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Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Surgical Management of Multiple Ventricular Septal Defects.
- Source :
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Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery [Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg] 2019 Spring; Vol. 31 (1), pp. 89-96. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Mar 27. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Surgical treatment of multiple ventricular septal defects (VSDs) has advanced significantly in recent years, yet remains technically challenging. With high rates of complications and reoperations, we sought to assess the outcomes of patients undergoing a variety of management techniques for multiple VSDs. From 1988 to 2015, 157 consecutive patients underwent surgical management of multiple VSDs at a median age of 2.2 months (2 days-16 years). Sixty-nine patients (44%) had exclusively multiple VSDs, 62 patients (39%) had multiple VSDs with concomitant intracardiac anomalies, and 26 patients (17%) had multiple VSDs with aortic arch anomalies. The predominant techniques used at the initial operations were patch closure (84 patients), pulmonary artery band (83 patients), suture closure (37 patients), and sandwich technique (13 patients). Eighteen patients underwent ventriculotomies. There were 3 hospital deaths (2%). Mean follow-up time was 8.6ā±ā6 years (1 day-22 years). Four patients died during follow-up, whereas freedom from reoperations was 52% (95% confidence interval 42-61%) at 16 years. Freedom from reoperation was significantly lower in the 1988-2002 era than in the post-2002 era (38% vs 73%, Pā=ā0.016). Pacemaker implantation was ultimately required in 9% (14 of 150) of patients. No deleterious impact of a ventriculotomy could be detected. Surgical treatment of multiple VSDs can be performed with excellent short- and long-term survival, and normal late functional outcome, however, carries a significant rate of reoperation. The recent inclusion of absorbable pulmonary artery bands and the sandwich technique appear safe and are useful adjuncts in these patients.<br /> (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular diagnostic imaging
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular mortality
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular physiopathology
Hospital Mortality
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Postoperative Complications mortality
Postoperative Complications surgery
Reoperation
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Victoria
Abnormalities, Multiple
Cardiac Surgical Procedures adverse effects
Cardiac Surgical Procedures mortality
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular surgery
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1532-9488
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 29601908
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1053/j.semtcvs.2018.03.006