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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg · Aug 2002
Axillary artery cannulation for arterial inflow in patients with acute dissection of the ascending aorta.
- Senol Yavuz, M Tugrul Göncü, and Tamer Türk.
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Bursa Yüksek Ihtisas Teaching and Research Hospital, Duacinari-16330, Bursa, Turkey. syavuz64@yahoo.com
- Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2002 Aug 1; 22 (2): 313-5.
AbstractThe axillary artery is an alternative site for arterial cannulation that avoids manipulation of the ascending aorta or aortic arch and provides antegrade blood flow during surgery for acute type A aortic dissection. Right axillary artery cannulation has been used in 27 patients for arterial perfusion. There were no complications related to the technique of axillary cannulation. All patients but one awoke neurologically intact from operation and suffered no complications. Hospital mortality occurred in two (7.4%) patients. Axillary cannulation is easy to establish and may safely be used for arterial inflow during surgery for acute type A dissection of the ascending aorta.
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