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KMID : 0364019950280110983
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Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1995 Volume.28 No. 11 p.983 ~ p.988
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Clinical Improvement after Modified Blalock-Tassig Shunt in Cyanotic Heart Disease
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Abstract
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From January 1983 to December 1994, 48 cyanotic patients were underwent a subclavian arterypulmonary artery shunt using polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) for the purpose of improvement of reduced pulmonary blood flow. The diameters of the PTFE used
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4mm (4 cases), 5mm (36 cases), and 6mm (8 cases) sizes. The effectiveness of modified Blalock-Taussig shunts was evaluated clinically and angiographically. There were 5 early deaths and 2 late deaths. There were 3 early shunt failures and 5 late
shunt
failures. The overall graft patency rate was 83.3%. Postoperative hemoglobin was reduced significantly (p=0.0011) in comparison of the preoperative and postoperative hemoglobin, SaO2, PaO2, and cardiothoracic ratio.
(Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1995;28:983-8)
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