Abstract
Introduction: High pulmonary pressure in uncorrected left-to-right shunt causes progressive rise in pulmonary vascular resistance and increased perioperative mortality.
Aims and objectives: To assess the incidence of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in VSD patients and associated post-operative outcomes in children of age group 0-14 years.
Methods: Retrospective, observational, hospital data based analysis of children ≤ 14 years undergoing cardiac surgery. Exclusion criterion was inoperability secondary to irreversibility of PH.
Results:
Conclusions: Presence of PH in cases of acyanotic CHD posted for surgery is associated with increased adverse perioperative outcomes and mortality. Early surgical closure prior to development of irreversible PH would be desirable.
Footnotes
Cite this article as: European Respiratory Journal 2018 52: Suppl. 62, OA1638.
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