[Surgical treatment of congenital heart defect complicating severe pulmonary infection in infants and young children].
OBJECTIVE
To review the experience of surgical management of left to right shunt congenital heart defect complicating severe pulmonary infection.


METHODS
Twenty patients aged 4-17 months who weighed 3.6-11.6 kg were analysed. Among them, 16 underwent surgical treatment.


RESULTS
The mortality rate of 4 who received conservative therapy was 75% (3/4). The mortality rate of the operative group 16 Cases, was 12. 5% (2/16), 14 were doing well by follow-up of 8-24 months.


CONCLUSIONS
Infants of Congenital heart defect Complicating Severe Pulmonary infection, Should be performed operation actively.
Song
F L
FL
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
Luo
H Z
HZ
Hu
J G
JG
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery