1986
Repair of Aortic Coarctation in the First Three Months of Life: Immediate and Long-Term Results
Kopf G, Hellenbrand W, Kleinman C, Lister G, Talner N, Laks H. Repair of Aortic Coarctation in the First Three Months of Life: Immediate and Long-Term Results. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1986, 41: 425-430. PMID: 3963920, DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)62701-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentricular septal defectLong-term resultsNeonatal periodComplex congenital heart lesionsCongenital defectsIsolated ventricular septal defectMultiple ventricular septal defectsGroup IIIOptimum surgical procedurePrimary intracardiac repairPulmonary artery bandingRepair of coarctationGroup of patientsPatent ductus arteriosusLong-term outcomesTreatment of coarctationCongenital heart lesionsLow initial mortalityComplex congenital defectsComplex heart defectsMonths of ageFirst Three MonthsLate deathsRecurrent coarctationInitial hospitalization
1985
Bronchial compression by a patent ductus arteriosus associated with pulmonary atresia.
Markowitz R, Fahey J, Hellenbrand W, Kopf G, Rothstein P. Bronchial compression by a patent ductus arteriosus associated with pulmonary atresia. American Journal Of Roentgenology 1985, 144: 535-40. PMID: 3871562, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.144.3.535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatent ductus arteriosusPulmonary atresiaDuctus arteriosusPulmonary blood supplySignificant respiratory distressCongenital heart diseaseAirway compressionAortopulmonary shuntLeft lungRespiratory distressSurgical repairBronchial compressionLeft bronchusPatent ductusHeart diseaseBlood supplyAnatomic configurationArteriosusPhysiologic roleAtresiaBronchusInfantsLungDuctusShunt
1983
Major surgery in infants weighing less than 1,500 grams
Seashore J, Touloukian R, Kopf G. Major surgery in infants weighing less than 1,500 grams. The American Journal Of Surgery 1983, 145: 483-487. PMID: 6404191, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9610(83)90044-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor surgeryPremature infantsSurvival rateShort duration anesthesiaPostoperative mechanical ventilationLow birth weightPatent ductus arteriosusNeuromuscular blocking agentsOnly moderate riskParenteral nutritionDuctus arteriosusIntraoperative managementMechanical ventilationBirth weightBlocking agentInfantsModerate riskVital signsOxygen toxicityAppropriate timingMajor operationsJudicious useSurgeryRiskCommon operation