Cerebrovascular accident after vacuum-assisted venous drainage in a Fontan patient: a cautionary tale.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Vacuum-assisted venous drainage was used in a 24-year-old woman who underwent a redo Fontan procedure. She developed a hemiparesis, which is thought to be caused by cerebral air embolism.
Medical subject headings
- Fontan Procedure
- Intraoperative Complications
- Stroke
- Suction