palliative operations

Question 1

what systemic pressure increase are you looking for after a PA Band

Answer 1

10-20 mmHg

Question 2

what pa to systemic mean pressure ratio are you looking for after a PA band for future biventricular repair

Answer 2

50% systemic

Question 3

what pa to systemic mean pressure ratio are you looking for future fontan

Answer 3

lowest distal main PAP acceptable

Question 4

what oxygen saturation are you targeting with PA band for biventricular repair

Answer 4

90%

Question 5

what oxygen saturation are you targeting with PA band for future fontan

Answer 5

80-85%

Question 6

for simple defects what is the initial PA band size

Answer 6

20 mm + 1 mm for kg body weight

Question 7

for mixing defects what is the initial PA band size

Answer 7

24 + 1 mm for kg body weight

Question 8

what is the size of the BT shunt for less than 3 kg, more than 3 kg

Answer 8

3 mm shunt, 3.5 shunt

Question 9

whats a waterson/cooley shunt

Answer 9

posterior ascending aorta with right PA, distorts the right PA

Question 10

whats a potts shunt

Answer 10

descending aorta to left PA, have to circ arrest to take it down