Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:medical_procedure
|
| gptkbp:alternativeName |
gptkb:BT_shunt
gptkb:Blalock-Taussig-Thomas_shunt |
| gptkbp:category |
pediatric surgery
cardiac surgery |
| gptkbp:complication |
infection
pulmonary overcirculation shunt thrombosis |
| gptkbp:connects |
pulmonary artery
subclavian artery |
| gptkbp:firstPerformed |
1944
|
| gptkbp:inventedBy |
gptkb:Alfred_Blalock
gptkb:Helen_B._Taussig |
| gptkbp:locationOfFirstSurgery |
gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_Hospital
|
| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Alfred_Blalock
gptkb:Vivien_Thomas gptkb:Helen_B._Taussig |
| gptkbp:purpose |
increase pulmonary blood flow
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
modified Blalock–Taussig shunt
|
| gptkbp:type |
palliative surgery
|
| gptkbp:usedFor |
gptkb:tetralogy_of_Fallot
congenital heart defects pulmonary atresia |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Helen_B._Taussig
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Blalock–Taussig shunt
|