Cirugía paliativa mediante operación de Norwood en distintas formas de corazón univentricular: resultados quirúrgicos inmediatos / Immediate results of palliative surgery for different forms of univentricular heart using the Norwood procedure
Rev. méd. Chile
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132(5): 556-563, mayo 2004. ilus, tab
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Background:
Norwood procedure is used as the first stage in the palliative treatment of the hypoplastic heart syndrome and can be used, with some technical modifications, in other forms of univentricular heart with aortic stenosis or hypoplasia. These patients have a high mortality (50 percent), derived from the procedure itself and from their abnormal physiological status.Aim:
To report our experience with the Norwood procedure. Patients andmethods:
Retrospective analysis of all patients subjected to the Norwood procedure between February 2000 and June 2003.Results:
Thirteen patients (9 females, age range 5-60 days and median weight of 3.3 kg) were operated. Eight had hypoplastic heart syndrome and five had a single ventricle with aortic arch hypoplasia. The diagnosis was done in utero in eight patients. All technical variations, according to the disposition and anatomy of the great vessels, are described. Cardiac arrest with profound hypothermia was used in all and regional cerebral perfusion was used in nine. Three patients died in the perioperative period and three died in the follow up (two, four and 10 months after the procedure). Gleen and Fontan procedures were completed in five and one patients, respectively.Conclusions:
Our results with the Norwood procedure are similar to other series. There is an important mortality in the immediate operative period and prior to the Glenn procedure (Rev MÚd Chile 2004; 132 556-63).
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Main subject:
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Infant, Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Chile
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Dr. Sótero del Río/CL
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Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL
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