Stent compression during resuscitation of a neonate with complex heart disease: fatal outcome.
Cardiol Young 2021;
31:1343-1344. [PMID:
33618793 DOI:
10.1017/s1047951121000445]
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Abstract
A newborn with hypoplastic left heart underwent a Norwood operation. Obstruction of the Blalock-Thomas-Taussig shunt was treated with a stent. During resuscitation, this was compressed, which contributed to a fatal outcome.
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