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June 13, 1959JAMA

Complete Correction of the Tetralogy of Fallot by Open-Heart Surgery

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Why the study?

Does complete correction by open-heart surgery improve clinical outcomes in patients with tetralogy of Fallot?

Population

10 consecutive patients with tetralogy of Fallot

Design

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Authors

JKJerome Harold Kay

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Overview

May support surgical correction in tetralogy of Fallot; leaves open confirmation in larger prospective studies.

Structured PICO

Does complete correction by open-heart surgery improve clinical outcomes in patients with tetralogy of Fallot?

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Population
10 consecutive patients with tetralogy of Fallot
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Intervention
Complete correction by open-heart surgery using a heart-lung machine (cardiopulmonary bypass lasting 22 to 49 minutes)
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Outcome
Operative mortality and clinical improvementhard clinical

Early historical evidence demonstrating that complete correction of tetralogy of Fallot using cardiopulmonary bypass is feasible and yields striking clinical improvement.

Cite This Study

Jerome Harold Kay (1959) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a898bfaa14d41d02f432530https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1959.03010070032008
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  1. 1Total Correction of Tetralogy of Fallot1965 · 36 citations
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  4. 4Total Correction of Fallot's Tetralogy1976 · 1 citations
  5. 5Total surgical correction of tetralogy of Fallot: Results in 45 consecutive cases1972 · 10 citations