title: Use of Foley catheter for insertion of ventricular assist device inflow cannula.
abstract: Ventricular assist devices are fast becoming an accepted alternative to treat end-stage heart failure, and are being implemented as a bridge to myocardial recovery, a bridge to heart transplantation, or as destination therapy. Positioning of the inflow cannula into the apex of the ventricle is a crucial step due to the risk of sucking in air. We describe an improved method of preparing the insertion site for the ventricular assist device inflow cannula, to minimize the chances of air embolism and blood spillage, which we applied in a 34-year-old man, as a bridge to transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Transplantation & Mechanical Support, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, Harefield Hospital, Harefield, UK.
authors.forename: Prashant N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Mohite
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Transplantation & Mechanical Support, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, Harefield Hospital, Harefield, UK.
authors.forename: Anton
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sabashnikov
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Transplantation & Mechanical Support, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, Harefield Hospital, Harefield, UK.
authors.forename: Bartlomiej
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zych
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Transplantation & Mechanical Support, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, Harefield Hospital, Harefield, UK Popov@med.uni-goettingen.de.
authors.forename: Aron F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Popov
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Transplantation & Mechanical Support, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, Harefield Hospital, Harefield, UK.
authors.forename: Andre R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Simon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D057785:Catheters; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
keywords: Heart-assist devices; heart failure; prosthesis implantation