• 1. Department of Cardiac Surgery, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academic of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510100, P. R. China;
  • 2. Epidemiological Research Office, Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academic of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510100, P. R. China;
CHENJi-mei, Email: jimei1965@gmail.com
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Objective To analyze clinical outcomes of sutureless technique for patients undergoing surgical correction of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC). Methods Between July 2007 and December 2013, 132 consecutive TAPVC patients underwent surgical correction in Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute. Those patients with such associated congenital cardiac anomalies as single ventricle and right atrial isomerism were excluded from this study. All the patients underwent biventricular repair. Preoperatively, all the patients received echocardiography, and most patients received CT scan to know the development of pulmonary veins. Preoperative diagnosis was confirmed by intraoperative exploration. According to different surgical techniques, all the patients were divided to a conventional technique group and a sutureless technique group. In the conventional technique group, there were 69 patients including 54 males (78.3%)and 15 females (21.7%)with their median age of 60 (30, 225)days and median body weight of 4.85 (3.50, 6.35)kg. In the sutureless technique group, there were 63 patients including 48 males (76.20%)and 15 females (23.8%)with their median age of 90 (30, 210)days and median body weight of 4.58 (3.72, 6.20)kg. Follow-up was performed till January 1, 2014. Results In-hospital mortality (4.8% vs. 7.2%, χ2=1.414, P=0.720)and postoperative overall mortality (4.8% vs. 13.0%, χ2=2.733, P=0.098)of the sutureless technique group were both lower than those of the conventional technique group, although there was no statistical difference. Postoperative incidence of pulmonary venous obstruction (PVO)of the sutureless technique group was significantly lower than that of the conventional technique group (1.6% vs. 10.1%, χ2=4.236, P=0.040). Cox proportional-hazards regression showed that conventional technique and preoperative PVO were significant risk factors for postoperative PVO (P=0.023, P=0.016). Conventional technique was not significantly correlated with postoperative mortality (P=0.060). Conclusion Sutureless technique can significantly lower postoperative incidence of PVO for patients with supracardiac TAPVC.

Citation: GETong-kai, OUYan-qiu, DINGYi-qun, NIEZhi-qiang, LIUXiao-qing, WENShu-sheng, CENJian-zheng, LUODan-dong, CHENJi-mei. Surgical Outcomes of Supracardiac Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection in 132 Patients. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2014, 21(6): 774-778. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.20140222 Copy

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