Vander Salm T J
Division of Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester 01655-0304, USA.
Ann Thorac Surg. 1997 Jan;63(1):251-2. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(96)00772-2.
Prolonged cardiopulmonary bypass requiring femoral arterial cannulation may lead to ipsilateral leg ischemia. A technique described of femoral cannulation via an end-to-side femoral artery graft allows distal femoral perfusion and eliminates the complication of leg ischemia.