Paracorporeal connection to Heart-Lung machine in transplant surgery with Berlin-Heart

Publication date: Available online 23 October 2018Source: The Annals of Thoracic SurgeryAuthor(s): Juan-Miguel Gil-Jaurena, Ramón Pérez-Caballero, Ana Pita, Carlos PardoAbstractA simple way to deal with time-consuming adhesions and cannulae handling in patients on paracorporeal assist-device facing transplant surgery is reported. On connecting the extra-thoracic lines to the Heart-Lung machine, chest re-entry becomes a straightforward issue.
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research