Percutaneous Single-Site Cannulation for Acute Right-Sided Support.
Right ventricular failure is a challenging problem after left ventricular assist device implantation, leading to considerable morbidity and mortality. When inotropic support is no longer adequate, a temporary right ventricular assist device is needed that often mandates reopening of the sternotomy for implant and explant. We describe our technique to percutaneously place a right internal jugular cannula for extracorporeal support.
From the *Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; and †Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
Mahim
M
Malik
Ahmet
A
Kilic
Bryan A
BA
Whitson
D000072601:Cannula; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins