Commentary: The Value Of Great Tools And Strategy

We read with great interest the recent article by Overbey and colleagues.1 Norwood operation is the palliative procedure for patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and its variants. Unfortunately, regardless of the improvement of the surgical technique and strategy, patients still face considerable morbidity and mortality. It is well known that, in part, the mortality and morbidity are associated with prolonged periods of myocardial and lower body ischemia, when total all-regional perfusion strategy is not applied, particularly, in patients who had associated intracardiac or extracardiac anomalies that require concomitant surgical management.
Source: Operative Techniques in Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Congenital - Commentary Source Type: research