Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support of a Neonate with Percutaneous Femoral Arterial Cannulation Karen L. Booth, MD, Kristine J. Guleserian, MD, John E. Mayer, MD, Peter C. Laussen, BBS The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 81, Issue 4, Pages 1514-1516 (April 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.02.089 Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 This angiogram demonstrates the arterial cannula traversing the origin of the Blalock-Taussig (BT) shunt, thus compromising pulmonary blood flow. (RV = right ventricle.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 1514-1516DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.02.089) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 The 6-French arterial cannula connection to the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) tubing with a perfusion adapter (DLP-100007, Medtronic, Minneapolis, MN) is shown (above). The 6-French arterial cannula with dilator in place is shown (below). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2006 81, 1514-1516DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.02.089) Copyright © 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions