Funnel graft to innominate vein to control epicardial bleeding.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 9800848.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
A simple technique to control severe epicardial bleeding is described. This technique constructs a "funnel graft" to deliver shed blood into the venous system. This technique was lifesaving during pericardiectomy in a critically ill patient with acute presentation of constrictive pericarditis.
Medical subject headings
- Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
- Brachiocephalic Veins
- Hemostasis, Surgical
- Intraoperative Complications
- Pericardiectomy
- Pericarditis, Constrictive