Management of iatrogenic RV injury - RV packing and CPB through PTFE graft attached to femoral artery

Management of iatrogenic RV injury - RV packing and CPB through PTFE graft attached to femoral artery

Cardiac injuries during repeat sternotomy are rare. While undergoing debridement for chronic osteomyelitis (post arterial septal defect closure), a 4-year-old girl sustained significant right ventricular (RV) injury. Bleeding from the RV was controlled by packing the injury site, which helped in mai...

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Main Authors: Chirantan V Mangukia, Saket Agarwal, Subodh Satyarthy, Satish Kumar Aggarwal, Vishnu Datt, Deepak Kumar Satsangi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
Subjects:
Cardiopulmonary bypass
femoral cannulation
Interposition PTFE graft
pediatric cardiac surgery
resternotomy
Online Access:http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2015;volume=8;issue=1;spage=53;epage=55;aulast=Mangukia

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