Norwood Procedure-Difficulty in Weaning From Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Implications for Outcomes.

ABSTRACT: Difficulty weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) or the need to return to CPB (collectively D-CPB) may occur after the Norwood procedure. We sought to evaluate the relationship between D-CBP and survival. This was a retrospective chart review of all patients undergoing a Norwood procedure at our institution during the interval 2005-2017. Primary outcome was survival for the Norwood procedure. Secondary outcomes included various measures of morbidity. Successful wean from CBP (S-CPB) was defined as no need to return to full-flow CPB during the initial definitive wean or after separation from CPB; otherwise, the classification was difficulty with wean (D-CBP). Successful rescue in the D-CPB group was defined as not requiring extracorporeal life support either in the operating room or wit

SUBMITTER: Gellings JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7007819 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Spring

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature