Open AccessThe Glenn procedure: Clinical outcomes in patients with congenital heart disease in pakistan
Author(s) -
Muhammad Tariq,
Ibrahim Zahid,
Shiraz Hashmi,
Muneer Amanullah,
Syed Shahabuddin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of cardiac anaesthesia/annals of cardiac anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 0974-5181
pISSN - 0971-9784
DOI - 10.4103/aca.aca_85_19
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , chylothorax , tricuspid atresia , shunt (medical) , heart disease , retrospective cohort study , pleural effusion , anastomosis , cardiology
Congenital heart defects (CHDs) affect more than 40,000 children annually in Pakistan. Approximately 80' of patients require at least one surgical intervention to achieve a complete or palliative cardiac repair. The Glenn shunt, a palliative procedure is established between superior vena cava (SVC) and the right pulmonary artery to provide an anastomosis offering minimal risk to patients with univentricular heart disease. The aim of this study was to assess the clinical outcomes of the Glenn shunt procedure in patients with complex congenital heart diseases in a developing country like Pakistan.