The Arterial Switch Procedure for Transposition of the Great Arteries

ABSTRACT TRANSPOSITION OF THE GREAT ARTERIES is the most common congenital heart defect among the birth defects that present with cyanosis during the early neonatal period. INFANTS WITH THIS CARDIAC BIRTH DEFECT, in which the aorta originates from the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery origina...

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Published in:AORN journal 2007-08, Vol.86 (2), p.211-230
Main Authors: DeBord, Starla, Cherry, Cecile, Hickey, Carol
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia & Perioperative Care
Aorta - surgery
Birth defects
Care and treatment
Children
Fetus
Growth
Heart
Heart surgery
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Methods
Neonatal care
Nursing
Pain, Postoperative - diagnosis
Patient Care Planning
Perianesthesia
Perioperative Nursing
Physiological aspects
Postoperative Complications
Pulmonary Artery - surgery
Surgery
Tests, problems and exercises
Transposition of great arteries
Transposition of Great Vessels - diagnosis
Transposition of Great Vessels - nursing
Transposition of Great Vessels - surgery
Veins & arteries
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Summary:ABSTRACT TRANSPOSITION OF THE GREAT ARTERIES is the most common congenital heart defect among the birth defects that present with cyanosis during the early neonatal period. INFANTS WITH THIS CARDIAC BIRTH DEFECT, in which the aorta originates from the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery originates from the left ventricle, usually do not survive without surgical intervention in the first few days of life. THE ARTERIAL SWITCH PROCEDURE, performed via a median sternotomy incision during cardiopulmonary bypass, restores the aorta and pulmonary artery to their normal anatomic positions. AORN J 86 (August 2007) 211-226. © AORN, Inc, 2007.
ISSN:0001-2092
1878-0369
DOI:10.1016/j.aorn.2007.03.009