Fontan procedure

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf medical procedure
gptkbp:category cardiac surgery
gptkbp:complication gptkb:liver_disease
gptkb:arrhythmia
heart failure
thromboembolism
protein-losing enteropathy
gptkbp:firstPerformed 1971
gptkbp:goal separate systemic and pulmonary circulation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fontan procedure
gptkbp:indication hypoplastic left heart syndrome
tricuspid atresia
double inlet left ventricle
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Francis_Fontan
gptkbp:performedAt adults
children
gptkbp:requires cardiopulmonary bypass
open heart surgery
gptkbp:result improved oxygenation
increased survival in single ventricle patients
gptkbp:step connection of inferior vena cava to pulmonary arteries
bypass of right ventricle
gptkbp:usedFor single ventricle physiology
treatment of congenital heart defects
gptkbp:variant gptkb:extracardiac_Fontan
gptkb:lateral_tunnel_Fontan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Norwood_procedure
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6