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Thorac. cardiovasc. Surgeon 40 (1992) il Table of Contents Issue 1 (February 1992) =Pages 1- 58 Issue 4(August 1992) =Pages 173-252 Issue 2 (April 1992) =Pages 59-114 Issue 5 (October 1992) =Pages 253-312 Issue 3 (June 1992) = Pages 115-172 Issue 6 (December 1992) = Pages 313-388 SpeciallssueI (February1992) =Pages 1-144 Naef, A. P.: Forgotten Pioneers in Thoracic Surgery Chidambaram, M., M. J. Akhtar, M. Al-Nozha, and A. Al- Saddique: Relationship of Atrial Fibrillation to Significant Tukkie, R., P. F. Griindeman, A. C. Moulijn, V. J. Rudolphy, Pericardial Effusion in Valve-replacement Patients and P. J. Kiopper: Treatment of Intractable Ventricular Fibrillation with Prompt Circulatory Support using a Biven- Taggart, D. P., W. Fraser, C. E. Gray, G. Beastall, A. Shen- tricular Assist Device in Pigs— an Experimental Study kin, and D. J. Wheatley: The Effects of Systemic Intraopera- tive Hypothermia on the Acute-Phase and Endocrine Thorelius, J.,S. Thelin, G. Ronquist, E. Halden, and H.-E. Response to Cardiac Surgery Hansson: Biochemical and Functional Effects of Creatine Phosphate in Cardioplegic Solution during Aortic Valve Amano, J., H. Fujiwara, T. Sugano, and A. Suzuki: Modified Surgery —a Clinical Study Preservation of All Annular-Papillary Continuity in Replace- ment of the Calcified Mitral Valve (Short Communication) Markewitz, A., E. Faist, Th. Niesel, S. Lang, Ch. Weinhold, and B. Reichert: Changes in Lymphocyte Subsets and Mito- Miiller, L. C.,G. M. Salzer, D. zur Nedden, R. Frank, and gen Responsiveness Following Open-heart Surgery and E. Miiller-Holzner: Critical Checking of the Radiological Diag- Possible Therapeutic Approaches nosis of ,Complete Remission“ and ,,Partial Remission“ Fol- lowing Induction Chemotherapy of Small-Cell Lung Cancer in Menger, M. D., F. Hammersen t, and K. Messmer: In Vivo the Light of Postoperative Histological Examination Assessment of Neovascularization and Incorporation of Prosthetic Vascular Biografts Inderbitzi, R., K. Flueckiger, and H. B. Ris: Pain Relief and Respiratory Mechanics During Continuous Intrapleural Wadouth, F.: New Surgical Techniques for the Prevention of Bupivacaine Administration After Thoracotomy Paraplegia during Aortic Surgery Brightman, I., J. A.M organ, W. P. Kunze, and M. N. Shep- Ennker, J.,C. M. Gross, G. Biamino, and R. Hetzer: First pard: Primary Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Thymus — Clinical Experiences with a New Angioscopic System for A Rare Cause of Mediastinal Tumour (Case Report) Diagnosing Peripheral Vascular Changes Skalski, J. H., H. H. Sievers, J. Funda, D. Regensburger, and Walter, M., and H. Erasmi: A New Vascular Prostesis of A. Bernhard: Truncus Arteriosus Communis Associated with Bovine Origin Interrupted Aortic Arch: A Report on two Uncommon Cases (Case Report) Geiger, A. W., W. Konertz, G. Hindricks, T. Hachenberg, A. Fahrenkamp, and H. H. Scheld: Echinococcal Cyst of the van Son, J. A. M., and L. Noyez: Use of Internal Mammary Interventricular Septum: A Rare Cause of Myocardial Artery in Radiation-Induced Coronary Artery Disease (Case Ischemia (Case Report) Report) Bridgewater, B. J. M., V. Tsang, J. Pepper, and S. C. Lennox: Okita, Y., S. Miki, K. Kusuhara, Y. Ueda, T. Tahata, and Aorto-cutaneous Fistula: A Rare Complication of Aortic T. Sakai: Replacement of a Thrombosed St. Jude Medical Surgery (Case Report) Prosthesis in Pulmonary Position after Repeated Thrompoly- tic Therapy (Case Report) Berney, C. R., B. Roche, A. M. Kurt, A Spiliopoulos, and