Publications by authors named "J St-Louis"
The World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery: 2024 Update of the World Database for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery.
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg
September 2024
Background: The World Database for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery (WDPCHS), sponsored by the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery (WSPCHS), provides complex congenital heart surgery outcomes analyses for member programs. This report represents the seven-year descriptive analysis of outcomes from active members of the WDPCHS.
Methods: Individual institutions submit data based on the specific procedure via a password protected platform.
Background: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is considered the gold standard treatment for patients who have advanced hemophilic knee arthropathy. However, special considerations are required for these patients. This prospective study reports on the need for soft-tissue procedures, implant types, complication rates, mean 53.
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- Coarctation of the aorta is common in neonates and infants, but management guidelines for this condition are lacking, prompting a review by experts in congenital heart conditions.
- A panel used the PICO framework to develop practice guidelines, concluding that surgery is typically indicated for isolated coarctation unless there are specific surgery risks, while medical management may be considered for at-risk patients.
- The choice between thoracotomy and sternotomy for surgical intervention largely depends on the presence of arch hypoplasia, and further research is needed to improve management strategies for these patients.
Objective: We report the midterm results of our strategy utilizing transatrial-transpulmonary repair for tetralogy of Fallot at a single institution in a low-middle income country.
Methods: Medical records were retrospectively reviewed for 532 consecutive patients who underwent definitive repair of tetralogy of Fallot at our institution from 2010 to 2020.
Results: The median age and weight of patients in the study patients were 11.