Arterial graft cannulation for extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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Torben K. Becker, John Bruno, Casey T. Carr & Marc O. Maybauer DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-024-07342-6

A 62-year-old man presented to the emergency department in refractory ventricular fibrillation out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and was evaluated for extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR). Recent imaging demonstrated a total occlusion of the infrarenal aorta, with previous placement of a bifemoral–axillary bypass graft.

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