R. Mégevand: Leiomvosarcoma of the Pulmonary Hilar Ves- Redaelli, C., T. Carrel, R. Jenni, P. Stoffel, and M. Turina: sels (Case Report) Renal Cell Carcinoma Extending into the Right Ventricle: Suc- cessful Resection with Cardiopulmonary Bypass (Case Report) Nickoladze, G.: Letter to the Editor Heinemann, M. K., K. J. Oldhafer, and G. Ziemer: Partial Strauss, B., G. Paulsen, H. Strenge, S. Graetz, D. Regens- »Anomalous* Hepatic Vonous Connection Associated with burger, and H. Speidel: Preoperative and Late Postoperative Secundum Atrial Septal Defect (Case Report) Psychosocial State Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Franke, U., and Th. Wahlers: Protection of a Transplanted Fritzsche, D., R. Krakor, H. Goos, K.-F. Lindenau, and Kidney during Aortoiliac Reconstruction (Letter to the Editor) L. Will-Shahab: Comparison of Myectomy Alone or in Combi- nation with Mitral Valve Repair for Hypertrophic Obstructive Zwischenberger, J. B., C. S. Cox, D. Graves, and A. Bidani: Cardiomyopathy Intravascular Membrane Oxygenation and Carbon Dioxide Removal-—A New Application for Permissive Hypercapnia? Thorac. cardiovasc. Surgeon 40 (1992) Table of Contents 121 Segesser, L. K. von, B. M. Weiss, M. Pasic, H. P. Friedl, Szinicz, G., F. Taxer, J. Riedlinger, and K. Erhart: Thoracos- M. Lachat, B. Leskosek, M. Spiess: Temporary Lung Support copy Resection ofa Pericardial Cyst (Case Report) Using an Intravascular Gas Exchanger Weder, W., R. Schlumpf, R. Schimmer, T. Kotulek, and Fasol, R., M. Schindler, B. Schumacher, K. Schlaudraff, F. Largiadér: Thoracoscopic Resection of Benign Schwan- W. Hannes, R. Seitelberger, and V. Schlosser: The Influence noma (Case Report) of Obesity on Perioperative Morbidity: Retrospective Study of 502 Aortocoronary Bypass Operations Ueda, H., K. Andoh, T. Kusano. A. Iwasaki, and S. Inutsuka: Diaphragmatic Cyst with Elevated Level of Serum Tissue Poly- Niederhauser, U., E. P. Bauer, L. K. von Segesser, T. Carrel, peptide Antigen (Case Report) A. Laske, M. Schénbeck, and M. Turina: Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum: Results and Predictive Fak- Shafei, H., C. S. F. McCormick, and R. J. Donnelly: Madura tors of Surgical Treatment Foot of the Chest Wall; Cure After Radical Excision (Case Report) Lunkenheimer, P. P., K. Redmann, H. Isringhaus, W. Flameng, G, Rettig, and W. F. Whimster: Cardiodynamic Rea, F., M. Loy, L. Bonavina, M. Vigo, R. Salmaso, and Effeofc Dotpamsin e and Dobutamine F. Calabro: Primary Rhabdomysosarcoma of the Diaphragm — Report of aC ase Presenting with Hemothorax (Case Report) Kocak, H., I. Yekeler, A. Basoglu, M. Pac, H. Senocak, M.S. Yiiksek, A. Ates, and S. Géksu: The Effect of Superoxide Ueno, T., T. Yamada, T. Itoh, and M. Natsuaki: The Optimal Dismutase and Reduced Glutathione on Cardiac Performance Temperature for 24-Hour Heart Preservation using Continu- after Coronary Occlusion and Reperfusion — an Experimental ous Coronary Perfusion Method Study in Dogs Noyez, L., J. A.M. van Son, T. van der Werf, J.T. A. Knape, Basoglu, A. Kocak, M. Pac, M. Cerrahoglu, N. Bakan, J. Gimbrére, W. N. J.C. van Asten, L. K. Lacquet, and 1. Yekeler, M. §. Yiiksek, and S. Géksu: Oxygen Free Radical W. Flameng: Retrograde Coronary Sinus Cardioplegia in Scavengers and Reperfusion Injury in Dog Lung Preserved in Myocardial Revascularization: Hemodynamic Evaluation of Cold Ischemia the Influence on the Right-Ventricular Function Kappstein, I.,G. Schulgen, G. Fraedrich, V. Schlosser, Bilfinger, T. V., J.T. Moeller, M. Kurusz, R. C. Grimson, and M. Schumacher, and F. D. Daschner: