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Disconnection of the tip of the aortic cannula during cardiopulmonary bypass
Rana Sandip Singh1, Harkant Singh, Vikas Sharma
1Department of CTVS, 101-G, MDH, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
Objectives:
We wish to share a unique occurrence of disconnection of the aortic cannula tip from the rest of the cannula while still on bypass.
Methods:
This complication was encountered while conducting a coronary artery bypass surgery.
Results:
We managed to control the situation and resuscitate the patient. No major after-effect was observed and the patient made an uneventful recovery.
Conclusions:
Such a complication should be kept in mind and the disposables used in every surgery should be checked before using them.
