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(a) PTFE graft being sutured end to side with femoral artery (b) PTFE graft cannulated with arterial cannula and snugged (c) After the bypass is over, the graft is amputated close to the artery
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F1
A 6-mm standard PTFE graft (Goretex , W.L.Gore & Associates, AZ, USA) was sutured to the longitudinal arteriotomy in an end-to-side fashion with a 7-0 polypropylene suture [Figure 1a]. Following completion of full heparinization (300 IU/kg = 3300 IU), the graft was cannulated with 16 F femoral arterial cannula and was tied around the cannula doubly [Figures 1b and 2].
Intra-operative picture of graft cannulated by arterial cannula
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F2
Following completion of full heparinization (300 IU/kg = 3300 IU), the graft was cannulated with 16 F femoral arterial cannula and was tied around the cannula doubly [Figures 1b and 2].