Minimally invasive pulmonary artery banding: a new approach.
Indian Heart J
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2004 Jan-Feb; 56(1): 37-9
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-5424
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
A variety of approaches have been described for banding of the pulmonary artery. The indications for this procedure are limited; however in developing countries, many patients still need pulmonary artery banding for a variety of reasons. We describe a new approach, minimally invasive, using only a split in the manubrium sterni to conduct the procedure. METHODS ANDRESULTS:
Between January 2000 and May 2002, 19 patients who had undergone pulmonary artery banding using a minimally invasive technique were compared with 20 cases of pulmonary artery banding performed by the conventional technique. The mortality was similar in the two groups (p=0.45). The period of intubation and duration of intensive care unit stay were significantly shorter in the minimally invasive group (p=0.015 and 0.002, respectively). The duration of hospital stay was not significantly different between the 2 groups (p=0.139). In the minimally invasive group, three patients underwent subsequent reoperation.CONCLUSIONS:
Minimally invasive pulmonary artery banding is useful in babies with high-flow cardiac lesions and cardiac cachexia.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Pulmonary Artery
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Case-Control Studies
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Child, Preschool
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Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
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Heart Defects, Congenital
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Infant
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Length of Stay
Type of study:
Observational study
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian heart j
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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