Added Hospital Stay C. E. Anagnostopoulos: Pediatric Myocardial Protection in Due to Wound Infections Following Cardiac Surgery the United States: A Surgery of Current Clinical Practice Prétre, R.,G. Katchatourian, M. Bednarkiewicz, and Yasuura, K., Y. Ogawa, M. Sawazaki, A. Matsuura, B. Faidutti: Aortoiliac Endarterectomy: a 9-year Experience H. Okamoto, A. Seki, M. Hoshino, and T. Abe: Successful Resection of a Distal Aortic Arch Aneurysm in a Patient with Lonsky, V., M. Stétina, P. Habal, and D. Markova: Congenital Behcet's Disease Using an ,,Aortic No-Touch* Technique and Absence of the Left Pericardium in Combination with Left Hypothermic Total-Body Retrograde Perfusion (Case Report) Pulmonary Artery Hypoplasia, Right Aortic Arch, and Secun- dum Atrial Septal Defect (Case Report) Konertz, W., P. Hamann, Th. Hachenberg, E. Schliiter, and H. H. Scheld: Aortic Annular Enlargement with the Use ofa Matsuura, A., M. Sawasaki, K. Yasuura, and M. Hoshino: Homograft Valve (Case Report) Modified Janke Net Technique for Exposure of the Circumflex Artery (Short Communication) Aoyagi, S.,T. Kawara, H. Yasunaga, K. Kosuga, and K. Oishi: Congenital Quadricuspid Aortic Valve Associated Zhi-Ping Wang, Ming-Dao Yuan, Han-Cha Zhou, Tie-Hui with Aortic Regurgitation (Case Report) Hu, and Wan-Jun Luo: Surgical Treatment of Solitary Peripheral Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm Associated with Knobel, B., P. Rosman, Y. Kishon, and M. Husar: [ntracar- Ventricular Septal Defect (Case Report) diac Primary Fibrosarcoma. Case Report and Literature Review (Case Report) Kalmar, P., and E. Irrgang: Cardiac Surgery in Germany during 1991 —A Report by the German Society for Thoracic Jagmeet, P.S.,S. D’Silva, Y. Y. Lokhandwala, and and Cardiovascular Surgery B. V. Dalvi: Intracardiac Needle in a Man with Self-injurious Behaviour Presenting with only a Heart Murmur (Case Report) Mountain, C. F.: Surgical Critical Care: Who is Responsible? (Editorial) Bruckenberger, E.: Zur Situation der Herzchirurgie 1991 in Deutschland Hirata, T., F. Yamazaki, T. Fukuse, K. Muro, H. Yokomise, K. Inui, Y. Takahashi, T. Hirai, S. Hitomi, and H. Wada: Vahl, C. F.,R. Bauernschmitt, A. Bonz, U. Herold, S. Ziegler, Omentopexy for Revascularization of Free Tracheal Grafts in A. Lang, and S. Hag}: Contractile Behaviour of Skinned Papil- Rats lary Muscle in Mitral Valve Disease Wada, H., T. Hirata, K. Inui, H. Yokomise, S. Hasegawa, Lukacs, L., I. Kassai, and A. Arvay: Total Correction of T. Fukuse, K. Muro,T . Hirai, and S. Hitomi: Laser Doppler Tetralogy of Fallot in Adolescents and Adults Velocimetry Measurement of Canine Mucosal Circulation Response to Bronchial Artery Reperfusion after Lung Trans- Herse, B., R. Autschbach, A. Hannekum, H. Dalichau, plantation B. Gonska: Different Ways of Application of the Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) — Which is the Current Kaiser, D., A. Fritzsche, and W. Matthiesen: Indication for Approach? Surgery in Small-cell Carcinoma of the Lung Table of Contents Thorac. cardiovasc. Surgeon 40 (1992) V 273 Weinhold, Ch., P. Fille, A. Markewitz, and G. Steinbeck: Moritz, A., F. Raderer, H. Magometschnigg, W. Trubel, Haemodynamic and Oxymetric Investigations on Patients R. Ullrich, G. Laufer, and M. Staudacher: The Use of Mesh- under Rate-Responsive Dual-Chamber Stimulation During tube-Constricted Dilated or Varicose Veins as Arterial Bypass Exercise Conduit Lemma, M., P. Vanelli, L. Beretta, M. Botta, A. Antinori, and Wimmer-Greinecker, G., R. Mair, Ch. GroB, W. Harringer, C. Santoli: Cardiac