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Left Ventricular Assists Device Insertion Via Small Right Axillary Incision in a Pediatric Patient
Author(s) -
Torregrossa Gianluca,
Pawale Amit,
ElEshmawi Ahmed,
Nguyen Khanh
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.12342
Subject(s) - medicine , ventricle , fulminant , surgery , myocarditis
We report the use of a right axillary skin incision to institute a ventricle assist device support in a two‐year‐old 14 kg male with fulminant myocarditis. The ease of conversion to a long‐term support, avoidance of a sternotomy, and a less visible incision made this approach an attractive option in this group of sick patients. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12342 (J Card Surg 2014;29:581–583)