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Oxy‐RVAD support for lung transplant in the absence of inferior vena cava
Author(s) -
Joubert Kyla,
Harano Takashi,
Pilewski Joseph,
Sanchez Pablo G.
Publication year - 2020
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.15040
Subject(s) - medicine , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation , cardiopulmonary bypass , inferior vena cava , cannula , lung , perioperative , lung transplantation , percutaneous , surgery , transplantation , cardiology
Cardiopulmonary bypass and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation are commonly used adjuncts to lung transplantation. These techniques are not without associated morbidity and mortality, and the surgeon must be aware of the possibility of aberrant anatomy that could lead to vascular injury during cannulation. In this report, we describe a patient with congenital absence of the inferior vena cava undergoing lung transplantation who required perioperative cardiopulmonary support. A percutaneous dual lumen cannula, Protek Duo, was connected in an Oxy‐RVAD configuration to provide right ventricular and oxygenation support both intraoperatively and postoperatively to this patient.