title: Operative mortality and frequency of coexistent anomalies in interruption of the aortic arch.
abstract: Operative mortality for 262 infants with interruption of the aortic arch repaired from 1982 to June 1993 has remained constant at about 35%. Major coexistent cardiac malformations, type B interruption, or staged repair are risk factors for mortality.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Cardiac Care Consortium, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Atkins
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Moller
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000401:mortality*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000401:mortality