title: [Revision surgery after closure of isolated ventricular septal defects].
abstract: During the period from 1964 10 15 to 2002 06 01 428 patients underwent defect closure for isolated ventricular septal defect at Vilnius University Heart Surgery Clinic. Seventeen (4.2%) patients necessitated revision surgery in the postoperative period to repair haemodinamically significant postoperative complications. The interval between definitive defect correction and revision surgery ranged from 1 month to 24 years. Repeated procedures were contemplated because of large (Q(p)/Q(s) >1.5) interventricular residual shunts, aortic and pulmonary valve insufficiency, complete persistent heart block. Hospital mortality was 5.88%. No late postoperative deaths were observed.
authors.affiliation: Heart Surgery Center, Vilnius University, Santariskiu 2, 2021 Vilnius, Lithuania.
authors.forename: Vidmantas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zilinskas
authors.forename: Giedrius
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baliulis
authors.forename: Giedre
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nogiene
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D013997:Time Factors