Protocols associated with no mortality in 100 consecutive Fontan procedures☆ | Zendy

Marshall L. Jacobs | Zendy; Glenn J. Pelletier | Zendy; Kamal K. Pourmoghadam | Zendy; Cesar I. Mesia | Zendy; Nandini Madan | Zendy; Harvey Stern | Zendy; Roy Schwartz | Zendy; John D. Murphy | Zendy

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Protocols associated with no mortality in 100 consecutive Fontan procedures☆

Author(s) -

Marshall L. Jacobs,

Glenn J. Pelletier,

Kamal K. Pourmoghadam,

Cesar I. Mesia,

Nandini Madan,

Harvey Stern,

Roy Schwartz,

John D. Murphy

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.12.032

Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care medicine , computer science

Results of Fontan's procedure have improved considerably, but perioperative mortality still occurs, attributed to ventricular dysfunction, stroke, arrhythmia, thromboembolism, and multi-organ dysfunction. Our protocols of operative and intensive care unit management address these potential issues, and have been associated with zero mortality, even with many high-risk candidates.

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