open heart surgery

lavster

In an open heart surgery, blood is diverted to a heart-lung bypass machine by means of cannulae. A patient had previous CABG so the line was put into his leg, and the other in the right ventricle I think. Why would you put it in the leg? and would it be the right ventrical that the other cannula was inserted into?

thanks

Greg Bernhardt

Exactly what type of Open Heart Surgery was it?

lavster

replacing the aortic valve