Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
Aortopulmonary window: unveiling the rarity – surgical insights utilizing the sandwich technique
Dr. Sahil Mittal, Dr. Prof Vijay Grover, Dr. Prof Narender S Jhajhria, Dr. Prof Palash Aiyer, Dr. Rahul Bhushan
JCDR. 2024: 1482-1489
Abstract
The Aortopulmonary Window (APW) is an uncommon congenital defect that requires careful surgical correction. Ten APW patients that were handled with the Sandwich Technique are included in this study, which was carried out at the Dr. RML Hospital in New Delhi. The group, in which 70% were male patients, showed a range of presentations, with growth failure accounting for 60% of the principal symptoms. Surgery results showed a mean cardiopulmonary bypass duration of 215 minutes and a cross-clamp time of 105 minutes when the Sandwich Technique was applied consistently. The necessity of reexamining two instances due to surgical bleeding highlights how crucial hemostasis is.
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