Determinants of Adverse Outcomes After Systemic-To-Pulmonary Shunts in Biventricular Circulation.

CONCLUSIONS: Early adverse events contribute to mortality and morbidity for the shunt procedure. Patients with lower oxygen saturation and higher platelet counts in the postoperative period are at higher risk of shunt thrombosis. PMID: 28870391 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - September 1, 2017 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Hobbes B, d'Udekem Y, Zannino D, Konstantinov IE, Brizard C, Brink J Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research