Outcomes after bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt with antegrade pulmonary blood flow in high-risk patients.

Lea BehrendThibault SchaefferTakuya OsawaJonas Palm Chiara Di PaduaCarolin NiedermaierPaul Philipp HeinischNicole PiberAlfred HagerPeter EwertJürgen Hörer Masamichi Ono

Published in: Cardiology in the young (2024)

APBF was left in 8% following BCPS in high-risk patients, mainly due to preoperative high PAP. Hospital survivors after BCPS demonstrated comparable survival in patients with and without APBF. Adding APBF at BCPS might be a useful option for high-risk patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
blood flow
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
emergency department
patient reported outcomes
pulmonary artery
adverse drug