title: Extracorporeal membranous oxygenation and left atrial decompression: a fast and minimally invasive approach.
abstract: Left atrial decompression for patients under extracorporeal membranous oxygenation is sometimes mandatory, but it may be technically difficult. We describe a safe and minimally invasive technique to perform this while placing a small cannula antegradely in the pulmonary artery trunk.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardio-vascular Surgery, Paediatric Cardiology, Timone Children's Hospital, Marseille, France. virginie.fouilloux@ap-hm.fr
authors.forename: Virginie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fouilloux
authors.forename: Lionel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lebrun
authors.forename: Loic
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Macé
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kreitmann
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002675:Child, Preschool; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000601:surgery*