title: [Complete correction of Fallot's tetralogy in infants. Preliminary results].
abstract: Complete repair was undertaken in 28 infants with severe forms of tetralogy of Fallot because severe cyanosis or anoxic spells. Age at operation ranged from 8 days to 11 months (mean: 4,4 months). Among the 24 cases without any other intracardiac defect, there were 6 early deaths related in 4 cases to a wrong indication or a technical error. Re-investigation was performed in 14 out of the 18 survivors from 3 weeks to 6 months post-operatively: the result is good in 10 cases, fair in 1 case, and poor in 3 cases requiring twice a reoperation with 1 further death and 1 good final result. More accuracy in selecting the surgical patients and improvement in operative techniques should result in a further decrease of our early mortality rate. Primary complete repair should therefore become a substantial alternative to the palliative shunts which results seem to be hazardous in the more severe types of the defect.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Réparation complète de la tétralogie de Fallot chez le nourrisson. Résultats préliminaires.