Surgery in HIV-positive Intravenous Drug U. Klima, and P. Briicke: Aortic Valve Replacement with the Addicts: Influence of Cardiopulmonary Bypass on the Progres- Pulmonary Autograft — Experience of 23 Cases sion to AIDS Mohan, R., P. J. Walter, M. Vandermast, B. J. Amsel, and Kececioglu, D., E. Voth, A. Morguet, D. L. Munz, and J. Vogt: D. Vanaken: Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Myocardial Ischemia and Left-Ventricular Function After Patients 75 Years of Age and Older: Is Age per se a Contra- Ligation of Left Coronary Artery (Bland-White-Garland-Syn- indication? drome): a Long-term Follow-up. Zerkowski, H.-R., M. Giinnicker, U. Freund, H. A. Dieterich, Takahashi, Y., S. Hitomi, T. Hirata, T. Fukuse, F. Yamazaki, H. T. DreBler, N. Doetsch, M. Schieffer, K. Hakim-Meibodi, K. Cho, and H. Wada: Neonvascularization Effect with He-Ne J.D. F. Lockhart, and J. C. Reidemeister: Low-Output Syn- Laser in the Rat Trachea drom after Heart Surgery: is a Mono-therapy with Phos- phodiesterase-III Inhibitors Freaside? A Comparitive Study Kato, R., T. Kobayashi, W. Watanabe, M. Kawamura, K. of Amirinone and Enoximone Kikuchi, K. Kobayashi, and T. Ishihara: Can the Chest Tube Draining the Pleural Cavity with Persistent Air Leakage be Friedel, N., R. Wenzel, G. Matheis, and R. Hetzer: The Use of Removed? Dopexamine after Cardiac Surgery: Acute and Long-Term Effects in Patients with Impaired Cardiac Function Sener, E., M. Bayazit, M. Kamil, K. Gél, B. Mavitas. 0. Tas- demir, and K. Bayazit: Surgical Approach to Pseudoaneur- Ganeshakrishnan, K. I., J. M.S. Khandeparkar, V. M. Na- ysms with Behcet's Disease (Case Reports) trajan, N. B. Agrawal, D. H. Oswal, and R. A. Magotra: Congenital Intrapericardial Aneurysm of the Left-Atrial Mole, M. T., P. Goldstraw, and M. N. Sheppard: Desmoid Appendage (Case Report) Tumour in Thoracotomy Scar 5 Years After Excision ofa Left Giant Atrial Appendage Aneurysm in Female with a Familie History of Gardner’s Syndrome (Case Report) Supplement 1/1992 Abstracts of Papers presented at the 21th Annual Meeting of the Korbmacher, B., C. Doering, H. D. Schulte, and W. Hort: German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of the Heart— Case Report of a Rare Left-Atrial Tumor (Case Report) First Joint Annual Meeting of the German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Hasse, I.: Reflections on the Future of Pre- and Post-Graduate Austrian Society for Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery and the Medical Education in Thoracic Surgery (Editorial) Swiss Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Bonn, Germany Zwischenberger, J. B., and C. S. Cox, Jr.: Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) for Neonatal Respiratory 33 German version of abstracts Failure 91 Hausmann, H., N. Friedel, H. Warnecke, J. Ennker, H. Topp, Miiller, L. C., B. Abendstein, and G. M. Salzer: Use of the A. Schiessler, and R. Hetzer: Management in Critical Care Greater Omentum for Treatment and Prophylaxis of Anas- and Postoperative Follow Up of Patients with CAD and Left tomotic and Stump Dehiscence in Mayor Airway Surgery Ventricular Ejection Fraction 10-30% after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Wertzel, H., L. Swoboda, A. Joos-Wiirtemberger, U. Frank, and J. Hasse: Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis in General Diemel, K. D., H. B. Bittner, M. Hiibler, H. Hausmann, Thoracic Surgery N. Friedel, and R. Hetzer: Mixed-venous Oxygen Saturation as a Predictive Parameter in Surviving Low-Cardiac-Output Inderbitzi, R., and M. Furrer: The Surgical Treatment of Following Cardiac Surgery Spontaneous Pneumothorax by Video-Thoracoscopy Zerkowski, H.