Direct proximal right subclavian artery cannulation during surgery of the thoracic aorta.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate outcomes of single sternum access for right subclavian artery cannulation without infraclavicular incision in surgery of the thoracic aorta.

Methods

Between January 2015 and December 2019, 44 consecutive patients underwent surgery of the thoracic aorta with cannulation of the right subclavian artery, after sternotomy and before pericardiotomy, through a direct percutaneous cannula with a single access without additional infraclavicular skin incision. The indication for surgery was type A acute aortic dissection in 29 patients (65.9%), proximal aortic aneurysm in 11 (25%), and aneurysm of the aortic arch in 4 (9%). Operative procedures were replacement of the ascending aorta in 23 patients, Bentall procedure in 10, hemiarch replacement in 6, and total ar

SUBMITTER: Regesta T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8350808 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature