Conversion from percutaneous venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation access to a peripheral arterial cannulation: Is it safe? Carlo Banfi, MD, PhD, FCCP, Karim Bendjelid, MD, PhD, Raphaël Giraud, MD, MSc The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 147, Issue 6, Pages 1995-1996 (June 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.02.031 Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Positioning and separation of cannulas in the percutaneous cannulation technique for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. A indicates the intra-aortic balloon pump; B indicates the percutaneous femoral vein; C indicates the reperfusion catheter in the superficial femoral artery (10 cm below the inguinal ligament); and D indicates the percutaneous femoral artery. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 147, 1995-1996DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.02.031) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions