Extracorporeal membranous oxygenation and left atrial decompression: a fast and minimally invasive approach

Virginie Fouilloux; Lionel Lebrun; Loic Macé; Bernard Kreitmann

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.01.005

Extracorporeal membranous oxygenation and left atrial decompression: a fast and minimally invasive approach

Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Jun;91(6):1996-7. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.01.005.

Authors

Virginie Fouilloux¹, Lionel Lebrun, Loic Macé, Bernard Kreitmann

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic and Cardio-vascular Surgery, Paediatric Cardiology, Timone Children's Hospital, Marseille, France. [email protected]

PMID: 21620008
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.01.005

Abstract

Left atrial decompression for patients under extracorporeal membranous oxygenation is sometimes mandatory, but it may be technically difficult. We describe a safe and minimally invasive technique to perform this while placing a small cannula antegradely in the pulmonary artery trunk.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cardiac Catheterization
Child, Preschool
Decompression, Surgical / methods*
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation*
Female
Heart Atria
Heart Diseases / surgery*
Humans
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
Thrombosis / surgery*