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Infant ECMO cannulation technique allowing preservation of carotid and jugular vessels
1Victorian Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Unit, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|September 1, 1990
Abstract:
A technique is presented for cannulation of the cervical vessels for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Reconstruction of the vessels can be accomplished after decannulation. Doppler ultrasound confirms patency after decannulation in most cases.