title: Acute pulmonary edema after Blalock-Taussig anastomosis.
abstract: Acute pulmonary edema developed in 2 patients after a Blalock-Taussig shunt procedure. Both patients had a univentricular heart complex with pulmonary stenosis. One patient underwent a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt using a polytetrafluoroethylene tube and the other underwent a classic Blalock-Taussig anastomosis. Acute pulmonary edema after the Blalock-Taussig shunt is rare, but once it has occurred, immediate treatment is obligatory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tenri Hospital, Nara, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okita
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kusuhara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tahata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamanaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tamura
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology*; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene