Collateral-Induced Hypoxemia After Bidirectional Glenn Procedure

A 5-year-old boy [weight:15.6kg; height: 112cm] presented to the author's institution with progressive shortness of breath and central cyanosis [arterial oxygen saturation of 76% on room air]. As a neonate, the child was diagnosed with normal situs, pulmonary atresia, and multiple ventricular septal defects. A stent was deployed into the ductus arteriosus as an emergent procedure. At 15 months of age, the child underwent a bidirectional Glenn procedure with azygos vein ligation and division of the distal part of the ductus arteriosus stent.
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Diagnostic Dilemma Source Type: research