The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 142, Issue 5 , Pages 1197-1204, November 2011

A novel strategy to improve systemic oxygenation in venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: The “χ-configuration”

  • Massimo Bonacchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Surgery, Medical and Surgical Critical Care Department, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Massimo Bonacchi, MD, Cardiac Surgery, Medical and Surgical Critical Care Department, Careggi Teaching Hospital, Viale Morgagni 85, 50134, Florence, Italy.
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  • Guy Harmelin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Surgery, Medical and Surgical Critical Care Department, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy
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  • Adriano Peris, MD

      Affiliations

    • Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Department, Careggi Teacing Hospital, Florence, Italy
    • ,
  • Guido Sani, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Surgery, Medical and Surgical Critical Care Department, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy

Received 4 October 2010; received in revised form 26 December 2010; accepted 24 January 2011. published online 14 March 2011.

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 Disclosures: Authors have nothing to disclose with regard to commercial support.

PII: S0022-5223(11)00122-X

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.01.046

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 142, Issue 5 , Pages 1197-1204, November 2011

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