Anatomical primary (not indexed) | Abbreviation | Comment |
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Cannula placed in right atrium | RA | |
Cannula placed in right ventricle | RV | |
Cannula placed in pulmonary artery | PA | Direct cannulation |
Cannula placed in left atrium | LA | |
Cannula placed in left ventricle | LV | |
Cannula placed in ascending aorta | AO | |
Cannula placed in the innominate artery | IA | Chimney graft may be assumed |
Atrial venting | vntal vntar | Atrial drainage catheter (l, left; r, right) |
Left chamber/ventricular vent | vntc | Left chamber/ventricle drainage catheter |
Left atrium vent | vntts | Trans-septal left atrium drainage catheter |
Pumpless driven extracorporeal flow | pl | “pl” placed first in abbreviation |
Transvalvular left ventricular support | TVLS | Transvalvular axial pump |
Transvalvular right ventricular support | TVRS | Transvalvular axial pump |
Left ventricular assist device | LVAD | If a membrane lung is put into the circuit: oxyLVAD |
Right ventricular assist device | RVAD | If a membrane lung is put into the circuit: oxyRVAD |
Intra-aortic balloon pump | IABP |