title: Is captopril useful in decreasing pleural drainage in children after modified Fontan operation?
abstract: We performed a retrospective cohort study to assess the relation between administration of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and duration of pleural drainage in the early postoperative period in patients who underwent a modified Fontan operation at our institution from 1990 through 1996. This study failed to show that administration of captopril decreased the duration of pleural drainage in patients after a modified Fontan operation.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 75235-9063, USA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Heragu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mahony
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D002216:Captopril / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D018729:Fontan Procedure; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D002216:Captopril