Paracorporeal Connection to Heart-Lung Machine in Transplant Surgery With the Berlin Heart Ventricular Assist Device.

Gil-Jaurena, Juan-Miguel; Pérez-Caballero, Ramón; Pita, Ana; Pardo, Carlos · Ann Thorac Surg · 2019

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Abstract

This report describes a simple way to deal with time-consuming adhesions and cannula handling in patients with a paracorporeal assist device who are undergoing heart transplantation. By connecting the extrathoracic lines to the heart-lung machine, chest reentry becomes a straightforward issue.

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