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  • Title: [Surgical treatment of congenital heart defect complicating severe pulmonary infection in infants and young children].
    Author: Song FL, Luo HZ, Hu JG.
    Journal: Hunan Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao; 2001 Apr 28; 26(2):155-6. PubMed ID: 12536653.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To review the experience of surgical management of left to right shunt congenital heart defect complicating severe pulmonary infection. METHOD: Twenty patients aged 4-17 months who weighed 3.6-11.6 kg were analysed. Among them, 16 underwent surgical treatment. RESULTS: The mortality rate of 4 who received conservative therapy was 75% (3/4). The mortality rate of the operative group 16 Cases, was 12. 5% (2/16), 14 were doing well by follow-up of 8-24 months. CONCLUSION: Infants of Congenital heart defect Complicating Severe Pulmonary infection, Should be performed operation actively.
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