Ventricular Septal Defect Masquerading as Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation.

1998 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-76
Author(s):  
DAVID R. RICHARDS ◽  
PERCY J. COLON ◽  
JOHN L. OCHSNER ◽  
JORGE CHEIRIF
Author(s):  
Purwoko Purwoko ◽  
Ardhana Surya Aji

<p>Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) is a congenital heart disease that causes the connection between left and right ventricles called a Gerbode defect. Manifestation of a Gerbode defect is damage to the opening tricuspid valve caused regurgitation of the tricuspid valve. Delay in diagnosis and intervention will affect pre-operative nutritional status and malnutrition.</p><p>We reported a boy aged 2 months, weighing 3100 grams with biliary atresia followed by VSD, severe TR, and Gerbode defect who will undergo the Kasai procedure. Preoperative physical examination showed GCS E4V5M6, SpO2 100%. The skin gets icteric all over the body and conjunctiva. The cardiovascular system has a regular I-II heart sound, 2/3 mid clavicular S noise as high as 2 ICS and a pansystolic murmur. The examination of the abdomen is slight distended. Child pug score 8. Hemoglobin value 6.7gr%, hematocrite 37%, APTT 44.8 seconds, SGOT 443 U / L, SGPT 560 U / L, total bilirubin 23.89 mg / dl, direct bilirubin 13.92 mg / dl, and indirect bilirubin 9.97 mg / dl.</p><p>The goal of anesthesia in VSD, Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation (TR) with Gerbode Defect is preventing excessive ventilation to avoid severe pulmonary hypertension. The choice of anesthetic agent is based on the patient's physiology and balancing pulmonary and systemic blood flow. Perioperative management of cases of VSD, TR Severe with Gerbode defect in the following report describes the importance of understanding the pathophysiology of VSD and Gerbode defects to obtain a good outcome.</p><p>Perioperative management of VSD patients, severe tricuspid regurgitation with Gerbode defect requires more supervision, especially to minimize the increase in PVR, maintain systemic vascular resistance (SVR) and avoid excessive ventilation to prevent severe pulmonary hypertension.</p>


2007 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 222-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshinori Totsugawa ◽  
Masahiko Kuinose ◽  
Yoshimasa Tsushima ◽  
Hidenori Yoshitaka ◽  
Atsuhisa Ishida ◽  
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1973 ◽  
Vol 65 (5) ◽  
pp. 702-707 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.D. Fisher ◽  
R.K. Brawley ◽  
C.A. Neill ◽  
J.S. Donahoo ◽  
J.A. Holler ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Yunfei Ling ◽  
Xiaohui Bian ◽  
Yue Wang ◽  
Yongjun Qian

Summary A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was whether the tricuspid valve detachment (TVD) approach to ventricular septal defect repair provides superior outcomes compared with the non-TVD approach. Altogether more than 54 papers were found using the reported search, of which 10 represented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The authors, journal, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes and results of these papers are tabulated. A total of 2059 participants were enrolled in the 10 studies, including 2 prospective studies and 8 retrospective studies. Six studies demonstrated a longer cardiopulmonary bypass time or aortic clamp time in the TVD group, whereas 4 studies showed no difference. Only 1 study reported a lower incidence of trivial tricuspid regurgitation in the TVD group, whereas the other 9 studies showed no significant difference. One study showed that a higher incidence of residual shunting occurred in those patients who had indications for TVD but did not perform detachment during surgery. No difference in postoperative residual shunting was demonstrated in the other 9 studies. We conclude that surgeons should be reassured that if TVD is required to repair the ventricular septal defect, although it may lead to longer cardiopulmonary bypass time and cross-clamp times, outcomes are equivalent in terms of the degree of tricuspid regurgitation and incidence of the residual ventricular septal defect.


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