Direct delivery of cardioplegia to the coronary arteries during arterial switch operation.
A DLP pediatric cardioplegia cannula was used to deliver cardioplegic solution to the coronary arteries: it seals on the artery button. The technique has been used in consecutive 37 patients during arterial switch operation without complication. This way of delivering cardioplegia solution is simple and effective.
Chiu
L S
LS
Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Lin
S F
SF
Lin
C Y
CY
Chu
S H
SH
D003331:Coronary Vessels; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000601:surgery*