title: Axillary artery and transapical aortic cannulation as an alternative to femoral artery cannulation.
abstract: We present an experience with axillary artery and transapical aortic cannulation for cardiopulmonary bypass according to our indication. We could simply achieve antegrade flow using the two methods with satisfactory result.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan. kin-chan@ninus.ocn.ne.jp
authors.forename: Ko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Ikuo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: Motoo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Osaka
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imazuru
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001366:Axillary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000379:methods; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans