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January 1, 1972ThoraxOpen Access

Total surgical correction of tetralogy of Fallot: Results in 45 consecutive cases

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Why the study?

What are the clinical and haemodynamic outcomes of total surgical correction in patients with tetralogy of Fallot?

Population

45 consecutive patients with tetralogy of Fallot

Design

Case_series

Authors

SJS JohnBBBijal BhatiPSPitambar Shatapathy

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Overview

Supports feasibility of total correction in tetralogy of Fallot; case-report data leaves open need for larger prospective studies.

Structured PICO

What are the clinical and haemodynamic outcomes of total surgical correction in patients with tetralogy of Fallot?

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Population
45 consecutive patients with tetralogy of Fallot
I
Intervention
Total surgical correction
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Outcome
Operative mortalityhard clinical

Total surgical correction of tetralogy of Fallot is feasible with an acceptable operative mortality of 13% and leads to clinical and haemodynamic improvement in survivors.

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John et al. (1972) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70eb35ac440176ef299af9https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.27.1.66
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