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Ann Thorac Surg 2001;72:1727-1728
© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Cerebrovascular accident after vacuum-assisted venous drainage in a Fontan patient: a cautionary tale

Marjan Jahangiri, FRCS*a, Alan Rayner, BSa, Brian Keogh, FRCAa, Christopher Lincoln, FRCSa

a Department of Cardiac Surgery, Anesthesia, and Perfusion, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, England, United Kingdom

Accepted for publication January 19, 2001.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Jahangiri, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Great Ormond St, London, England WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom

Vacuum-assisted venous drainage was used in a 24-year-old woman who underwent a redo Fontan procedure. She developed a hemiparesis, which is thought to be caused by cerebral air embolism.




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