Open AccessImproved early postoperative outcome for extracardiac Fontan operation without cardiopulmonary bypass: a single-centre experience
Author(s) -
Stanislav Ovroutski,
Christian Sohn,
Oliver Miera,
Björn Peters,
Vladimir AlexiMeskishvili,
Roland Hetzer,
Felix Berger,
Michael Hübler
Publication year - 2012
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 - 10.1093/ejcts/ezs535
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiopulmonary bypass , perioperative , intensive care unit , surgery , fontan procedure , intracardiac injection , anastomosis , mechanical ventilation , median sternotomy , inferior vena cava , anesthesia , cardiology , heart disease
The use of modified extracardiac Fontan operation (ECFO) for total cavo-pulmonary connection allows cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) to be avoided and seems to improve early postoperative results. We evaluated our experience with the off-pump technique for ECFO.
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