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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;82:1611-1620
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, New York University, New York, New York
b Divisions of Cardiology, Cardiac Anesthesiology, Biostatistics and Data Management Core, and Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Cardiac Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Accepted for publication May 22, 2006.
* Address correspondence to Dr Gaynor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th St and Civic Center Blvd, Suite 8527, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (Email: gaynor{at}email.chop.edu).
Presented at the Forty-second Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Chicago, IL, Jan 30–Feb 2, 2006.
BACKGROUND: Avoidance of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and aortic cross-clamping during the Fontan procedure has been advocated to improve outcomes. We continue to use CPB with aortic cross-clamping for the Fontan procedure.
METHODS: We performed a review of patients undergoing the Fontan procedure between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2004.
RESULTS: The Fontan procedure was performed in 160 patients. The median age was 2.2 years (range, 1.0 to 29.1 years). Hypoplastic left heart syndrome or a variant was present in 114 patients (71%), and heterotaxy was present in 19 (12%). CPB and modified ultrafiltration were used in all patients. Aortic cross-clamping was used in 154 (96%) of 160 patients and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) in 132 (83%). A lateral tunnel Fontan was performed in 69 patients (43%) and an extracardiac Fontan in 91 (57%). A fenestration was created in 144 patients (90%). Two patients died. Freedom from death or takedown was 98% (157/160). Median duration of pleural drainage was 2 days (range, 1 to 44 days) and was more than 14 days in 16 patients. Median duration of hospitalization was 6 days (range, 3 to 55 days). The small number of deaths precluded assessment of risk factors for mortality. By multivariable analysis, risk factors for pleural drainage longer than 3 days were extracardiac connection (p < 0.001) and increasing mean pulmonary artery pressure before the Fontan procedure (p = 0.033). By multivariable analysis, risk factors for hospitalization for more than 7 days were extracardiac connection (p = 0.003), increasing duration of total support (CPB and DHCA, p = 0.027), and decreasing systemic oxygen saturation before the Fontan procedure (p = 0.048).
CONCLUSIONS: The Fontan procedure can be performed using CPB and aortic cross-clamping with low morbidity and mortality.
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