Cardioplegia delivery by transcutaneous pigtail catheter in minimally invasive mitral valve operations.
case_series · Level IV
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.10.065.
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Abstract
For cardioplegia delivery and removing air from the aorta in minimally invasive mitral valve operations, we would like to propose a cost-effective pigtail method. The 8F pigtail punctures the aorta, delivers cardioplegia, and stays in place for removing air from the aorta. We then slide its tip out of the aorta as an accessory drain. With more than 100 successes, we are using it in every case and would like to share it with peer surgeons.
Medical subject headings
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardioplegic Solutions
- Heart Arrest, Induced
- Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
- Mitral Valve
- Mitral Valve Stenosis