TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevention of distal limb ischemia during cardiopulmonary support via femoral cannulation
AU - Greason, Kevin L.
AU - Hemp, James R.
AU - Maxwell, J. Matthew
AU - Fetter, John
AU - Moreno-Cabral, Ricardo J.
PY - 1995/1/1
Y1 - 1995/1/1
N2 - The indications for prolonged cardiopulmonary support or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation are expanding. A potential serious complication of these techniques is distal limb ischemia. Techniques have been developed to provide the distal limb with blood flow. Unfortunately, specialized skills and materials are required. We describe a simple method of providing distal limb perfusion using ordinary pressure tubing and a standard cordis catheter. This technique is capable of reproducing normal superficial femoral artery blood flow.
AB - The indications for prolonged cardiopulmonary support or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation are expanding. A potential serious complication of these techniques is distal limb ischemia. Techniques have been developed to provide the distal limb with blood flow. Unfortunately, specialized skills and materials are required. We describe a simple method of providing distal limb perfusion using ordinary pressure tubing and a standard cordis catheter. This technique is capable of reproducing normal superficial femoral artery blood flow.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0003-4975(95)00380-0
DO - 10.1016/S0003-4975(95)00380-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 7598601
AN - SCOPUS:0029031148
VL - 60
SP - 209
EP - 210
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
SN - 0003-4975
IS - 1
ER -