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- E L Bove, H M Sondheimer, R E Kavey, C J Byrum, M S Blackman, and F B Parker.
- Ann. Thorac. Surg. 1984 Jan 1; 37 (1): 88-91.
AbstractSystemic-pulmonary artery shunts remain an important treatment in cyanotic patients. Central shunts continue to pose early and late problems when standard Blalock-Taussig shunts are not possible. Twenty patients underwent subclavian-pulmonary artery shunt procedures with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) prostheses between October, 1980, and August, 1982. Their ages ranged from 1 day to 15 years; 11 patients were less than 14 days old. The arterial oxygen tension rose from 30.7 +/- 11.9 mm Hg to 51.3 +/- 9.1 mm Hg (standard deviation; p less than 0.001) and from 26.4 +/- 7.5 mm Hg to 50.5 +/- 9.3 mm Hg (p less than 0.001) among the 11 neonates. There were no hospital deaths and only 2 late deaths (not shunt related). All patients have patent shunts and excellent relief of cyanosis. The 18 survivors have been followed for an average of 19 months (range, 7 to 29 months). No patient has required reoperation for shunt inadequacy or thrombosis. Recatheterization in 11 patients has demonstrated normal pulmonary pressures and good pulmonary artery growth without vessel distortion. Subclavian-pulmonary shunts using PTFE provide long-term palliation in cyanotic patients. This type of shunt appears to offer important advantages over other shunt procedures, including the classic Blalock-Taussig operation, in newborns.
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