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- Title
A technique modification in the cannulation to the innominate artery in the surgical treatment of aortic dissection.
- Authors
Yang Yu; Tianxiang Gu; Enyi Shi; Lei Yu; Chun Wang; Yu, Yang; Gu, Tianxiang; Shi, Enyi; Yu, Lei; Wang, Chun
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>A modified cannulation strategy to innominate artery was introduced which differs from traditional cannulation method used in aortic surgeries.<bold>Case Presentation: </bold>Four patients suffering from aortic dissections with or without other cardiac diseasees underwent surgical treatment by using the modified canulation technique. All patients had an uneventful perioperative period and discharged from the hospital without any complications.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Innominate artery cannulation using the modified cannula with "a hole in the back" is an easy and effective strategy for arch surgery.
- Subjects
ARTERIAL catheterization; BRACHIOCEPHALIC trunk; AORTIC dissection; SURGICAL anastomosis; AORTIC valve surgery; THORACIC aorta; SURGERY; CORONARY heart disease complications; ANEURYSMS; CARDIOVASCULAR surgery; CATHETERIZATION; SURGICAL therapeutics; THORACIC aneurysms; DISSECTING aneurysms; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2015, Vol 10, p1
- ISSN
1749-8090
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s13019-015-0394-7