The Blalock-Taussig shunt in the newborn infant.
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
; 102(4): 602-5, 1991 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-1717795
ABSTRACT
Children with pulmonary oligemia often require palliation in the newborn period. The Blalock-Taussig shunt has been shown to offer adequate palliation in the older child, but its use in the newborn period remains controversial. A retrospective review of 51 neonates younger than age 2 weeks undergoing a Blalock-Taussig shunt (or modification) was performed. The operative mortality rate was 5.8%. Six children (15.4%) required reoperation in the first year of life for inadequate shunt function. The modification with interposition grafts necessitated reoperation more often than shunts performed with the subclavian artery.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cuidados Paliativos
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Arteria Pulmonar
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Arteria Subclavia
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Circulación Pulmonar
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Cardiopatías Congénitas
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
Año:
1991
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Article