Cannulation of the Extrathoracic Left Common Carotid Artery for Thoracic Aorta Operations Through Left Posterolateral Thoracotomy

• Published in: Annals of vascular surgery Vol. 18; no. 6; pp. 677 - 684
• Main Authors: Veron, Sebastien, Neri, Eugenio, Buklas, Dimitrios, Pula, Giorgio, Benvenuti, Antonio, Massetti, Massimo, Bizzarri, Federico, Sassi, Carlo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.11.2004; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aorta, Thoracic - surgery; Aortic Diseases - surgery; Cardiopulmonary Bypass; Carotid Artery, Common; Catheterization; Cerebral Arteries - diagnostic imaging; Female; Humans; Hypothermia, Induced; Intracranial Embolism - prevention & control; Male; Middle Aged; Thoracotomy; Ultrasonography, Doppler

The femoral artery is the usual site of arterial cannulation in thoracic aorta operations through left posterolateral thoracotomy that require cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) with deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA). The advantage of this perfusion route is in limiting the duration of circulator...