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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-1-19
pubmed:abstractText
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is a challenge for the pediatric cardiologist and the surgeon. It is generally assumed that the postoperative outcome after surgery for congenital heart disease is influenced by the institutional size. We present the results of 43 patients with true HLHS (situs solitus and atrioventricular and ventriculoarterial concordance) referred for operation between 1992 and 2002 in our center. Two children had atrioseptostomy: one died soon after the operation, and the other one was transplanted successfully but died at the age of 6 months following acute rejection. The remaining 41 underwent Norwood I palliation, 21 stage II palliation, and 10 stage III palliation. Early mortality was 29% after stage I operation, 4.7% after stage II palliation, and 0% after stage III operation. Overall mortality was 39% after stage I, 9.5% after stage II, and 10% after stage III operation. Low birth weight was associated with a higher mortality (p < 0.05). Mortality declined with increasing experience, comparable to the results of very large cardiosurgical centers with many more patients. The quality of surgery and perioperative management in smaller pediatric cardiosurgical centers can reach the level of very large centers.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0172-0643
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
751-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-2-20
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
A decade of staged Norwood palliation in hypoplastic left heart syndrome in a midsized cardiosurgical center.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Childrens Hospital Muenster, Albert-Schweitzer-Strasse 33, Muenster, D-48149, Germany. kraseman@uni-muenster.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article