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Minimally invasive management of central ECMO after ascending aortic surgery
Author(s) -
Lorusso Roberto,
Bidar Elham,
Natour Ehsan,
Heuts Samuel
Publication year - 2019
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.13974
Subject(s) - medicine , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , aortic surgery , extracorporeal circulation , circulatory system , ascending aorta , surgery , anesthesia , cardiology , aorta
A small percentage of ascending aortic surgical procedures require temporary mechanical circulatory support, of which veno‐arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V‐A ECMO) is the most established technique. We present a surgical technique for minimally invasive central V‐A ECMO management, avoiding resternotomy or ventricular compression, while maintaining antegrade blood flow and permitting sternal closure following ascending aortic surgery.