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Cannulation of neonates for venovenous extracorporeal life support
G J Peek1, R K Firmin, H M Moore
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|June 1, 1996
Abstract:
Venovenous access via a double-lumen cannula in the right internal jugular vein is the extracorporeal life support mode of choice for neonates with respiratory failure. We report a simplified method of cannulation. The advantages of this "semi-Seldinger" method include the ability to cannulate without ligating the internal jugular vein, and to adjust the position of the cannula and decannulate without re-exploring the wound.