Data detailed in 'Fontan completion rate and outcomes after bidirectional cavo-pulmonary shunt' have been presented. "To determine outcomes of patients undergoing a bidirectional cavo-pulmonary shunt (BCPS) in the Fontan era. From 1990 to 2000, 212 patients underwent a BCPS in a single institution at a mean age of 2.6[+ or -]5 years," researchers in Melbourne, Australia report (see also Cardiac Surgical Procedures).
"Hospital mortality was 6% (13 patients). Five patients were lost to follow-up (3%). After a mean of 9[+ or -]4 years, 15 patients had not yet been referred for Fontan surgery and their status was deemed satisfactory (11 1(1/2) ventricle repair, three BCPS and one …
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