Use of a Bifurcated ePTFE Graft for Off Pump Extracardiac Fontan Completion

OpenAlex İngilizce

All articles of this category (opens in new window) Introduction Total cavopulmonary anastomosis using an extracardiac conduit has gained increasing acceptance in surgery for the palliation of a functional univentricular heart. It has been recently suggested that the extracardiac Fontan procedure (ECF) can be performed without cardiopulmonary bypass (CBP) [[ 1 ], [ 2 ]]. Off-pump ECF has been reported to result in better hemodynamic parameters in the early postoperative period and to require shorter intubation periods. However, the patient selection criteria for off-pump ECF are still not well defined in spite of a growing body of experience.