Surgical management of complete atrioventricular septal defect: associations with surgical technique, age, and trisomy 21.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We sought to evaluate the contemporary results after repair of a complete atrioventricular septal defect and to determine the factors associated with suboptimal outcomes.

Methods

The demographic, procedural, and outcome data were obtained within 1 and 6 months after repair of a complete atrioventricular septal defect in 120 children in a multicenter observational study from June 2004 to 2006.

Results

The median age at surgery was 3.7 months (range, 9 days to 1.1 years). The type of surgical repair was a single patch (18%), double patch (72%), and a single atrial septal defect patch with primary ventricular septal defect closure (10%). The incidence of residual septal defects and the degree of left atrioventricular valve regurgitation (LAVVR) did not differ

SUBMITTER: Atz AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3098918 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature