Method of Hemorrhage Control From the Aorta After Repair of a Dissected Aortic Aneurysm.

Patients with Marfan syndrome and presenting with acute aortic dissection have fragile aorta, causing bleeding problems in the anastomosis between the graft and the aorta. Hemostatic impairment following circulatory arrest and prolonged cardiopulmonary bypass contribute to these problems. We describe a technique to control persistent bleeding from the anastomosis in the aortopulmonary recess using two kissing inflated balloons at the tip of two Foley catheters to tamponade the bleeding sites.