Key result
The Fontan procedure leads to long-term physiological changes and health issues that require specific nursing assessments, management strategies, and potential future interventions for Fontan failure.
Population
Patients who have undergone the Fontan procedure for serious congenital heart defects
Design
Review
Authors
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Supports targeted nursing assessments in Fontan survivors; extends sequelae knowledge while leaving interventional trials open.
This review outlines the long-term physiological changes, sequelae, and management strategies for patients aging with a Fontan circulation.
Marion E. McRae (2013) conducted a review in Congenital heart defects requiring Fontan procedure. Fontan procedure was evaluated. The Fontan procedure leads to long-term physiological changes and health issues that require specific nursing assessments, management strategies, and potential future interventions for Fontan failure.
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