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European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Vol 11, 379-380, Copyright © 1997 by European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery

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Transatrial access for left atrial pressure monitoring in cardiac surgery patients

R Zahorec and M Holoman
Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Cardiac Surgery, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Bratislava, Slovak Republic.

We describe a simple method for left atrial pressure (LAP) monitoring from the right to the left atrium (LA) by a central line catheter. The anesthesiologist cannulates vena jugularis interna and inserts two central line catheters. One catheter is placed in the vena cava superior and the second single-lumen catheter is placed in the right atrium. The surgeon positions a one-line catheter from the right in the LA during the transatrial surgical procedure. This new access diminishes bleeding complications.

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