Simplified aortic cannulation (SAC) – a useful technique for neonates with small aortas

doi:10.1186/1749-8090-1-13

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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Simplified aortic cannulation (SAC) – a useful technique for neonates with small aortas

Christopher J Knott-Craig¹^,3 , Peter Pastuszko¹ and Edward D Overholt²

¹Section of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Oklahoma and Oklahoma University Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

²Section of Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Oklahoma and Oklahoma University Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

³Dept Cardiothoracic Surgery, Suite WP2230, 920 Stanton Young Blvd, Oklahoma City OK 73104, USA

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2006, 1:13doi:10.1186/1749-8090-1-13


Published:	28 May 2006

Abstract

A simplified means of arterial cannulation for cardiopulmonary bypass in small neonates and those infants with diminutive aortas, or requiring reconstruction of the ascending aorta, is presented. It involves suturing a long 3.5 mm graft to the innominate artery and inserting the arterial cannula into the end of the graft. This technique improves exposure, thereby greatly simplifying many complex repairs, and may be used for initiation of ECMO or for hybrid procedures in the postoperative period.