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Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:1264-1265
© 1993 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Use of a Dacron cuff to decrease bleeding from atrial cannulas of ventricular assist devices

Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia USA

Accepted for publication January 29, 1993.

^_* Address reprint requests to Dr Tribble, University of Virginia Health Science Center, Box 181, Charlottesville, VA 22988.

The use of ventricular assist devices is becoming more common for postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock and as a mechanical bridge to transplantation. Bleeding is the most common complication reported in most clinical series. The sources of bleeding are multiple, but our experience is that a substantial percentage occurred from cannulation sites. We present a technique that we believe decreases the incidence of bleeding from atrial cannulation sites of such devices.

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