Puncture and wiring of extracorporeal circuit for cannula safe removal or Exchange

Abstrakt

A previously undescribed technique for removing a cannula used in extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is proposed, using an over-the-wire technique by puncturing the circuit and continuing with a pre-close technique for access site closure

Klíčová slova

• cannula
• exchange
• extracorporeal life support
• pre-close technique
• removal