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. 2020 Mar;12(3):1235–1259. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.11.80

Table 5. Before redo sternotomy.

1. Make sure blood is available in the room
2. Defibrillator pads on patient
3. Rapid blood infuser
4. Alternate site of cannulation ready (good idea to mark the site of femoral pulsation on the groin)
5. Prepare lines and be ready for cannulation in difficult cases