Extracorporeal membranous oxygenation and left atrial decompression: a fast and minimally invasive approach.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.01.005.
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Decompression, Surgical
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Heart Diseases
- Thrombosis