Norwood Procedure – Difficulty in Weaning from Cardiopulmonary Bypass and Implications for Outcomes
Difficulty weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) or the need to return to CPB (collectively D-CPB) may occur after the Norwood procedure. We sought to evaluate the relationship between D-CBP and survival. This was a retrospective chart review of all patients undergoing a Norwood procedure at our institution during the interval 2005-2017. Primary outcome was survival for the Norwood procedure. Secondary outcomes included various measures of morbidity. Successful wean from CBP (S-CPB) was defined as no need to return to full flow CPB during the initial definitive wean or after separation from CPB; otherwise the classification was difficulty with wean (D-CBP).
Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Jaclyn A. Gellings, William K. Johnson, Nancy S. Ghanayem, Michael Mitchell, James Tweddell, George Hoffman, Viktor Hraska, Evelyn M. Kuhn, Ronald K. Woods Tags: CONGENITAL – Original Submission Source Type: research