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ArticleInteractive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery2021

Use of carotid artery cannulation during redo sternotomy in congenital cardiac surgery: a single-centre experience.

Gianluca Brancaccio, Gianluigi Perri, Marco Della Porta, Francesca Iodice, Matteo Trezzi, Sergio Filippelli, Antonio Amodeo, Mizar D'Abramo, Fiore S Iorio, Lorenzo Galletti

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Article in Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Repeat sternotomy for congenital heart surgery-impact of inadvertent cardiac injury.Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2025
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Gianluca BrancaccioDepartment of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Gianluigi PerriDepartment of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3787-0873
Marco Della PortaDepartment of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2964-5315
Francesca IodiceDepartment of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Matteo TrezziDepartment of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Sergio FilippelliDepartment of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Antonio AmodeoDepartment of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Mizar D'AbramoDepartment of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Fiore S IorioDepartment of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Lorenzo GallettiDepartment of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2420-1555
Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital · IT

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Abstract

objectivesManagement of resternotomy is often a difficult challenge in patients with congenital diseases who have undergone multiple sternotomies. Our goal was to report our single-centre experience with carotid cannulation using a graft interposed during redo sternotomy in complex cardiac reintervention procedures.

methodsWe performed a retrospective review of all patients who had undergone complex redo sternotomies between January 2019 and May 2020 utilizing a cervical cannulation technique with a Gore-Tex graft interposed on the carotid artery. We classified our population study on the basis of the primary diagnosis and the type of surgery. The primary outcomes of our analysis were the evaluation of the safety of the procedure in terms of survival and freedom from neurological events.

resultsWe analysed 22 patients who had undergone previous complex operations. The median age and weight at the time of reintervention were 130.35 (range 0.46-435) months and 31.5 (range 2.2-85) kg, respectively. Composite graft carotid cannulation provided adequate arterial flow in all patients with a median arterial flow of 3.5 l/min/m2 (range 0.6-6). One major cardiac injury occurred during sternotomy when emergency cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) was initiated. Moreover, during their hospital stays, all patients had an uneventful recovery without neurological or vascular complications and no cervical wound infections.

conclusionsCarotid cannulation using interposition of a side graft on the common carotid artery for arterial inflow is a reliable and safe method for initiation of CPB in complex redo surgeries in patients with congenital disease. Complications directly associated with this type of cannulation are uncommon and allow surgical re-entry with overall low risks.

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Cardiac Surgical ProceduresSternotomyCardiopulmonary BypassCarotid Artery, CommonCatheterizationHumansReoperationRetrospective StudiesCardiopulmonary bypassCarotid arteryRedo sternotomies

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PMID33704457
PMCPMC8691509
OpenAlexW3134767293

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