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Noninvasive Respiratory Support Does Not Prevent Extubation Failure in High-Risk Norwood Patients
OBJECTIVES:. This study aims to determine whether bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) effectively mitigate the risk of extubation failure in children status post-Norwood procedure. DESIGN:.
Adel M. Hassan, BS +4 more
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The Norwood Procedure With Valvular Pulmonary Stenosis [PDF]
A combination of hypoplasia of the left side of the heart, a hypoplastic aortic arch, a large patent ductus arteriosus, and valvular pulmonary stenosis is very rare. The severity of the valvular pulmonary stenosis in this setting is difficult to judge preoperatively.
Yuki, Nakamura +2 more
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Laryngopharyngeal dysfunction after the Norwood procedure [PDF]
We sought to evaluate the incidence and significance of recurrent laryngeal nerve and swallowing dysfunction after a Norwood procedure compared with that after biventricular aortic arch reconstruction.From April 2003 through December 2004, 36 neonates underwent a Norwood procedure; 33 of 36 had postoperative fiberoptic laryngoscopy and modified barium ...
Skinner, Margaret L. +5 more
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BackgroundExtracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is increasingly being used to support patients after the repair of congenital heart disease.ObjectiveWe report our experience with patients with a single functional ventricle who were supported by ECMO
Rodrigo Freire Bezerra +8 more
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Innovations in congenital heart surgery
Pediatric heart surgery is still a young discipline. The first operations to treat congenital heart diseases were done in the early 1940s and its real expansion ensued after intra-cardiac procedures were feasible with acceptable risk following wider ...
Can Yerebakan +2 more
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Background Management of patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome has benefited from advancements in medical and surgical care. Outcomes have improved, although survival and long‐term functional and cognitive deficits remain a concern.
Joseph Atallah +8 more
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The Role Of Shunt In The Norwood Procedure
Objectives: In this study we observed that the effect of post-Norwood 3.5 mm modified BTS(mBTS and 5 mm right ventricle to pulmonary (Sano modification) shunt models on clinical outcomes. Patients and Methods: 54 patients who were operated in our hospital between 2011and 2020 years, were included in our study and this is a ...
Nihat Çine +3 more
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Objectives: In infants with single-ventricle congenital heart disease, prematurity and low weight at the time of the Norwood operation are risk factors for mortality.
Konstantin Averin, MD, MSc +10 more
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Background : The period between stage I and II procedure for treatment of hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) bears high mortality and morbidity. Methods : We sought to analyze the prognostic value of Troponin T/I (Trop), a well-recognized marker for ...
Martin Christmann +4 more
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The Norwood procedure is the first of three palliative surgical procedures offered for hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). Due to the small size of the thorax and proximity of airway and vascular structures, compression of the airway is possible ...
Jason Hawes Barnes +4 more
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