Early repair of congenital cardiopathies under extracorporeal circulation. Apropos of 158 surgical cases under the age of 5
Monties, J.R.; Goudard, A.; Blanc-Gauthier, T.; Gatau-Pelanchon, J.; Fogliani, J.; Bandini, A.; Gérard, R.; Henry, E.
Archives des Maladies du Coeur et des Vaisseaux 68(4): 363-368
1975
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-9683 PMID: 816291 Document Number: 92799
A great number of congenital heart diseases are now amenable to treatment before school age. A homogeneous experience of 158 cases operated upon made it possible to make the follow remarks:--The operative mortality before the age of 1 year remains high, in view of the difficulties of ressuscitation, but mainly because of the severity of the heart disease to treat. --Between the ages of 1 and 5 years, the risk decreased with experience, and for the heart diseases most frequently encountered, lethality fell to 2.8% for the last 4 years. One may thus accept to perform, not only necessity operations, but principle operations before school age. The schematic indications in relation with each heart disease were analysed.