OUTCOMES IN TETRALOGY OF FALLOT - INSTITUTIONAL EXPERIENCE FROM A PEDIATRIC TERTIARY CARE CENTER, INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH, CHENNAI.

Dr JAIKARAN.G.K; DR ABINAYAVALLABAN.P.A

Volume : VII, Issue : VIII, August - 2018

OUTCOMES IN TETRALOGY OF FALLOT - INSTITUTIONAL EXPERIENCE FROM A PEDIATRIC TERTIARY CARE CENTER, INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH, CHENNAI.

Dr Jaikaran. G. K, Dr Abinayavallaban. P. A

Abstract :

Tetralogy of Fallot(TOF) is one of the conotruncal family of heart lesions in which the primary defect is an anterior deviation of the infundibular septum (the muscular septum that separates the aortic and pulmonary outflows. The degree of pulmonary outflow obstruction varies, with the severity of the obstruction determining the degree of the patient‘s cyanosis. Corrective surgical therapy consists of relief of the right ventricular outflow tract obstruction by removing obstructive muscle bundles and by patch closure of the VSD.The surgical risk of total correction in major centers is <5%. We conducted a retrospective study in our institute of paediatric CVTS, Egmore, regarding the outcomes and the predictive factors of mortality following TOF repair between 2014 -2018.