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Cardioplegia delivery by transcutaneous pigtail catheter in minimally invasive mitral valve operations
Kuan-Ming Chiu1, Robert Jeen-Chen Chen, Tzu-Yu Lin
1Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Center, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|February 27, 2013
Abstract:
For cardioplegia delivery and removing air from the aorta in minimally invasive mitral valve operations, we would like to propose a cost-effective pigtail method. The 8F pigtail punctures the aorta, delivers cardioplegia, and stays in place for removing air from the aorta. We then slide its tip out of the aorta as an accessory drain. With more than 100 successes, we are using it in every case and would like to share it with peer surgeons.
