Inadequate venous drainage-transesophageal echocardiography as rescue

Abstract

Malposition of venous cannula can cause inadequate venous drainage during cardiopulmonary bypass. It would be good clinical practice to use TEE to check the position of inferior venous cannula to avoid this problem at the earliest.

Keywords

• venous cannula
• tranesophageal echocardiography cardiopulmonary bypass