MATERIALS and METHODS
A total of 232 Fontan procedures performed in our cardiac surgery center
between 2009 and 2020 were retrospectively analyzed following the
approval of institutional review board. Sixteen patients who underwent a
Fontan procedure with a preoperative catheterization-based measurement
of MPAP over 15 mmHg were identified. Afterwards; preoperative,
intraoperative and postoperative records were reviewed.
Sixteen patients (9 males, 7 females) with a preoperative MPAP
>15 mmHg were operated by a single surgeon and FP was
performed. Mean age was 7.8 ± 5.6 years (range: 2 to 26 years) and body
weight was 22.5 ± 8.3 kg (range: 15 to 46 kg) at the time of FP. The
mean period between the Glenn and Fontan operations was 4 ± 6.6 years
(range: 1.5 to 10 years).The demographic and operative properties of the
patients are demonstrated in table-2.