Operative insertion of a transvenous left atrial pressure monitoring line.

Satur, C M; Stubington, S R; Crew, A D; Walker, D R · Ann Thorac Surg · 1990

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Abstract

We describe a technique for the insertion of a left atrial pressure monitoring line during open heart operations in infants. The procedure requires central venous cannulation with a long catheter, followed by intraoperative placement of the catheter tip through the interatrial septum into the left atrium. The technique has been used successfully in 35 infants.

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