Bedside balloon atrial septostomy is safe, efficacious, and cost-effective compared with septostomy performed in the cardiac catheterization laboratory.
Zellers
Thomas M
TM
The Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 75235, USA. tzellers@childmed.dallas.tx.us
Dixon
Keith
K
Moake
Lindy
L
Wright
Janis
J
Ramaciotti
Claudio
C
D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000191:economics*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000191:economics*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000191:economics; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000191:economics*; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems / Q000191:economics*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome