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How to prevent foreign body embolism with adjustable ‘position stop’ aortic cannulae

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS UK

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E-mail address: lindsay.john{at}kingsch.nhs.uk (L. John).

Whilst cannulating the aorta using an adjustable ‘position stop’ cannula it is possible to introduce the ‘position stop’ within the aorta. It is then possible for the ‘position stop’ to embolise. A technique to prevent this potentially fatal complication is described.

Key Words: Aorta; Embolism; Complications of surgery; Cardiopulmonary bypass

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