Open Heart Surgery: CABG, Cannulae, and Ventricles

[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