Pretorius Victor, Alayadhi Walid, Modry Dennis
Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2009 Aug;88(2):649-50. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.12.066.
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.