Back to 2016 Annual Meeting Posters
RIGHT AND LEFT ANTEROLATERAL MINITHORACOTOMY FOR REPAIR OF CONGENITAL VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT IN VIETNAM
Huy Q. Dang, Huu C. Nguyen, Thanh N. Le.
Cardiovascular center, E hospital, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
OBJECTIVE: Much more concern is recently paid to the cosmetic when simple congenital heart disease (CHD) is repaired.
METHODS: From June to December 2015, 12 patients (F/M: 5/7; aged from 3 to 50 years) underwent repair of congenital ventricular septal defects (VSDs) using right (n=6) and left (n=6) anterolateral minithoracotomy. VSDs were of the perimembranous (n=6) and subarterial (n=6) type. Peripheral Cardiopulmonary Bypass (CPB) was set (SVC and IVC were drained through internal jugular and femoral veins; arterial cannulae were set up through femoral artery directly in 3 and indirectly in 9).
RESULTS: We present perioperative data and early result of these patients. Closure of VSDs were succesfully performed in all. Mean CPB time was 162.5 ± 58.9 mins and mean Aorta cross-clamp (ACC) time was 116.6 ± 49.0 mins. Intubation time: 3.8 ± 0.6 hours, ICU stay time: 1.6 ± 0.5 days and postoperative hospital stay time: 9.3 ± 2.0 days. There were no complication related with surgery and peripheral cannulation. All the patients and their family were satisfied with cosmetic result of the scars.
CONCLUSIONS: This method was safe and effective especially for girls and women with VSDs. 
Back to 2016 Annual Meeting Posters
