Left ventricular venting through the right subclavian artery access during peripheral extracorporeal life support

Sidney Chocron; Andréa Perrotti; Camille Durst; Bertrand Aupècle

doi:10.1093/icvts/ivt119

Left ventricular venting through the right subclavian artery access during peripheral extracorporeal life support

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2013 Jul;17(1):187-9. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivt119. Epub 2013 Mar 21.

Authors

Sidney Chocron¹, Andréa Perrotti, Camille Durst, Bertrand Aupècle

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic and Cardio-Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France. [email protected]

Abstract

The use of peripheral extracorporeal life support during refractory cardiac arrest sometimes exposes the patient to left ventricular dilatation requiring venting. We report here a simple technique for LV venting by a cannula inserted through right subclavian artery and positioned in the left ventricle.

Keywords: Extracorporeal life support; Left ventricle decompression; Left ventricle dilatation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cardiac Catheterization / methods*
Decompression / methods*
Extracorporeal Circulation / adverse effects*
Female
Heart Arrest / diagnosis
Heart Arrest / therapy*
Humans
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / diagnosis
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / etiology
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / physiopathology
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / therapy*
Subclavian Artery*
Treatment Outcome
Ventricular Function, Left