title: An improved technique for venous drainage and right heart decompression.
abstract: Venous return for cardiopulmonary bypass is successfully achieved using of two stage cavoatrial cannula. Right heart decompression is facilitated and drainage optimized by the use of a caval occluding clamp which stabilizes the cannula. This technique is described.
authors: Medical Center of Delaware, Christiana Hospital, Newark.
authors: K W
authors: KW
authors: McNicholas
authors: P M
authors: PM
authors: Spagna
authors: N P
authors: NP
authors: Karmilowicz
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Serra
authors: G M
authors: GM
authors: Lemole
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D003250:Constriction; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans