title: Left ventricular venting through the right subclavian artery access during peripheral extracorporeal life support.
abstract: The use of peripheral extracorporeal life support during refractory cardiac arrest sometimes exposes the patient to left ventricular dilatation requiring venting. We report here a simple technique for LV venting by a cannula inserted through right subclavian artery and positioned in the left ventricle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardio-Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France. sidney.chocron@univ-fcomte.fr
authors.forename: Sidney
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chocron
authors.forename: Andréa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perrotti
authors.forename: Camille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Durst
authors.forename: Bertrand
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aupècle
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D003664:Decompression / Q000379:methods*; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013348:Subclavian Artery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left
keywords: Extracorporeal life support; Left ventricle decompression; Left ventricle dilatation