Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation after Heart Transplantation: Impact of Type of Cannulation.

CONCLUSIONS:  In patients supported for PGD, peripheral and central cannulation strategies are safe and feasible for prolonged venoarterial ECMO support. There was no increase in bleeding after central implantation. With regard to the potential complications of a pECMO, we think that aortic cannulation with tunneling of the cannula and closure of the chest could be a good option in patients with PGD after htx.
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Source: The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon - February 7, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Mehdiani A, Immohr MB, Boettger C, Dalyanoglu H, Scheiber D, Westenfeld R, Aubin H, Akhyari P, Saeed D, Lichtenberg A, Boeken U Tags: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: research