Open AccessThe “excluding” suture technique for surgical closure of ventricular septal defects: A retrospective study comparing the standard technique
Author(s) -
Roy Varghese,
S. Sanni,
Amrutha K Ravi,
Ejaz Ahmed Sherrif,
Ravi Agarwal,
Kothandam Sivakumar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2069.189116
Subject(s) - medicine , fibrous joint , surgery , heart block , incidence (geometry) , retrospective cohort study , atrioventricular block , tricuspid valve , cardiology , electrocardiography , physics , optics
Conventional methods of closure of ventricular septal defects involve placement of sutures 4-5 mm from the posterior inferior margin. This study compares the conventional method with an alternative technique wherein sutures are placed along the edge of the defect thereby "excluding" the conduction system and the tensor apparatus of the tricuspid valve from the suture line.