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Ann Thorac Surg 2009;88:649-650. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.12.066
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Extracorporeal Life Support for the Control of Life-Threatening Pulmonary Hemorrhage

Victor Pretorius, MD, Walid Alayadhi, MD, Dennis Modry, MD*

Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

Accepted for publication December 18, 2008.

* Address correspondence to Dr Modry, Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Alberta Hospital, 3H2.10 WC Mackenzie Health Sciences Center, 8440 112 St, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2B7, Canada (Email: alayadhi{at}ualberta.ca).

Pulmonary hemorrhage is a dreadful complication after pulmonary thromboendarterectomy. We describe a novel management in which the patient is supported with active venting of the pulmonary vascular bed while on veno-arterial extracorporeal life support.






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