Double-outlet right ventricle with nonrelated ventricular septal defect: surgical results using the multiple patches technique.

Objective: Introduce a new surgical technique for biventricular correction of double-outlet right ventricle with noncommitted ventricular septal defect.

Methods: From April 1987 to February 1996, 15 patients with double-outlet right ventricle with noncommitted ventricular septal defect were operated on using a new technique for biventricular repair with multiple bovine pericardial patches to create a tunnel between the left ventricle and the aorta. Ages ranged from two months to 13 years (mean age 4.