use in Cardiothoracic Surgery. From: AORN Journal | Date: January 1, 2001| Author: HECKMAN, ROD | COPYRIGHT 2001 Association of Operating Room Nurses, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

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With the advent of minimally invasive surgical techniques, patients in the United States currently are undergoing safer, more comfortable surgical procedures than in the past. Traditionally, saphenous vein harvesting techniques involved open surgical techniques that could become sources of postoperative complications, including pain, poor wound healing, increased length of hospital stay, and higher costs for the patient and hospital. These complications were the...

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