Lower-extremity complications with femoral extracorporeal life support Prashanth Vallabhajosyula, MD, MS, Matthew Kramer, BS, Sofiane Lazar, BS, Fenton McCarthy, MD, Eduardo Rame, MD, Joyce Wald, MD, Wilson Szeto, MD, Matthew Williams, MD, Pavan Atluri, MD, Nimesh Desai, MD, PhD, Michael Acker, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 151, Issue 6, Pages 1738-1744 (June 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.11.044 Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Limb ischemia complications by SFA cannulation strategy are shown. SFA, Superficial femoral artery; PSFA, percutaneous superficial femoral artery; LE, lower extremity; ICU, intensive care unit. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 151, 1738-1744DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.11.044) Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Current SFA cannulation algorithm in a patient on peripheral arteriovenous ECMO. ICU, Intensive care unit; SFA, superficial femoral artery. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 151, 1738-1744DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.11.044) Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Michael Acker, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2016 151, 1738-1744DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.11.044) Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions