END-TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE CONCENTRATION AS AN INDICATOR OF PULMONARY BLOOD FLOW DURING CLOSED HEART SURGERY IN CHILDREN: A Report of Two Cases

The value of the continuous monitoring of end-tidal carbon dioxideconcentration as an indicator of the acute intraoperative interruptionof pulmonary blood flow, in patients with pre-existing restrictionsof pulmonary blood flow undergoing closed heart surgery, isillustrated by two case reports. Decreases in end-tidal carbondioxide concentration often appeared several minutes beforethe changes in systemic haemodynamics.     

Use of a Fogarty Embolectomy Catheter to Retrieve a Foreign Body during Redo Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Case Report

Abstract We report the successful use of an embolectomy catheter to retrieve a metal bullet tip of a cardiotomy suction device that was lost during redo coronary artery surgery. The metal tip was lost somewhere in the vicinity of a tear created in the ascending aorta during repeat sternotomy. Initial attempts at retrieval using a Foley catheter were made but were unsuccessful. The foreign body was successfully retrieved by withdrawing an inflated Fogarty balloon embolectomy catheter. The patient went on to have coronary artery bypass grafting and made a sound recovery from the operation.