Results of radical surgical correction of ventricular septal defect.
This study evaluates results of radical correction of simple and complex ventricular septal defect in 85 children. 35 children were under 3 years of age. Two babies operated at the age of 6 and 8 months in a critical condition died after surgery. Total operation mortality was 2.3%. In 51 patients examined one year and more after surgery, the long-term results are in 90% of the cases excellent and in 10% favourable. In none of the patients did the authors find an unfavourable result of the operation. The authors regard radical surgical correction of ventricular septal defect as a method of choice regardless of the patient's age and weight.
D000293:Adolescent; D001028:Aortopulmonary Septal Defect / Q000150:complications; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011379:Prognosis