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  • Title: [Review of patients with congenital heart anomalies treated at the University Clinical Center in Sarajevo 1997-2000].
    Author: Begić Z, Terzić R, Dinarević S.
    Journal: Med Arh; 2000; 54(5-6):289-90. PubMed ID: 11219907.
    Abstract:
    During April 1997 to October 2000, 65 children (61.5% female and 38.5% male) have been operated at KCU Sarajevo at the Hospital for Cardiac surgery. Diagnostic procedures, preoperative and postoperative treatment have been carried out at Pediatric hospital, Clinical center University of Sarajevo. The average age of establishing the diagnosis was 20 months and 4.5 years was the average age of surgical treatment. The most frequent defects were: Atrial septal defect 27.69%, Tetralogy of Fallot 16.92%, Patent ductus arteriosus 16.92%, Coarctatation of the aorta 7.69%, combination of more simple defects 7.69%, Atrioventricular septal defects 6.15%, Ventricular septal defect 4.61%, Pulmonary stenosis 4.61%, Anomalous pulmonary venous connection 4.61% and the other complex defects 3.07%. Among all cases 10.76% were associated with some of the syndromes. In 86.13% of cases total correction have been performed and palliative in 13.84% of cases. Death rate was 10.76%, and postoperative complications 21.53%. Catheterizations was performed on 14 patients (21.53%), and three of them had therapeutic interventional cardiac catheterization (coil, umbrella, balloon dilatation). The average timing of: preoperative procedures was 3.5 days, postoperative following 7.5 days and intensive care 2.2 days.
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