-R., M. Giinnicker, U. Freund, K. Hakim- Bauer, E. P., J. Schmidli, P. R. Vogt, L. K. von Segesser, and Meibodi, G. Marggraf, W. Russ, T. Schappert, H. A. M. I. Turina: Valvotomy for Isolated Congenital Aortic Dieterich, and N. Doetsch: Use of Phosphodiesterrase-III Stenosis in Children: Prognostic Factors for Outcome Inhibitors as Mono-Therapy for Patients with Postoperative Low Cardiac Output Syndrome Beyer, M., H. Hoffer, U. Beyer, A. Gértz, S. Mierdl, and A. Hannekum: A Microcorrosion Cast Study for Analyzing a El-Banayosy, A., K. Minami, H. Posival, M. M. K6rner, and New Method of Indirect Myocardial Revascularization R. K6rfer: Improving Survial Rate in Patients with Car- diogenic Shock using Mechanical Circulatory Support Systems Dapper, F., H. Neppl, G. Wozniak, I. Strube, B. Zickmann, F. W. Hehrlein, and H. Neuhof: Effects of Pulsatile and Non- Carrel,T. , M. Bino, E. R. Schmid, and M. Turina: Early pulsatile Perfusion Mode During Extracorporeal Circulation - Postoperative Thoracic Imaging in Patients after Cardiac a Comparative Clinical Study Surgery LaB, M., K. Paulat, F. Oertel, C. Hiibner, A. Welz, and Hohnloser, S., G. Fraedrich, M. Zehender, T. Meinertz, and A. Hannekum: Experimental and First Clinical Experiences V. Schlosser: Antiarrhythmic Efficacy of Amiodarone after with Implantable Ultrasonic Doppler Probes for Postoperative Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Bypass Control after Coronary Surgery VI Thorac. cardiovasc. Surgeon 40 (1992) Table of Contents 93 Fraedrich, G., C. Saurer, M. Amiri, and V. Schlosser: Influ- 100 Frey, D.J.M.,A.-K. Reichmann, J. Potchinkov, and ence of the Preoperative Administration of Digoxin or Calcium D. Kaiser: Prophylaxis of Pneumonia after Lung Surgery in Antagonists on the Incidence of Arrhythmias after Coronary Risk Patients? Artery Bypass Surgery Achatzy, R., Th. Kreis, H. N. Macha, and E. Karbaum: Post- Stopp, M., A. Heisel, J. Jung, S. Sen, 1. Volkmer, and pneumonectomy Empyema H. Schieffer: Termination of Atrial Flutter with Rapid Atrial Pacing in the Early Postoperative Course after Open Heart Frey, D. J. M., C. Hartz, and D. Kaiser: Extrapleural Regional Surgery Anesthesia (EPRA) — Pain Relief after Thoracotomy Kruse, J., R. Althaber, R. Aurisch, A. Kalsow, H. Warnke, Mazzoni, L., 1. D. Chapman, F. Stimpfling, J. Morley, and F. Wyrembek: Nuklear Medical Determination of Left and L. Swoboda, H. Wertzel, and J. Hasse: Resolution of Airway Right Ventricular Ejektion Fractions as Bedside Method in Obstruction in Asthma: Spasmolysis or Reversal of Airway Case of Perioperative Cardiac Insufficiency Hyperreactivity? Berger, J., H. Metzler, S. Rédl, and B. Rigler: The Influence Moritz, E., and T. Speil: Thoracoscopic Treatment of Spon- of Artifical Ventilation on Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency. An taneous Pneumothorax with the Endo-GIA-Stapler Echocardiographic Study Beyersdorf, F.: New Perspectives in Myocardial Protection 5 Wiebalck, A., P. Wouters, B. Apkinar, P. Lauwers, H. van Aken, and W. Flameng: Postoperative Complications with Noppeney, T., U. Eberlein, M. Langhans, and J. von der the Hemopump Emde: The Influence of Age and other Risk Factors on the Results of Coronary Reoperations Autschbach, R., B. Schorn, F. W. Mohr, K. Otto, and H. Dalichau: Veno-Venous Hemofiltration for Treatment of Chares, M., R. Leischik, C. Gerharz, M.