- Journal
- INTERACTIVE CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY
- Année
- 2013
- Volume
- 17
- Numéro
- 1
- Pages
- 187-189
- Mois
- JUL
- DOI
- 10.1093/icvts/ivt119
Abstract
The use of peripheral extracorporeal life support during refractory cardiac arrest sometimes exposes the patient to left ventricular dilatation requiring venting. We report here a simple technique for LV venting by a cannula inserted through right subclavian artery and positioned in the left ventricle.