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The objective of this paper was to describe the outcomes in patients submitted to arterial switch operation and to analyze the predictors of in-hospital mortality and further need of re-operation at a single-center institution. Between September 1995 and January 2014, 128 consecutive arterial switch operations were performed. Surgical mortality during this period was analyzed retrospectively, and a follow-up analysis of the survivors was conducted. Surgical era, cardiopulmonary bypass time (p = 0.001), and diagnosis category (p = 0.025) influenced in-hospital mortality. The estimated overall survival for the 91 hospital survivors was 96.8, 96.4, and 96.2 % at 5, 10, and 15 years, respectively. The median follow-up time was 67 months (range 0.71–222 months). Three patients (5 %) presented severe aortic regurgitation. Right ventricle outflow tract systolic gradient by echocardiography was above 60 mmHg in 2 %. Late re-interventions occurred in 12 (13 %) patients with mean time of 64 ± 34 months after the initial procedure. Actuarial freedom from re-interventions at 5, 10, and 15 years was 96.4, 69.7, and 61.9 %, respectively. Arterial switch operation remains the procedure of choice in patients with transposition of great arteries. It can be performed even in middle-volume institutions, leading to the same middle- and long-term outcomes of high-volume institutions. Early high mortality rate may occur due not only to learning curve, but also to cardiopulmonary bypass time and ventricular septal defect closure.
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Manso, P.H., Amaral, F.T.V., Júnior, T.J.S. et al. Outcomes of Patients After Arterial Switch Operation: 18 Years of Experience in a Single Medium-Volume Center. Pediatr Cardiol 36, 1657–1661 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-015-1213-6
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