-J. Polonius, and Acute Renal Failure in the Cardiovascular Surgical Patient B. Lésse: Does Early Surgical Intervention have an Effect on the Mortality and Morbidity in Acute Endocarditis? Friedel, N., F. Dobrowolski, D. Schmitt, and R. Hetzer: Con- tinuous Veno-venous Hemodiafiltration in the Management of Lange, R., W. Saggau, F.-U. Sack, R. de Simone, G. Schuler, Acute Renal Failure Following Cardiac Surgery — Preliminary J. Brachmann, M. Grunze, F. Fleischer, and S. Hagl: Results Dynamic Cardiomyoplasty: Haemodynamics and Assessment of Pulmonary Function Nachbur, B., J. Richner, and R. Greiner: Interdisciplinary Approach is the Key to Successful Treatment of Malignant Wahlers, Th., H. Klein, H.-G. Fieguth, J. Tréster, and Thymomas A. Haverich: Malignant Cardiac Dysrhythmia and Coronary Heart Disease — Is the Perioperative Risk of AICD-Implanta- Branscheid, D., S. Krysa, M. Horn, G. Wollkopf, H. Biilze- tion Influenced by Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting? bruck, and I. Vogt-Moykopf: Status of Nd-YAG Laser in Surgery of Pulmonary Metastases Wimmer-Greinecker, G., R. Mair, Ch. Gross, W. Harringer, P. Hartl, and P. Bruecke: The Pulmonary Autograft—an Eckersberg, F., M. R. Miiller, G. Berlakovich, and E. Wolner: Alternative in Aortic Valve Replacements? Technique and Resection of Lung Metastases in Patients with Chemotherapy- Early Results induced Hypoimmunity Mair, R., W. Harringer, Ch. Gross, P. Hartl, G. Wimmer- Swoboda, L., C. Vogt, H. Wertzel, and J. Hasse: Longterm Greinecker, and P. Bruecke: Aortic Valve Replacement with Results with more Deliberate Surgery for Pulmonary Metas- Cryopreserved Pulmonary Autograft tases Preusse, C. J., D. Horstkotte, H. D. Schulte, and W. Bircks: Wahlers, Th., S. W. Hirt, H.-J. Schafers, A. Alken, and Thrombosis of Prosthetic Heart Valves: Diagnosis, Incidence, A. Haverich: Predictive Criteria for the Need of Extracor- Therapeutic Concepts poreal Circulation in Single Lung Transplantation Holper, K., Ch. Hahnel, N. Augustin, F. Sebening: Repair of Keznickl, P.,M. Hiesmayr, W. Haider, W. Klepetko, Tricuspid Insufficiency: Long-term Follow-up after DeVega M. Grimm, and H. Jellinek: A Parameter for Nearly Non- Annuloplasty Invasive Monitoring of Ischemic Injury after Lung Transplan- tation Skupin, M., U. Blum, H. Stérger, W. Burger, D. Scherer, R. Wagner, F. Beyersdorf, L. Eckel, K. Sarai, and P. Satter: Zimmermann, T., J., Dobroschke, C. Becker, and J. Buhr: Cardiosurgical Procedures after Stent Implantation The Influence of Non Specific Blood Transfusions on the Prog- nosis of Bronchogenic Carcinoma Torka, M. C., F. Rose, and R. Hacker: Early Reoperation after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Karg, O., M. Draeger, H. Bergstermann, O. Thetter, and B. Passlick: The Effect of Perioperative Blood Transfusion on Schranz, D., W. Korozynski, H. Jacob, R. Huth, C. F. Wipper- Prognosis of Patients with Surgically resected Lung Cancer mann, B. K. Jiingst, and H. Oelert: Pulmonary Hypertension after Corrective Cardiac Surgery in Children. Postoperative Wertzel, H., 0. Kohlund, L. Swoboda, and J. Hasse: Blood Management Transfusion Requirements in Pneumonectomies and Pleuro- pneumonectomies Ziemer, G.,S. Demertzis, R. Kaulitz, T. Paul, and 1. Luhmer: Early Postoperative Management after Modified Fontan- 100 Achatzy, R., P. Budzin, and B. Brendle: Cefuroxime Concen- ' Kreutzer-Type Operations (FKTO) tration in Serum, Lung and Pleura during Lung Operations Table of Contents Thorac. cardiovasc. Surgeon 40(1992) VI 108 Schmid, F.,W. Kurocznski, V. Baum, C. Wippermann, 115 Krysa, S., E. Stoelben, C. Bergaminelli, D. Branscheid, and