[Role of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography in repair of mitral valve (our experience)].

Introduction: Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a useful tool during valvular, great vessels and CABG surgery. In several large studies TEE has been shown to have higer sensitivity than TTE for native valve (94-100% vs. 44-63%) and prosthetic valves (75% vs 25%) both have high specificity (91-98%).

[To what extent does Trasylol decrease the need for blood and blood derivatives in postoperative acetylsalicylic acid (ASA)-induced hemorrhage in CABG surgery?].

ASA is commonly used for many years as pain relief drug, anti-inflammatory and against temperature, as well as antiaggregatory agent in coronary disease therapy. Aprotinin (Trasylol) has antifibrinolytic properties, among other actions, inhibits intrinsic coagulation cascade, and it has been demonstrated to reduce blood loss. Can be given in different doses and by different protocols.