The use of an endotracheal tube for cannulation of left superior vena cava via coronary sinus for repair of a sinus venosus atrial septal defect.
A reinforced cuffed endotracheal tube was used to drain blood from a left superior vena cava via the coronary sinus during patch repair of a sinus venosus defect in a 65 year old patient. This approach produced good drainage and a bloodless operative field.
Department of Surgery, Groby Road Hospital, Leicester.
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AM
Harris
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Shawkat
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JS
Bailey
D000368:Aged; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior