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ArticleWorld journal of clinical pediatrics2016

Single institution experience with the Ladd's procedure in patients with heterotaxy and stage I palliated single-ventricle.

Kurt D Piggott, Grace George, Harun Fakioglu, Carlos Blanco, Sukumar Saguna Narasimhulu, Kamal Pourmoghadam, Hamish Munroe, William Decampli

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Article in World journal of clinical pediatrics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Kurt D PiggottKurt D Piggott, Grace George, Harun Fakioglu, Carlos Blanco, Sukumar Saguna Narasimhulu, Kamal Pourmoghadam, Hamish Munroe, William Decampli, the Heart Center at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Medicine, Orlando, FL 32806, United States.
Grace GeorgeKurt D Piggott, Grace George, Harun Fakioglu, Carlos Blanco, Sukumar Saguna Narasimhulu, Kamal Pourmoghadam, Hamish Munroe, William Decampli, the Heart Center at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Medicine, Orlando, FL 32806, United States.
Harun FakiogluKurt D Piggott, Grace George, Harun Fakioglu, Carlos Blanco, Sukumar Saguna Narasimhulu, Kamal Pourmoghadam, Hamish Munroe, William Decampli, the Heart Center at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Medicine, Orlando, FL 32806, United States.
Carlos BlancoKurt D Piggott, Grace George, Harun Fakioglu, Carlos Blanco, Sukumar Saguna Narasimhulu, Kamal Pourmoghadam, Hamish Munroe, William Decampli, the Heart Center at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Medicine, Orlando, FL 32806, United States.
Sukumar Saguna NarasimhuluKurt D Piggott, Grace George, Harun Fakioglu, Carlos Blanco, Sukumar Saguna Narasimhulu, Kamal Pourmoghadam, Hamish Munroe, William Decampli, the Heart Center at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Medicine, Orlando, FL 32806, United States.
Kamal PourmoghadamKurt D Piggott, Grace George, Harun Fakioglu, Carlos Blanco, Sukumar Saguna Narasimhulu, Kamal Pourmoghadam, Hamish Munroe, William Decampli, the Heart Center at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Medicine, Orlando, FL 32806, United States.
Hamish MunroeKurt D Piggott, Grace George, Harun Fakioglu, Carlos Blanco, Sukumar Saguna Narasimhulu, Kamal Pourmoghadam, Hamish Munroe, William Decampli, the Heart Center at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Medicine, Orlando, FL 32806, United States.
William DecampliKurt D Piggott, Grace George, Harun Fakioglu, Carlos Blanco, Sukumar Saguna Narasimhulu, Kamal Pourmoghadam, Hamish Munroe, William Decampli, the Heart Center at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Medicine, Orlando, FL 32806, United States.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo investigate and describe our current institutional management protocol for single-ventricle patients who must undergo a Ladd's procedure.

methodsWe retrospectively reviewed the charts of all patients from January 2005 to March 2014 who were diagnosed with heterotaxy syndrome and an associated intestinal rotation anomaly who carried a cardiac diagnosis of functional single ventricle and were status post stage I palliation. A total of 8 patients with a history of stage I single-ventricle palliation underwent Ladd's procedure during this time period. We reviewed each patients chart to determine if significant intraoperative or post-operative morbidity or mortality occurred. We also described our protocolized management of these patients in the cardiac intensive care unit, which included pre-operative labs, echocardiography, milrinone infusion, as well as protocolized fluid administration and anticoagulation regimines. We also reviewed the literature to determine the reported morbidity and mortality associated with the Ladd's procedure in this particular cardiac physiology and if other institutions have reported protocolized care of these patients.

resultsA total of 8 patients were identified to have heterotaxy with an intestinal rotation anomaly and single-ventricle heart disease that was status post single ventricle palliation. Six of these patients were palliated with a Blaylock-Taussig shunt, one of whom underwent a Norwood procedure. The two other patients were palliated with a stent, which was placed in the ductus arteriosus. These eight patients all underwent elective Ladd's procedure at the time of gastrostomy tube placement. Per our protocol, all patients remained on aspirin prior to surgery and had no period where they were without anticoagulation. All patients remained on milrinone during and after the procedure and received fluid administration upon arrival to the cardiac intensive care unit to account for losses. All 8 patients experienced no intraoperative or post-operative complications. All patients survived to discharge. One patient presented to the emergency room two months after discharge in cardiac arrest and died due to bowel obstruction and perforation.

conclusionProtocolized intensive care management may have contributed to favorable outcomes following Ladd's procedure at our institution.

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Congenital heart diseaseHeterotaxyLadd’s procedurePediatricsSingle-ventricle

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PMID27610349
PMCPMC4978626
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