A modified suture technique for peripheral arterial cardiopulmonary bypass

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Peripheral cannulation for cardiopulmonary bypass is a frequently used technique in minimally invasive cardiac surgery and reoperation. Inpatients with a small arterial caliber, the purse suture on the femoral artery leads to marked stenosis after decannulation. In order to preventthis condition, we used double parallel U-sutures rather than purse sutures for arterial cannulation. Herein, we present this technique in thelight of literature data.