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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-3-7
pubmed:abstractText
Forty consecutive patients underwent intracardiac repair of acquired (15) and congenital (25) cardiac defects using a collagen sealed Dacron patch, baffle, or tube graft. Mean age at repair was 26.6 years (range, 1-74). Pediatric patients requiring valved extracardiac conduits were excluded from the study. Previous procedures had been done in 14 of the 40 patients (35%). There were three hospital deaths (7.5%), and two late deaths (5.4%), with an actuarial survival of 87 +/- 5.5% at 37 months after repair. Four patients required re-entry for bleeding (10%), but in no patient was bleeding related to leakage through the patch. There were no episodes of hemolysis. Mediastinitis occurred in one patient (2.7%) and resolved with usual treatment. There were no late reoperations, with actuarial freedom from reoperation 100% at 37 months after repair. The authors conclude that surgical implantation of collagen impregnated Dacron provides good early phase results. The collagen treated knitted Dacron has excellent handling characteristics and is impermeable. However, because of concerns regarding the potential for thick intimal peel formation due to variable collagen resorption rates, the authors continue to recommend pulmonary homografts when a valved extracardiac conduit is required in children.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0889-7190
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
816-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Collagen sealed Dacron. Implantation for congenital and acquired cardiac defects.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, NJ 08015.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article