Understanding the Importance and Real Meaning of Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation (SvO2) and Lactate Monitoring (Video)

Our technique describes a novel method of cannulation of the femoral vein and pulmonary trunk via a tunnelled vascular tube graft, which allows the chest to be closed whilst on right heart support, and decannulation to proceed without resternotomy.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate in a prospective, randomized study, the value of leukocyte depleting filter in patients undergoing elective coronary artery bypass surgery.