February 2022

Use of a composite survival curve to optimise the surgical strategy for repair of transposition of the great arteries

The arterial switch operation (ASO) is considered the gold standard for repair of D-transposition of the great arteries. However, when patients present after the third week of life, the early operative outcomes may be less predictable. Current guidelines recommend extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) availability when the arterial switch is performed on patients between 3 to 6 weeks of age. Controversy remains...

Author(s): Mark N. Awori, Jonathan A Awori, Nadia Makkoukdji and Stephen Takow