Surgical treatment of newborns with congenital heart diseases

To summarize the experience of surgical treatment of newborns with congenital heart diseases. The experience of surgical treatment of 8 newborns with critical congenital heart diseases, including 3 cases of D-transposition of great arteries with intact ventricular septum, 2 cases of ventricular sept...

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Published inZhong hua yi xue za zhi Vol. 83; no. 1; p. 27
Main Authors Zhang, Ru-fang, Qian, Long-bao, Wang, Da-wei, Gu, Xing-lin, Wang, Zhen-xi, Mo, Xu-ming, Gu, Hai-tao, Xia, Jian-hai, Wu, Xin-sheng, Zhou, Xiao-yu
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published China 10.01.2003
Subjects
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Female
Heart Defects, Congenital - diagnosis
Heart Defects, Congenital - surgery
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:To summarize the experience of surgical treatment of newborns with congenital heart diseases. The experience of surgical treatment of 8 newborns with critical congenital heart diseases, including 3 cases of D-transposition of great arteries with intact ventricular septum, 2 cases of ventricular septal defect with artrial defect (ASD), one case of complete atrioventricular canal defect, 1 case of obstructed supracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage with ASD, and 1 case of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). The case of PDA underwent ligation under normothermic anesthesia and the other 7 cases were operated upon under moderate or deep hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass. All the 8 cases were observed in ICU for 2 approximately 10 days, and were discharged 7 approximately 15 days after operation. The follow-up after discharge showed a satisfying outcome. The postoperative complications included low cardiac output, infection of mediastinum, and respiratory distress syndrome. The critical and complex conge
ISSN:0376-2491