J Cardiovasc Surg
-
To assess the effects of inhaled nitric oxide (NO) on oxygenation and pulmonary circulation in infants and children with critical pulmonary perfusion and/or hypoxemia after open heart surgery. ⋯ Inhaled NO is very effective to decrease pulmonary artery pressure, to improve oxygenation, and to improve Fontan-circulation in infants and children after open heart surgery.
-
The authors retrospectively analyzed early and late results of surgical treatment for 79 Marfan patients with aneurysms and dissection of the proximal aorta. ⋯ Composite graft insertion has become the gold standard for treating Marfan-patients with non-dissecting and dissecting aneurysms of the aortic root. Our early experience in 11 patients with valve-sparing procedures indicated that this,variant may be the better choice in selected patients.
-
To assess the long term efficacy of intercostal tube drainage for spontaneous pneumothorax and determine the clinical parameters associated with surgery. ⋯ We recommend early surgery to hasten recovery and shorten the hospital stay in patients with history of recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax, respiratory distress and those requiring tube thoracostomy for more than 4 days and negative suction to expand the lung.