[Microsurgical technique in coronary bypass surgery: possibilities, perspectives and limitations]. / Mikrokhirurgicheskaia tekhnika v koronarnoi khirurgii: vozmozhnosti, perspektivy i ogranicheniia.

Microsurgical approach implies a special technique of operation under operating microscope with the use of special tools and ultra-thin atraumatic sutures. This method may be used in coronary artery bypass surgery in order to improve conventional technique, its quality and outcomes. The report summarizes information about technical features, capabilities and results of microsurgical coronary artery bypass grafting. The problem of popularizing microsurgical technologies in coronary bypass surgery is also discussed.

[Individual learning curves for microsurgical myocardial revascularization]. / Individual'nye krivye obucheniia mikrokhirurgicheskoi revaskuliarizatsii miokarda (s kommentariem).

AIM: To create individual learning curves for microsurgical myocardial revascularization. MATERIAL AND METHODS: It was analyzed duration of the individual stages of the first 100 CABG procedures which were performed using microsurgical technique and surgical microscope. Graphs reflecting correlation between duration of the individual surgical stages and their number were framed. RESULTS: Improvement in distal anastomosis time, aortic cross-clamping time, cardiopulmonary bypass time and duration of surgery was observed with increased surgeon's experience. CONCLUSION: Individual learning curves objectively characterize the learning process of microsurgical myocardial revascularization, allow to estimate the time need for improvement of cardiac surgeons' qualification and demonstrate dates for achieving average surgical quality during learning the technique.