Paracorporeal Connection to Heart-Lung Machine in Transplant Surgery With the Berlin Heart Ventricular Assist Device

摘要

This report describes a simple way to deal with time-consuming adhesions and cannula handling in?patients with a paracorporeal assist device who?are?undergoing heart transplantation. By connecting the extrathoracic lines to the heart-lung?machine, chest?reentry becomes a straightforward issue.