A complication with the use of a centrifugal pump during thoraco-abdominal aortic surgery.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Centrifugal pumps used to enable atrio-femoral bypass may trigger a change in intra-cardiac shunt flow and increase the risk of morbidity and mortality.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Dissection
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
- Extracorporeal Circulation