Journal of interventional cardiology

The most recent articles from: J Interv Cardiol August 2016

J Interv Cardiol · Aug 2016

Comparative Study

The Utility of Preemptive Distal Perfusion Cannulation During Peripheral Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support.

We compared the ischemia and rescue rates according to the strategy of distal cannulation. ⋯ Preemptive distal perfusion cannulation is safe and effective when used to prevent lower limb ischemia in patients undergoing femoral cannulation to treat ECMO. However, delayed distal cannulation increases the extent of cannulation site bleeding, without improving the ischemia.

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