Early Bidirectional Glenn Procedure as Initial Surgical Palliation for Functionally Univentricular Heart with Common Arterial Trunk.

We report an unusual case of a 2-month-old baby with a diagnosis of common arterial trunk and double outlet right ventricle with a remote type ventricular septal defect. Taking into consideration the physiologic moment and anatomic findings of the patient, we planned and successfully performed a bidirectional Glenn procedure as its first palliative procedure.

Early Extubation in a Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Program Located at High Altitude.

BACKGROUND: Early extubation is performed either in the operating room or in the cardiovascular intensive care unit during the first 24 postoperative hours; however, altitude might possibly affect the process. The aim of this study is the evaluation of early extubation feasibility of patients undergoing congenital heart surgery in a center located at 2,691 m (8,828 ft.) above sea level. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Patients undergoing congenital heart surgery, from August 2012 through December 2018, were considered for early extubation. The following variables were recorded: weight, serum lactate, presence or not of Down syndrome, optimal oxygenation and acid-base status according to individual physiological condition (biventricular or univentricular), age, bypass time, and ventricular function. Standardized anesthetic management with dexmedetomidine-fentanyl-rocuronium and sevoflurane was used. If extubation in the operating room was considered, 0.08 mL/kg of 0.5% ropivacaine was injected into the parasternal intercostal spaces bilaterally before closing the sternum. RESULTS: Four hundred seventy-eight patients were operated and 81% were early extubated. Mean pre- and postoperative SaO2 was 92% and 98%; postoperative SaO2 for Glenn and Fontan procedures patients was 82% and 91%, respectively. Seventy-three percent of patients who underwent Glenn procedure, 89% of those who underwent Fontan procedure (all nonfenestrated), and 85% with Down syndrome were extubated in the operating room. Reintubation rate in early extubated patients was 3.6%. CONCLUSION: Early extubation is feasible, with low reintubation rates, at 2,691 m (8,828 ft.) above sea level, even in patients with single ventricle physiology.

Tromboelastografía como guía para terapia transfusional en paciente con síndrome de Turner, hipoplasia de arco aórtico y coartación aórtica sometido a aortoplastia con «técnica de deslizamiento¼: reporte de un caso / Thromboelastography as a guide for transfusion therapy in a patient with Turner's syndrome, hypoplasia of the aortic arch and aortic coarctation, undergoing aortoplasty with sliding technique: Case report

Una de las lesiones más comunes en el grupo de cardiopatías congénitas es la hipoplasia del arco aórtico y la coexistencia de coartación aórtica en niños mayores, lo cual es de muy difícil manejo. Recientemente se describió una técnica para tratar esta patología que requiere extensas líneas de sutura y un preciso manejo de las alteraciones de coagulación asociadas con el empleo de circulación extracorpórea. Presentamos el caso de una niña de 8 años y 9 meses de edad con síndrome de Turner, coartación aórtica e hipoplasia de arco aórtico, que ingresó para plastia del arco por deslizamiento y que recibió terapia transfusional guiada mediante tromboelastografía.

One of the most frequent lesions in congenital heart disease is hypoplasia of the aortic arch and the co-existence of aortic coarctation in older children, which is very difficult to treat. A new technique for treating this condition was recently described and it requires extensive suture lines and an accurate management of coagulation disorders associated with the use of extracorporeal circulation. We present a case of an 8 years and 9 months old girl with Turner’s syndrome, aortic coarctation and aortic arch hypoplasia that was admitted for sliding arch aortoplasty and received thromboelastography guided transfusion therapy.