Minimally invasive left-heart decompression is a feasible alternative during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation when percutaneous options are not possible.
Provides an alternative minimally invasive surgical technique for left-heart decompression during VA-ECMO when percutaneous methods are unfeasible.
Absolute Event Rate: 0% vs 0%
Decompression of the left-heart following initiation of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, is at times required. In the setting of a closed chest this can present a challenge. We present a minimally invasive approach to left-heart decompression in an adult-sized patient, where a percutaneous option was not feasible.
Guirgis et al. (Sat,) reported a other. Minimally invasive left-heart decompression is a feasible alternative during venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation when percutaneous options are not possible.