The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Mar 2016
Editorial Biography Historical ArticleHistorical perspectives of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery: Floyd D. Loop (1936-2015).
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J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Mar 2016
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative StudyFactors affecting Fontan length of stay: Results from the Single Ventricle Reconstruction trial.
In the Single Ventricle Reconstruction trial, infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) who received a right-ventricle-to-pulmonary-artery shunt (RVPAS) versus a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt (MBTS) had lower early postoperative mortality, but more complications at 14 months. We explored the effect of shunt type and other patient, medical, and surgical factors on postoperative length of stay (LOS) after the Fontan operation. ⋯ In this multicenter prospective cohort of subjects with HLHS, Norwood shunt type was not associated with Fontan LOS. Rather, global measures of earlier medical complexity indicate greater likelihood of longer LOS after the Fontan operation.