ackground. Pulmonary hypertension due to persistent fetal circulation is rarely associated with transposition of the great arteries and intact ventricular septum. Previous attempts at management of affected neonates using prostaglandin El and balloon atrial septotomy followed by surgical repair have been largely unsuccessful. Methods. Between September 1992 and April 1995, 45 neonates underwent repair of transposition of the great arteries with the arterial switch operation. Two patients (4%) with transposition of the great arteries and intact ventricular septum presented with profound reversed differential desaturation and right-to-left shunting at the level of the ductus arteriosus after balloon atrial septotomy. A diagnosis of persistent pulmonary hypertension was established and both neonates entered an experimental management protocol using inhaled nitric oxide and rapid arterial switch operation. Results. Preoperative hemodynamic stabilization was achieved in 1 patient using 40 parts per million of inhaled nitric oxide, whereas the other required in addition extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe biventricular dysfunction. Both underwent successful surgical repair 4 to 5 days after admission, but received postoperatively 1 week of inhaled nitric oxide therapy for persistent pulmonary hypertension. Follow-up echocardiography at 3 months showed good biventricular function and normal geometry of the ventricular septum, suggesting low pulmonary artery pressure, in both. Conclusions. A management protocol using inhaled nitric oxide and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation followed by the arterial switch operation was successfully used in neonates with transposition of the great arteries, intact ventricular septum, and persistent pulmonary hypertension. Wider use of preoperative and postoperative inhaled nitric oxide may improve the surgical outcome of this difficult subset of patients. inhaled nitric oxide, whereas the other required in addition extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe biventricular dysfunction. Both underwent successful surgical repair 4 to 5 days after admission, but received postoperatively 1 week of inhaled nitric oxide therapy for persistent pulmonary hypertension. Follow-up echocardiography at 3 months showed good biventricular function and normal geometry of the ventricular septum, suggesting low pulmonary artery pressure, in both. Conclusions. A management protocol using inhaled nitric oxide and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation followed by the arterial switch operation was successfully used in neonates with transposition of the great arteries, intact ventricular septum, and persistent pulmonary hypertension. Wider use of preoperative and postoperative inhaled nitric oxide may improve the surgical outcome of this difficult subset of patients.

Surgical repair of transposition of the great arteries in neonates with persistent pulmonary hypertension.

LUCIANI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA;
1996-01-01

Abstract

ackground. Pulmonary hypertension due to persistent fetal circulation is rarely associated with transposition of the great arteries and intact ventricular septum. Previous attempts at management of affected neonates using prostaglandin El and balloon atrial septotomy followed by surgical repair have been largely unsuccessful. Methods. Between September 1992 and April 1995, 45 neonates underwent repair of transposition of the great arteries with the arterial switch operation. Two patients (4%) with transposition of the great arteries and intact ventricular septum presented with profound reversed differential desaturation and right-to-left shunting at the level of the ductus arteriosus after balloon atrial septotomy. A diagnosis of persistent pulmonary hypertension was established and both neonates entered an experimental management protocol using inhaled nitric oxide and rapid arterial switch operation. Results. Preoperative hemodynamic stabilization was achieved in 1 patient using 40 parts per million of inhaled nitric oxide, whereas the other required in addition extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe biventricular dysfunction. Both underwent successful surgical repair 4 to 5 days after admission, but received postoperatively 1 week of inhaled nitric oxide therapy for persistent pulmonary hypertension. Follow-up echocardiography at 3 months showed good biventricular function and normal geometry of the ventricular septum, suggesting low pulmonary artery pressure, in both. Conclusions. A management protocol using inhaled nitric oxide and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation followed by the arterial switch operation was successfully used in neonates with transposition of the great arteries, intact ventricular septum, and persistent pulmonary hypertension. Wider use of preoperative and postoperative inhaled nitric oxide may improve the surgical outcome of this difficult subset of patients. inhaled nitric oxide, whereas the other required in addition extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe biventricular dysfunction. Both underwent successful surgical repair 4 to 5 days after admission, but received postoperatively 1 week of inhaled nitric oxide therapy for persistent pulmonary hypertension. Follow-up echocardiography at 3 months showed good biventricular function and normal geometry of the ventricular septum, suggesting low pulmonary artery pressure, in both. Conclusions. A management protocol using inhaled nitric oxide and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation followed by the arterial switch operation was successfully used in neonates with transposition of the great arteries, intact ventricular septum, and persistent pulmonary hypertension. Wider use of preoperative and postoperative inhaled nitric oxide may improve the surgical outcome of this difficult subset of patients.
1996
transposition of the great arteries; arterial switch repair; pulmonary hypertension; ECMO; nitric oxide, congenital heart disease
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