Patient characteristics
| Patient | Age (weeks) | Sex | Weight (g) | Diagnosis | Procedure | Inotropes and vasodilators | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Female | 3100 | Anomalous aortic origin of left pulmonary artery, patent foramen ovale, persistent arterial duct | Mobilisation of left pulmonary artery with formation of pulmonary artery bifurcation, closure of patent foramen ovale, division of persistent arterial duct | Dopamine 3 μg/kg/min | ||||||
| 2 | 7 | Male | 3500 | Obstructed partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage, left pulmonary artery stenosis, atrial septal defect | Right pulmonary vein to right atrium anastamosis, atrial diverting patch, left pulmonary artery patch | Dobutamine 20 μg/kg/min | ||||||
| Glyceryl trinitrate 2 mg/kg/min | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 25 | Female | 6100 | Ventricular septal defect, persistent arterial duct (Aicardi and Poland syndromes) | Patch closure of ventricular septal defect, closure of persistent arterial duct | Dobutamine 20 μg/kg/min | ||||||
| Dopamine 3 μg/kg/min | ||||||||||||