title: Simplified aortic cannulation (SAC) - a useful technique for neonates with small aortas.
abstract: A simplified means of arterial cannulation for cardiopulmonary bypass in small neonates and those infants with diminutive aortas, or requiring reconstruction of the ascending aorta, is presented. It involves suturing a long 3.5 mm graft to the innominate artery and inserting the arterial cannula into the end of the graft. This technique improves exposure, thereby greatly simplifying many complex repairs, and may be used for initiation of ECMO or for hybrid procedures in the postoperative period.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Oklahoma and Oklahoma University Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. chris-knott-craig@ouhsc.edu
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Knott-Craig
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pastuszko
authors.forename: Edward D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Overholt
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000601:surgery; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn