Optimum age for performing Fontan operation in patients with univentricular heart

Emmanuel Akintoye; Gruschen R. Veldtman; William R. Miranda; Heidi M. Connolly; Alexander Egbe

doi:10.1111/chd.12690

Optimum age for performing Fontan operation in patients with univentricular heart

Emmanuel Akintoye, Gruschen R. Veldtman, William R. Miranda, Heidi M. Connolly, Alexander Egbe

Cardiovascular Medicine

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the optimal age for performing Fontan operation using data from the National Inpatient Sample. Our results showed that although the Fontan operation was most commonly performed at age 2 in the United States, age 3 is the optimum age for this procedure as evident by lower rate of in-hospital mortality, procedure-related complications, and rate of nonroutine home discharge when procedure is performed at age 3 years.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	138-139
Number of pages	2
Journal	Congenital Heart Disease
Volume	14
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/chd.12690
State	Published - Mar 1 2019

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Surgery
Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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