Fluoroless bedside implantation of the ProtekDuo cannula: Clinical experience at a tertiary care center.

Summary: When a patient's heart is failing, doctors sometimes use a special tube called a ProtekDuo to help pump blood and save their life. Usually, putting this tube into the body requires moving the very sick patient to a special operating room with large X-ray machines. But now, doctors have found a safer, easier way! They successfully placed the tube right at the patient's bedside in the intensive care unit, using only an ultrasound camera placed down the throat to guide them. They did this for 8 very sick patients without a single problem. This new bedside method is completely safe and means more patients can get life-saving help faster, without the risky trip to the operating room.