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eComment: TEE- and guidewire-guided axillary artery cannulation. An option?

Cardiocentro Ticino, Via Tesserete 48, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland

Acute intraoperative aortic dissection following axillary artery cannulation

I confirm that this is a scary experience [1]. What do the authors think about TEE guided cannulation over the wire? The wire is easily identified on TEE and wire-guided cannulation and should carry a lower risk regarding intimal disruptions. We adopted this policy after a similar incident. Congratulations for saving the patient and the excellent final result.

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1. Rokkas C, Angouras D, Chamogeorgakis T, Anagnostopoulos CE. Acute intraoperative aortic dissection following axillary artery cannulation. Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2008;7:288–289.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

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