Liver lacerations after coronary bypass operation

Gastrointestinal complications after open-heart surgery are rare but may increase mortality rate significantly. We are presenting a rare complication of liver laceration after coronary bypass operation. The patient is a 57-year-old man who underwent urgent Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting operation [CABG]. Liver laceration and free intra-peritoneal hemorrhage was discovered to be the result of chest tubes insertion, and resulted in drop of hemoglobin and hemodynamic instability. The hemorrhage was surgically controlled, and the patient made full recovery and was sent home. This case report emphasizes that when bleeding of unknown origin occurs after cardiac surgery, intra-abdominal bleeding should be considered

Ultrasonic transit time flowmetry in robotic totally endoscopic CABG

Successful use of transit time flowmetry in robotic totally endoscopic coronary bypass operation is reported to demonstrate its applicability and ease of use in evaluating the function of grafts in such operations

Mitral and aortic valve operations in Qatar

QATAR'S first aortic valve operation was performed at Hamad General Hospital on June 27, 1983, and the hospital's first mitral valve operation was performed a month later on July 25,1983. A computerized record of each cardiac operation, performed at the hospital, was utilized in the periodical revision and critical evaluation of the growth and development of the new cardiac surgery program in Qatar. In this report our experience in mitral and aortic valve operations, performed during the period between June 1983 to June 1988, is reviewed. During this 5-year period, there was a total of 82 mitral and aortic valve operations; the characteristics of these patients and the results of their operations are described in this retrospective study