CASE REPORT article
Front. Cardiovasc. Med.
Sec. Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2025.1511221
This article is part of the Research TopicCase Reports in Heart Surgery: 2024View all 15 articles
Minimally invasive management of suspected active bleeding from intercostal vessels after axillary thoracotomy ventricular septal defect repair: an application of Foley catheter
Provisionally accepted
- 1The Affiliated Children's Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine ,Central South University（Hunan children’s hospital), Changsha, Anhui Province, China
- 2Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan Province, China
- 3Xiangnan University,, Chenzhou, China
- 4Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Xiangnan University,, Chenzhou,, China
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The purpose of this manuscript is to describe a novel technique for managing active intercostal vessel bleeding following right axillary thoracotomy in patients who are undergoing cardiac surgery. The technique involves the use of a Foley catheter inserted through the chest wall to apply pressure on the suspected bleeding site, effectively controlling the hemorrhage. This approach is particularly relevant for patients who are at high risk of intercostal vessel bleeding postoperatively. The manuscript will detail the procedure, discuss the outcomes, and provide evidence supporting the efficacy and safety of this method. It aims to serve as a valuable reference for cardiac surgeons and healthcare professionals when managing this potentially life-threatening complication.
Keywords: Mengdi Zhang: Methodology, Writing -original draft, Writing -review & editing. Wei S u: Methodology, Writing -review & editing. Jinzhe Fan: Methodology, Writing -review & editing. Wei Li: Methodology, Writing -review & editing. Erjia Huang: Writing -original draft, Writing -review & editing. Xicheng Deng: Funding acquisition, investigation
Received: 14 Oct 2024; Accepted: 07 May 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Tian, Huang, Zhang, Fan, Li, Yang, Su and Deng. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Wei Su, Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Xiangnan University,, Chenzhou,, China
Xicheng Deng, The Affiliated Children's Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine ,Central South University（Hunan children’s hospital), Changsha, Anhui Province, China
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