Fontan surgery failure: risk factors and experience in a Colombian reference centre.
| Autor: | Sánchez-Escobar IC; Fellow Pediatric Cardiology, CardioVid Clinic, Pontifical Bolivarian University, Medellin, Colombia., Aranzazu-Ceballos AD; Pediatrician, Faculty of Medicine, CardioVid Clinic, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellin, Colombia., Pérez LE; Medical Epidemiologist, CardioVid Clinic, Medellin, Colombia., Guzmán MI; Pediatric Cardiologist, CardioVid Clinic, Medellin, Colombia. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cardiology in the young [Cardiol Young] 2024 Apr; Vol. 34 (4), pp. 722-726. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Sep 25. |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S1047951123003244 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: The Fontan procedure is considered one of the most remarkable achievements in paediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery. Its final anatomical objective is a venous return through the superior and inferior vena cava. The complications inherent to this procedure and subsequent failure are its limitations. Objective: To describe the clinical and haemodynamic characteristics of patients with Fontan failure and define the risk factors associated with it, with its short- and long-term outcomes during a 21-year observation period. Methods: This is a retrospective follow-up study in which 15 patients diagnosed with Fontan failure in the single-ventricle programme of a high-complexity hospital in Medellín, Colombia, between 2001 and 2022 were included. Results: One hundred and eight patients were identified in whom the Fontan procedure was performed, and 17 met the failure criteria. 82.4% were men, with a median age of 4.3 years. Ebstein's anomaly was the most common diagnosis, 29.4%. All patients underwent Fontan with an extracardiac tube following the procedure. According to the type of failure, 58.8% of patients presented protein-losing enteropathy and 17.6% plastic bronchitis. During follow-up, 5.9% of patients died. Conclusion: Fontan surgery in our centre is an option for patients with univentricular physiology. The correct selection of the patient is essential to mitigate failure risks. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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