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One Stage Surgical Correction of Congenital Cardiac Disease and Congenital Tracheal Stenosis in Infants and Children
Author(s) -
Xu Zhi wei,
Li Wei hao
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2009.00898.x
Subject(s) - medicine , stage (stratigraphy) , heart disease , stenosis , cardiology , surgery , pediatrics , paleontology , biology
Objective: We describe our experience with patients undergoing one stage surgical correction of congenital cardiac disease and congenital tracheal stenosis. Methods: Between February 2001 and June 2007, eight patients underwent one stage repair of congenital cardiac disease and congenital tracheal stenosis. Their ages ranged from 30 days to 3 years (mean 16.25 ± 11.67 months) and weights from 4.2 to 10.5 kg (mean 8.24 ± 2.16 kg). The congenital cardiac disease was treated during cardiopulmonary bypass, and the tracheal stenosis was corrected simultaneously. Results: There was no operative mortality. One 4‐month‐old female who underwent polytetrafluroethylene patch tracheoplasty developed granulation tissue and died 3 months postoperatively of bronchial obstruction. The medium‐term result of the remaining seven patients, after a mean follow‐up of 50.4 months (range 9 to 76 months), was a stabile and complication‐free clinical outcome. Conclusion: We advocate one stage surgical correction of congenital cardiac disease and congenital tracheal stenosis for the treatment of these conditions.