Shruti Jayakumar

Podcast
October 28, 2020 | Shruti JayakumarBronze Contributor

In this interview, Shruti Jayakumar and Martin Elliott discuss his path to and experience in congenital heart surgery. Professor Elliott describes the importance of recognizing the patient, safety and outcomes, leadership and teamwork, and challenges...

Podcast
February 4, 2020 | Shruti JayakumarBronze Contributor

Shruti Jayakumar interviews Martin Elliott about the changes in cardiac surgery that have been most interesting and impactful during the course of their respective careers.

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Video
October 30, 2018 | Caryl Richards

At the end of a cardiac procedure, two or three chest tubes are placed in the mediastinal space to continuously monitor postoperative blood loss and to prevent undesirable blood collection,...

Video
October 2, 2018 | Caryl Richards

In the acute postoperative period after cardiac surgery, pacing wires can be inserted into the atria or ventricles to form an external artificial cardiac conductive system controlled by an external...

Video
March 27, 2018 | Edward Lau

This video demonstrates the closure of a median sternotomy using stainless steel wires in a step-by-step fashion. The authors include both diagrams and surgical video to illustrate key technical elements....