Clinical experience of open heart surgery: a report of 204 cases

개심술 204례의 임상적 고찰

From May 1977 to April 1984, 204 cases of open heart surgery were performed under cardiopulmonary bypass. There were 99 male and 105 female patients ranging in age from 19 months to 58 years. 136 cases [66.7%] were congenital heart disease, and 68 cases [33.3%] were acquired heart disease, which were 66 valvular disease [97.1%], 1 IVC obstruction, and 1 myxoma. There were 136 congenital heart anomaly with 16 operative deaths [11.8%], consisting of 94 acyanotic cases with 7 death [7.4%] and 42 cases of cyanotic cases with 9 deaths [21.4%]. In 66 patients of acquired valvular disease, 52 valves were implanted; 47 mitral valve replacement with 4 death [8.5%] and 5 double valve replacement [MVR+AVR] with 1 death [20%]. Postoperative, warfarin sodium was medicated with checking prothrombin time. Finally, the operative mortality was 11.8% in congenital anomaly, and 11.8% in acquired heart disease, overall mortality rate was 8.5%.