Outcome after Fontan failure and takedown to an intermediate palliative circulation
Outcome after Fontan failure and takedown to an intermediate palliative circulation
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DOI:
10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.02.092
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发表时间:
2007-09-01
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
McElhinney, Doff B.
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作者:
Almond, Christopher S. D.;Mayer, John E.;McElhinney, Doff B.
Background. Fontan takedown to an intermediate palliative circulation is an important treatment option for patients with acute or subacute failure of a Fontan circulation from a variety of causes. Little is known about the subsequent outcome of these patients or their potential candidacy for a second attempt at Fontan completion.Methods. Patients followed up at Children's Hospital Boston who underwent takedown of a Fontan circulation to an intermediate palliative circulation within 1 year of Fontan completion were reviewed.Results. Between 1979 and 2006, 53 patients underwent Fontan takedown at a median age of 2.3 years ( range, 0.3 to 36.5 years). Takedown was performed during the Fontan procedure itself in 12 patients ( 22%), within the first postoperative month in 31( 58%), and between 1 month and 1 year in 10 ( 18%). Overall, 29 patients ( 55%) survived the early period after takedown, and 19 ultimately underwent successful Fontan completion a median of 4.6 years after takedown; all but one was alive a median of 6.4 years later. Thirteen ( 68%) of the 19 had treatable abnormalities contributing to Fontan failure.Conclusions. Fontan takedown can provide effective stabilization of the acutely or subacutely failing Fontan circulation, although a substantial number of patients die early despite Fontan takedown. Subjects surviving the perioperative period can often undergo uneventful redo Fontan. A thorough evaluation for treatable abnormalities should be performed in all patients with a failing Fontan circulation and in patients who undergo Fontan takedown.