Modified blalock-taussig shunt and levosimendan for left ventricular preparation in a child with transposition of great arteries and regressed ventricle undergoing rapid 2 stage arterial switch operation

Modified blalock-taussig shunt and levosimendan for left ventricular preparation in a child with transposition of great arteries and regressed ventricle undergoing rapid 2 stage arterial switch operation

Rapid two-stage arterial switch operation (ASO) is very relevant as many patients of transposition of great arteries (TGA) present late to the hospital when primary switch either is not possible or carries a high risk of morbidity and mortality. Hence, other means apart from the traditional methods...

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Main Authors: Manoj Kumar Sahu, Anish Gupta, Intekhab Alam, Sarvesh Pal Singh, Ramesh Menon, V Devagouru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
Subjects:
Blalock-taussig shunt
continuous positive airway pressure
left ventricular preparedness
levosimendan
rapid two-stage arterial switch operation
Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2017;volume=20;issue=2;spage=265;epage=267;aulast=Sahu

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