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A Simple Method of Perfusion for Refashioning the Intraatrial Baffle after Physiological Correction of Transposition of the Great Vessels
Author(s) -
CLARKE C. P.,
BATH S. T.,
CURTIS K.,
BROWN T. C. K.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1973.tb06786.x
Subject(s) - baffle , medicine , great arteries , transposition (logic) , perfusion , dissection (medical) , transposition of the great vessels , process (computing) , cardiology , surgery , heart disease , mechanical engineering , computer science , artificial intelligence , engineering , operating system
The intraatrial baffle used in physiological repair of transposition of the great arteries can fibrose and alter its shape, producing venous obstruction, so that refashioning may become necessary as a secondary procedure. Reopcration under these circumstances is difficult, and can be made easier by using a simple perfusion technique requiring a minimum of dissection for cannulation. A technique is described utilising a “left atrial” to femoral artery bypass combined with core cooling, and two illustrative cases are presented.