Madison B Argo, David J Barron, Pirooz Eghtesady, Bahaaldin Alsoufi, Osami Honjo, Can Yerebakan, William M DeCampli, Jeffrey P Jacobs, Sergio A Carrillo, Anusha Jegatheeswaran, Tara Karamlou, Tharini Paramananthan, Maha Rahman, Linda M Lambert, Jennifer Nelson, Christopher A Caldarone, S Adil Husain, Mark E Galantowicz, Karthik Ramakrishnan, James K Kirklin, Joseph W Turek, Chelsea Mannie, Eugene H Blackstone, Michael E Mitchell, Brian W McCrindle
OBJECTIVE: To determine patient characteristics and outcomes after Norwood versus comprehensive stage II (COMPSII) for infants with critical left heart obstruction who had prior hybrid palliation (bilateral pulmonary artery banding ± ductal stent). METHODS: From 23 Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society institutions (2005-2020), 138 infants underwent hybrid palliation followed by either Norwood (n = 73, 53%) or COMPSII (n = 65). Baseline characteristics were compared between Norwood and COMPSII groups...
September 2023: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery