Prolonged warm ischemia for transfusion-free arterial switch and ventricular septal defect surgery in a 4.5-Kg baby

Perfusion
M Rubatti, Yves Durandy

Abstract

Blood-free pediatric surgery is increasingly used for surgical correction of simple cardiopathies. Herein, we describe a complex cardiopathy, arterial switch operation and ventricular septal defect, with pre-operative thrombocytopenia in a 4.5 Kg baby treated with warm surgery and intermittent warm blood microplegia without any blood product. Bypass time was 89 min and aortic cross-clamp time 61 min. The maximal length of warm ischemia (time between microplegia injections) was 42 minutes. The postoperative course was uneventful. The patient was weaned off the ventilator after 7 hours, was discharged from the ICU on day 2 and was discharged from the hospital on day 7. The two main factors involved in this result were high pre-operative hemoglobin level and bypass technique with small prime volume, microplegia and warm perfusion. However, the success of this challenging case is also the result of teamwork and of rigorous patient care.

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Dec 4, 2013·The Annals of Thoracic Surgery·Yves Durandy, Marina Rubatti
May 21, 2016·Frontiers in Pediatrics·Yves Durandy

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