Open AccessOutcome of neonatal palliative procedure for pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect or tetralogy of Fallot with severe pulmonary stenosis: experience in a single tertiary center
Author(s) -
Tae Kyoung Jo,
Hyo Rim Suh,
Byoung Han Choi,
Jung Eun Kwon,
Hanna Jung,
Young Ok Lee,
Joon Yong Cho,
Yeo Hyang Kim
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
korean journal of pediatrics/korean journal of pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2092-7258
pISSN - 1738-1061
DOI - 10.3345/kjp.2018.61.7.210
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary atresia , tetralogy of fallot , palliative care , shunt (medical) , surgery , stenosis , ventricle , cardiology , ventricular outflow tract , single center , pulmonary insufficiency , heart disease , nursing
The present study aimed to evaluate progression and prognosis according to the palliation method used in neonates and early infants aged 3 months or younger who were diagnosed with pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect (PA VSD) or tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) with severe pulmonary stenosis (PS) in a single tertiary hospital over a period of 12 years.