MATERIALS and METHODS
A total of 232 Fontan procedures performed in our cardiac surgery center between 2009 and 2020 were retrospectively analyzed following the approval of institutional review board. Sixteen patients who underwent a Fontan procedure with a preoperative catheterization-based measurement of MPAP over 15 mmHg were identified. Afterwards; preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative records were reviewed.
Sixteen patients (9 males, 7 females) with a preoperative MPAP >15 mmHg were operated by a single surgeon and FP was performed. Mean age was 7.8 ± 5.6 years (range: 2 to 26 years) and body weight was 22.5 ± 8.3 kg (range: 15 to 46 kg) at the time of FP. The mean period between the Glenn and Fontan operations was 4 ± 6.6 years (range: 1.5 to 10 years).The demographic and operative properties of the patients are demonstrated in table-2.