Commentary: Collaboration and Ambulation is King in Providing Temporary Mechanical Support in the Heart Failure Population

In this issue of Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: A Comparative Atlas de Salas and colleagues beautifully describe the technique of surgical exposure and placement under fluoroscopic guidance of the Impella 5.5 percutaneous micro-axial left ventricular assist device.1 The authors provide a detailed, step by step guide for our readership as to the pre-operative workup, surgical planning, operative steps, and post-operative considerations for this procedure. The intra-operative photographs, coupled with radiographic images, anatomic roadmaps, and echocardiography still shots properly guide the cardiothoracic surgeon through the operative technique.
Source: Operative Techniques in Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Adult - Commentary Source Type: research