Suprahepatic inferior vena cava cannulation.
Inadequate venous drainage may represent a major problem in operations on the descending thoracic aorta performed with the aid of cardiopulmonary bypass. We herein describe an alternative technique of venous cannulation, which allows steady performances and high pump flows.
Neri
E
E
Thoracic and Cardiovascular Department, University Hospital, Siena, Italy. euxneri@mbox.vol.it
Massetti
M
M
Coffin
O
O
Sassi
C
C
D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling; D006801:Humans; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior