Right ventricular rupture and tamponade caused by malposition of the Avalon cannula for venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Hirose, Hitoshi ^a   Yamane, Kentaro ^a   Marhefka, Gregary ^a   Cavarocchi, Nicholas ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ECMO; Pneumonia; Respiratory failure; Surgery; Tamponade

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HEART INJURY; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY FAILURE;

CARDIAC TAMPONADE; CATHETERS; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; FEMALE; HEART INJURIES; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84859902795     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8090-7-36     Document Type: Article

References (2)

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2. Javidfar J, Brodie D, Wang D, et al. Use of bicavaldual-lumencatheter for adult venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Ann Thorac Surg 2011, 91:1763-1768. 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.03.002, 21619973.