Puncture and wiring of extracorporeal circuit for cannula safe removal or exchange

Samuel Heller; Tomáš Kovárník; Aleš Linhart; Jan Bělohlávek

doi:10.1177/0267659116638915

Puncture and wiring of extracorporeal circuit for cannula safe removal or exchange

Perfusion. 2016 Oct;31(7):604-7. doi: 10.1177/0267659116638915. Epub 2016 Mar 15.

Authors

Samuel Heller¹, Tomáš Kovárník¹, Aleš Linhart¹, Jan Bělohlávek²

Affiliations

¹ 2 Department of Medicine - Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, U Nemocnice 2, Prague 2, 128 00, Czech Republic.
² 2 Department of Medicine - Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, U Nemocnice 2, Prague 2, 128 00, Czech Republic [email protected].

PMID: 26980006
DOI: 10.1177/0267659116638915

Abstract

A previously undescribed technique for removing a cannula used in extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is proposed, using an over-the-wire technique by puncturing the circuit and continuing with a pre-close technique for access site closure.

Keywords: cannula; exchange; extracorporeal life support; pre-close technique; removal.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cannula* / adverse effects
Equipment Design
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / adverse effects
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / instrumentation
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / methods*
Humans
Life Support Systems* / instrumentation
Male
Middle Aged