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Single-Stage Repair of Coarctation of the Aorta and Ventricular Septal Defect

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Submitted by

Joel Dunning

Source

Source Name: World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

Source URL: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/2150135117727256

Author(s)

Connor Patrick Callahan, MD, David Saudek, Amanda Shillingford, Sara Creighton, Garick Hill, William K Johnson, PhD, James Tweddell, Michael E. Mitchell, Ronald Woods

This single institution observational study compares clinical outcomes and resource utilization associated with two surgical approaches for single-stage repair of coarctation of the aorta and ventricular septal defect. Authors found that single-stage two-incision repair of both defects in appropriately selected patients may be associated with higher value of care compared to single-stage one incision repair.