Table 2:
Type | Return Location | Drainage Location(s) | Advantages | Disadvantages |
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Single lumen dual cannula | Right atrium via internal jugular vein | Inferior vena cava via femoral vein | Limited patient mobility | |
Bicaval dual-lumen single cannula (DLSC) | Tricuspid valve via the right internal jugular vein. | superior vena cava; cannula extends across the right atrium and drains from within the inferior vena cava | Potentially facilitates patient mobility | Insertion more difficult, cannula movement, cerebral venous congestion, air embolism upon removal, possibly higher ICH with larger diameter catheters,7 may be more difficult to achieve higher flows |
Bifemoral venous cannulation | Right atrium via femoral vein | Inferior vena cava via femoral vein | Limited patient mobility |
Abbreviations: ICH-intracranial hemorrhage