[Bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis in palliative surgical treatment of complex congenital heart defects].
Bidirectional cavopulmonary anastomosis was used during the past six years for palliative treatment of 34 children with complex cardiac disease with a low pulmonary blood flow and a functional common ventricle. The age at the time of operation was 5 months to 16 years (median 55 months). Two children (5.9%) died soon after operation and one patient died in conjunction with reoperation seven months later. After operation a significant increase of saturation and decrease of the haematocrit occurred in all patients. The condition of 31 patients during an out-patient check-up 2-64 months after operation was satisfactory and postoperative examinations revealed a satisfactory function of the anastomosis.
Horváth
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P
Kardiocentrum, Fakultní nemocnice v Motole, Praha.
Hucín
B
B
Reich
O
O
Bartáková
H
H
Janousek
J
J
Skovránek
J
J
Chaloupecký
V
V
Honĕk
T
T
D000293:Adolescent; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000601:surgery*