Left Atrial Decompression by Minithoracotomy During Extracorporeal Life Support.
Ann Thorac Surg
; 107(3): e227-e228, 2019 03.
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| ID: mdl-30278170
ABSTRACT
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation through cervical cannulation is an established option for pediatric patients with acute cardiopulmonary failure. However, left-sided heart decompression is sometimes mandatory in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction. This report describes a fast and less invasive technique for placing a left atrial cannula through a left anterior minithoracotomy approach. In 4 critically ill children, this minimally invasive technique provided satisfactory left-sided heart decompression, and this report describes a representative case.
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Toracotomia
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Oxigenação por Membrana Extracorpórea
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Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Minimamente Invasivos
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Descompressão Cirúrgica
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Átrios do Coração
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Insuficiência Cardíaca
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Miocardite
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En
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article