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Complete and Partial Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta for Hemorrhagic Shock
Published on: May 19, 2022
Total circulatory arrest: a life-saving procedure for mediastinoscopic major hemorrhage
Theodoros Karaiskos1, Elias A Karfis, Ioanna Tsagaropoulou
1Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, G. Papanikolaou General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Papanikolaou Avenue, Thessaloniki, GR-57010, Greece.
Abstract:
Acute hemorrhage during mediastinoscopy is a life-threatening complication. Although rare, iatrogenic damage of the thoracic great vessels is probable during mediastinoscopic biopsy. We report two cases of iatrogenic massive mediastinoscopic bleeding from the aortic arch and innominate artery managed initially by simple packing and controlled finally by cardiopulmonary bypass and repair under total circulatory arrest.

