Use of balloon-tipped vena caval cannulas during open cardiac surgery.
Experience over the past twelve months with the use of balloon-tipped vena caval cannulas for central cannulation during cardiopulmonary bypass is reported. Based on this experience, we fell that such cannulas should become useful to the cardiac surgeon, particularly for complex reoperation.
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*