The document discusses an approach to open heart surgery called KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid). It presents the KISS approach advocated by Dr. Solomon Victor, which focuses on simplifying surgical techniques and equipment to make operations safer and more accessible. The approach aims to perform complex cardiac surgeries with fewer staff, less infrastructure, and simpler instruments and techniques compared to conventional methods. It was presented as the Second Annual Conference of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of India in 1989.

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Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1989-90, Volume 6, Issue 1, pp 20-26
KISS approach to open heart surgery
 Solomon Victor,
 M Kabeer
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Based on Padmashri Dr CS Sadasivan Memorial Oration delivered by Dr Solomon Victor during
the Second Annual Conference of Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of India
held at Chandigarh in February 1989.
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Title
KISS approach to open heart surgery
Journal
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 6, Issue 1 , pp 20-26
Cover Date
1989-01-01
DOI
10.1007/BF02664018
Print ISSN
0970-9134
Online ISSN

6. 0973-7723
Publisher
Springer India
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Topics
 Thoracic Surgery
 Cardiac Surgery
 Vascular Surgery
 Surgery
Authors
 Solomon Victor (1)
 M Kabeer (1)
Author Affiliations
 1. The Heart Institute, Vijaya Health Centre, Vadapalani, 15, East Street, Kilpauk
Garden Colony, 600 010, Madras, India
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