Management of Cannula Wound Problems with Vacuum- Assisted Therapy for a Child Who Received Berlin Heart EXCOR Implantation

A child being supported with an extracorporeal ventricular assist device, such as the Berlin Heart EXCOR (Berlin Heart GmbH, Berlin, Germany), must have at least 2 large cannulae for a long period. Management of cannula wounds is crucial since a cannula forms a track of prosthetic material passin...

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Main Authors: Siwon Oh, Shin Kim, Ji-Hyuk Yang, Young Jin Roh, Ilkun Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society for Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 2023-03-01
Series:Journal of Chest Surgery
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