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Three‐dimensional printing for surgical planning in complex congenital heart disease
Author(s) -
Vettukattil Joseph J.,
Mohammad Nijres Bassel,
Gosnell Jordan M.,
Samuel Bennett P.,
Haw Marcus P.
Publication year - 2019
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/jocs.14180
Subject(s) - medicine , surgical planning , heart disease , ventricle , multidisciplinary team , multidisciplinary approach , three dimensional printing , complex disease , surgical procedures , disease , general surgery , surgery , 3d printing , cardiology , nursing , social science , materials science , sociology , composite material
Surgical management of complex congenital heart disease (CHD) is challenging. Three‐dimensional (3D) printing can improve multidisciplinary team decision‐making, patient and family understanding, and education of medical professionals. We describe 3D printing for surgical management of five patients with complex CHD. The anatomical details of the 3D printed models were instrumental in planning surgical techniques especially in determining between single ventricle, 1.5 ventricle, and biventricular repair.