Open AccessLeft ventricular venting through the right subclavian artery access during peripheral extracorporeal life support
Author(s) -
Sidney Chocron,
Andréa Perrotti,
Camille Durst,
Bertrand Aupècle
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivt119
Subject(s) - medicine , extracorporeal , cannula , ventricle , cardiology , extracorporeal circulation , life support , left subclavian artery , subclavian artery , surgery , aorta , intensive care medicine , aortic arch
The use of peripheral extracorporeal life support during refractory cardiac arrest sometimes exposes the patient to left ventricular dilatation requiring venting. We report here a simple technique for LV venting by a cannula inserted through right subclavian artery and positioned in the left ventricle.
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