Journal of Chest Surgery

The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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Clinical Experience of Open Heart Surgery - 168 cases -

개심술 168례에 관한 임상적 고찰

  • Youm, Wook (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea Veterans Hospital) ;
  • Sung, Sang-Hyun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea Veterans Hospital)
  • 염욱 (한국보훈병원 흉부외과) ;
  • 성상현 (한국보훈병원 흉부외과)
  • Published : 1988.02.01
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Abstract

168 cases of open heart surgery had been performed in Korea Veterans Hospital from Aug. 1984 to Nov. 1987. There were 150 cases of congenital heart disease and 18 cases of acquired heart disease. In congenital heart cases, 123 cases [82%] were acyanotic and 27 cases [18%] were cyanotic. Common congenital defects were VSD, TOF, ASD, PS in order of frequency. There were 11 cases of operative mortality; 5 cases [4%] in acyanotic group, 6 cases [22\ulcorner6] in cyanotic group. There was no mortality in valvular heart disease group. Overall mortality rate was 6.5%.

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