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December 1, 2001The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Preliminary Analysis of Arrhythmias after the Fontan Operation with Extracardiac Conduit Compared with Intra-atrial Lateral Tunnel*

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Why the study?

Does the extracardiac Fontan operation reduce postoperative arrhythmias compared to the intra-atrial lateral tunnel in patients undergoing the Fontan operation?

Population

47 consecutive patients who underwent successful Fontan operations between 5/93 and 10/98

Comparison

Extracardiac Fontan operation (ECFO) (n=24) vs Intra-atrial lateral tunnel Fontan operation

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

Median 2.4 years for ECFO and 4.5 years for LTFO

Authors

SOStanislav OvroutskiIDIngo DähnertVAVladimir Alexi‐Meskishvili

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Overview

Supports ECFO to reduce arrhythmia burden in Fontan patients; leaves open definitive superiority pending randomized data.

Structured PICO

Does the extracardiac Fontan operation reduce postoperative arrhythmias compared to the intra-atrial lateral tunnel in patients undergoing the Fontan operation?

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Population
47 consecutive patients who underwent successful Fontan operations between 5/93 and 10/98
I
Intervention
Extracardiac Fontan operation (ECFO) (n=24)
C
Comparator
Intra-atrial lateral tunnel Fontan operation (LTFO) (n=23)
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Outcome
Incidence of postoperative arrhythmias (supraventricular tachyarrhythmias and bradyarrhythmias, sinus rhythm maintenance, pacemaker insertion)hard clinical

The extracardiac Fontan operation significantly decreases the incidence of early and medium-term postoperative arrhythmias and the need for pacemaker insertion compared to the lateral tunnel technique.

Limitations

  • Comparative long-term results are not yet available

Cite This Study

Ovroutski et al. (2001) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7150be2163a0a01bc577c5https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2001-19009
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