Back to Search Start Over

Fifteen-year experience with surgical repair of truncus arteriosus

Authors :
Dwight C. McGoon
Francisco J. Puga
Derek A. Fyfe
William D. Edwards
Gordon K. Danielson
Donald G. Ritter
Roberto M. Di Donato
Source :
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 89:414-422
Publication Year :
1985
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 1985.

Abstract

From 1965 until March, 1982, 167 patients underwent surgical repair of truncus arteriosus. The age at operation ranged from 18 days to 33 years (mean 6 years). There were 48 hospital deaths (28.7%). The following factors had a positive correlation with the possibility of a surgical death: age at operation less than 2 years (p

Details

ISSN :
00225223
Volume :
89
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........05615717c6ea3cc479d0a42bd29739b9
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5223(19)38790-2