Purpose: The port-access approach allows surgeons to perform heart operations through small intercostal openings, or "ports". This technique requires new skills for anesthesiologists. A pulmonary artery venting (PAV) catheter and, in some cases, a coronary sinus catheter (for administration of retrograde cardioplegia) are positioned with the aid of fluoroscopy and transesophageal echography (TEE). Both catheters have a wider diameter than the more commonly used conventional PA catheter and present distinctive features. We report a case in which a pulmonary artery venting catheter was entrapped by a suture during a port-access procedure.
Clinical Features: A 35-yr-old man with severe mitral valve insufficiency was scheduled for valve repair. After a successful bypass procedure, resistance was felt while attempting to withdraw the PAV catheter. On fluoroscopy, fixation of the catheter at the heart level was established and perforation by suture was confirmed after injection of a contrast agent. Because of the risk of cardiac wall rupture and tamponade, the thorax was reopened. After release of some atrial sutures, the catheter could be withdrawn easily. Transfixion by a suture was confirmed by visual examination.
Conclusion: The more frequent use of a PAV catheter in minimally invasive cardiac surgery with the port-access technique should remind the anesthesiologist of the higher risk of entrapment by surgical sutures. Surgeons should be aware of the risk of accidentally transfixing this catheter during closure of the atriotomy via the port.
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