Saphenous vein cannulation in re-redo cardiac surgery.
The widely used peripheral vein site of cannulation (i.e., the femoral vein) cannot always be employed in the setting of re-redo procedures. We propose a safe and simple surgical technique for a femoral vein cannulation using the greater saphenous vein as the inflow tract for the venous drainage in the setting of redo cardiac surgery.
Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Cardiac Surgery Unit, University of Milan, Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
Marco
M
Agrifoglio
Marco
M
Gennari
Samer
S
Kassem
Gianluca
G
Polvani
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005268:Femoral Vein; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D011475:Prosthesis Failure / Q000009:adverse effects; D012086:Reoperation; D012501:Saphenous Vein; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior