Abstract
Background: To explore the effect of initial surgery for type I and II pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum (PA/IVS). Methods: Patients with type I and II PA/IVS undergoing initial surgery were enrolled, including type I with systemic to pulmonary (BT) shunt+patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) ligation+mosaic surgery (surgical A), BT shunt+PDA ligation+pulmonary valve incision without extracorporeal circulation (surgical B), type II with BT shunt+PDA ligation+right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) incision+transpulmonary annulus patch (TP) (surgical C), and BT shunt+PDA ligation+RVOT incision+TP+artificial pulmonary valve (surgical D). Mechanical ventilation time (MVT), length of ICU stay, mortality rate, tricuspid Z value (TZ), tricuspid regurgitation (TR), McGoon ratio, oxygen saturation (SpO2), pulmonary transvalvular pressure (PTP), pulmonary regurgitation (PR), survival rate and re-operation rate were compared between surgical A and B, and between surgical C and D.Results: After surgery, PR was greater by surgical A than by surgical B at 1 month (P<0.05); lower TZ and McGoon ratio and greater PR, PTP and TR at 3 months (P<0.05); lower SpO2 (P<0.05), greater PTP at 6 months (P<0.01); greater TR and PTP at 1 year (P<0.05). MVT and length of ICU stay were longer by surgical C than by surgical D (P<0.05). There was greater PR at discharge and 1 month (P<0.01); greater TR and PR, lower McGoon ratio and SpO2 at 3 months (P<0.05); lower TZ and PTP and greater PR and PTP at 6 months (P<0.05) and 1 year (P<0.01) respectively.Conclusion: Surgical B and D are superior to surgical A and C respectively.