Extracorporeal membranous oxygenation and left atrial decompression: a fast and minimally invasive approach.

Fouilloux, Virginie; Lebrun, Lionel; Macé, Loic; Kreitmann, Bernard · Ann Thorac Surg · 2011

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Left atrial decompression for patients under extracorporeal membranous oxygenation is sometimes mandatory, but it may be technically difficult. We describe a safe and minimally invasive technique to perform this while placing a small cannula antegradely in the pulmonary artery trunk.

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