Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after stage I reconstruction for hypoplastic left heart syndrome*

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Chitra Ravishankar · University of Pennsylvania

Troy E. Dominguez · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Jaqueline Kreutzer · University of Pennsylvania

Gil Wernovsky · University of Pennsylvania

Bradley S. Marino · Pediatrics and Genetics

Rodolfo I. Godinez · University of Pennsylvania

Margaret A. Priestley

Abstract

In our experience, ECMO after stage I reconstruction can be life saving in about a third of infants with otherwise fatal conditions. It is particularly useful in potentially reversible conditions such as acute shunt thrombosis and transient depression of ventricular function.

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Congenital Heart Disease Studies Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches

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Published in: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volume 7, Issue 4, pp. 319-323

DOI: 10.1097/01.pcc.0000227109.82323.ce

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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after stage I reconstruction for hypoplastic left heart syndrome*

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