D. Schranz, and H. Oelert: Validation of Closed- Versus Open- I. Vogt-Moykopf: Segmental Resection and Lobectomy in Chest Cardiac Resusciation in Infants after Cardiac Surgery Treatment of Bronchial Carcinoma in Stage I: Indication and at a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Results Friedel, N., P. Steffen, and R. Hetzer: Perioperative Antibio- Leschber, G., J. HuBmann, U. Kuhl, D. Kaiser: Preoperative tic Prophylaxis in Cardiac Surgery: Results of aP rospective Autologous Blood Donation as a Standard Procedure in Randomized Study Thoracic Surgery Sablotzki, A., B. Zickmann, R. Fiissle, C. Haase, I. Friedrich, Wex, P., W. Drozdz, and E. Utta: Surgical Treatment by and F. W. Hehrlein: Perioperative Microbiological Monitoring Aspergilloma and Optional Invasive Pulmonal Aspergillosis of Tracheal Aspirate as Predicting Factor for Pulmonary Com- (IPA) plications Following Cardiac Surgery Bolwin, M., R. Schwerdtfeger, and D. Kaiser: Indication for Genoni, M., L. v. Segesser, and M. Turina: Reoperationen in Thoracic Surgery in Immuncomprised/Bone Marrow Trans- der Intensivpflegestation nach Operationen am Herzen und plant Patients den groBen GefaBen Wertzel, H., A. Joos-Wiirtemberger, L. Swoboda, and Guese, H. G., K. H. Joeckel, K. H. Leitz, and F. Boehmert: J. Hasse: Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Lung Reduction of Homologous Blood and Perioperative Complica- Surgery tions by Preoperative Autologous Blood Donation Bauer, H.G.,S. Krysa, G. Zimmermann, and I. Vogt-Moy- Guttmann, J.,W. Bertschmann, L. Eberhard, G. Wolff, kopf: Chylothorax: Therapy Modalities in Thoracic Surgery. H. J. Kohl, J. Zeravik, M. Adolph, and J. Eckart: Volume An 8-Year Experience Based on 49 Operations Depency of Compliance and Resistance in ARDS-Patients Miiller, L. C.,G. M. Salzer, and B. Abendstein: The Use of the Heller, W., Z. Engel, and H.-E. Hoffmeister: Investigations Major Omentum in Therapy or Prophylaxis of Anastomotic/ on the Early Recognition of Possible ARDS after Extra-Cor- Stump Dehiscence in Major Airway Surgery poreal Circulation (ECC) with the Parameters of the Clotting, Fibrinolysis and Kallikrein-Kinin Systems Stamatis, G., L. Freitag, and D. Greschuchna: Endoscopic Methods for Treatment of Septic Complications after Lung Wadouh, F.: Surgical Strategies for the Prevention of ,,Steal- Resection Phenomenon“ as the Cause of Spinal Cord Injury after Aortic Cross-Clamping Morgan, J. A., and R. Achatzy: Recurrent Pneumothorax: Minimally Invasive Surgery Ghassemi-Garah, A., S. Miiller, E. Krause, and P. Satter: Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty Primary- and Long Linder, A., G. Friedel, and H. Toomes: Minimal Invasive Term Results from the Vascular Surgeon’s Point Surgery for Spontaneous Pneumothorax Engel, Z., W. Heller, and H.-E. Hoffmeister: Hemostaseolog- Inderbitzi, R., M. Furrer, and U. Althaus: The Surgical Treat- ical Investigations in Vascular Surgery ment of Spontaneous Pneumothorax by Video-Thoracoscopy Reininger, C. B., A. J. Reininger, B. Steckmeier, A. Hér- Friedel, N.,G. Matheis, R. Wenzel, and R. Hetzer: The Use of mann, U. Kaup, and L. Schweiberer: The Value of Platelet Dopexamine Post Cardiac Surgery: Acute and Long-Term Function Assessment in Optimizing Antithrombotic Therapy Effects in Patients with Impaired Cardiac Function in Vascular Surgical Patients Schweiger, P., C. F. Vahl, and S. Hagl: Three Years of Ex- Steckmeier, B., A. Schmélder, G. Kiiffer, C. Reininger, perience with a Standardized Computer Controlled and L. Schweiberer: Local Vascular