RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Pioneering Alberta cardiac surgeons walked into uncharted territory 40 years ago
JF Canadian Medical Association Journal
JO CMAJ
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP 549
OP 551
VO 156
IS 4
A1 R. Cairney
YR 1997
UL http://www.cmaj.ca/content/156/4/549.abstract
AB When Dr. John Callaghan performed Canada's first successful open-heart surgery in Edmonton in 1956, the operation took 10 hours and the heart-lung pump he used looked like it had come from the shelves at Canadian Tire. Today the operation takes a couple of hours and the heart-lung pumps used cost $150,000. This article discusses Calaghan's pioneering work, which was recently honoured by University Hospital in Edmonton.