title: How to ensure a good flow to the arm during direct axillary artery cannulation.
abstract: We herein describe a simple and safe technique to avoid compartment syndrome/arm ischemia during direct right axillary artery cannulation, especially in patients who require long-term extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, II Faculty of Medicine, University of Rome 'La Sapienza', Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy. capmd@katamail.com
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Capuano
authors.forename: Tommaso Hinna
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Danesi
authors.forename: Antonino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roscitano
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sinatra
mesh_terms: D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply*; D001366:Axillary Artery; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods; D012039:Regional Blood Flow