Reconstructive Tech- Follow-Up System niques in Popliteal Artery Disease Laube, H. R., J. J. Collins, L. A. Trudell, and B. L. Vallee: Walter, M., M. Gawenda, and H. Erasmi: Compartment- Patency Rate of Angiogenic coated Small Diameter Vascular Syndrom a Case of Emergency in Vascular Surgery Grafts in White New Zealand Rabbits Erasmi, H., M. Walter, and R. Schmidt: Primary and Secon- LaB, M., A. Hannekum, F. Oertel, P. Paulat, and A. Welz: dary Aorto-intestinal Fistula Experimental and First Clinical Experiences with Implantable Ultrasonic Doppler Probes Used to Evaluate Postoperative Rapp, H.-J., P. Gasteiger, M. Dworschak, K. M. StrauB, Bypass Patency after Coronary Surgery E. Klingelhéfer, N. Lorenzl, and K. van Ackern: Postopera- tive Silent Myocardial Ischemia after Vascular Surgery Hannes, W., B. Schumacher, R. Fasol, V. Schlosser, and R. Seitelberger: Antiischemic and Antiarrhythmic Efficacy of Wiirsten, H. U., J. Triller, and P. Stirnemann: Surgical the Calciumantagonist Diltiazem in Patients undergoing Aor- Remove of Partly thrombosed Temporary Caval Filters tocoronary Bypass Grafting Meyer, J.: Hemodynamic Correction of Saphenous Venous Bartels, C., R. Honig, A. K. v. Kalle, G. Burger, and E. R. de Insufficiency (CHIVA)— Surgical Technique and Results Vivie: Anticardiolipinantibodies, Heartmuscleantibodies and Inflammatory Parameters in Patients with or without Postcar- Naef, A. P.: Thoraxchirurgen —Wegbereiter der modernen diotomy-Syndrom Narkose und Intensivtherapie Thorac. cardiovasc. Surgeon 40 (1992) Table of Contents 122 Schorn, B., A. Hoeft, W. Buhre, M. Scholz, E. Stepanek, Iversen, S., U. Hake, E. Gerharz, Y. Kutschera, H. Jakob, A. Weyland, and H. Dalichau: Changes in Extravascular Lung W. Schmiedt, and H. 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Elert: Clinical Experiences with Postoperative Immunolog- ical Therapy in Anergic Patients with Heartdisease Bauer, E. P., J. Schmidli, L. K. von Segesser, T. Carrel, and M. I. Turina: Factors Influencing Early and Late Results after Steckmeier, B., A. Schmélder, C. B. Reininger, G. R. Sell, Valvotomy for Isolated Congenital Valvar Aortic Stenosis in P. Psel, and L. Schweiberer: The Obturator Bypass for Re- Children Intervention in Cases of Inguinal Infection — an Anatomical Study Ruschewski, W., D. Bartmus, B. Schorn, and J. Biirsch: Changing Indications and Operative Technique in Definitive Spiegelsberger, S., S. Schiiler, M. Hummel, J. Miiller, Palliation of Univentricular Heart: Total Cavopulmonary F. Berdjis, M. Oebe, Y. Weng, H. Warnecke, and R. Hetzer: Connection New Aspects in Heart Transplantation in Children Schmidt, K. G., J. L. Cloez, and N. H. Silverman: Postopera- Laske, A., T. Carrel, M. Pasic, E. Bauer, L. von Segesser, tive Variations of Right Ventricular Size and Function in New- R. Jenni, and M. Turina: Heart Transplantation with Bicaval borns with Critical Pulmonary Stenosis or Atresia and Intakt Anastomoses Ventricular Septum Wenke, K., J. Thiery, N. Arndtz, A. Doin, D. Seidel, and Lindenau, K.-F., J. Graff, H.-J. Hausler, and D. Olthoff: B. Reichart: Optimized and Safe Treatment of Hyper- Double Chambered Right Ventricle —a Challenge for Surgeons choesterolemia after Heart Transplantation by Low Dose Simvastatin and H. E. L. P. Apheresis Zwischenberger, J. B.: American Experiences with ECMO 5 Haverich, A., E. a.a. Spring, A. Winter, S. Hirt, J. Cremer, Falke, K. J., R. Rossaint, K. Slama, D. J. M. Frey, and and B. Heublein: Concentration of High Energy Phosphates in H. 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