Outcomes After the Palliative Arterial Switch Operation in Neonates With Single-Ventricle Anatomy

• Published in: The Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 95; no. 1; pp. 212 - 219
• Main Authors: Heinle, Jeffrey S., MD, Carberry, Kathleen E., MPH, RN, McKenzie, E. Dean, MD, Liou, Aimee, MD, Katigbak, Paul A., BS, Fraser, Charles D., MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 2013
• Subjects: Cardiac Surgical Procedures - methods; Cardiothoracic Surgery; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heart Defects, Congenital - surgery; Heart Ventricles - abnormalities; Heart Ventricles - surgery; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Length of Stay - trends; Male; Palliative Care - methods; Retrospective Studies; Surgery; Transposition of Great Vessels - surgery; Treatment Outcome; 21

Background Newborns with single-ventricle anatomy, transposition of the great arteries, and systemic outflow obstruction are challenging patients most often managed with a Norwood or Damus-Kaye-Stansel (DKS) procedure. The palliative arterial switch operation (pASO) offers the theoretical advantage...