Cannot extubate a newborn patient after an arterial switch operation? check major aortopulmonary collaterals!
Rev. bras. cir. cardiovasc; 35 (4), 2020
Abstract The standard treatment of transposition of the great arteries is the arterial switch operation (ASO). Despite successful surgical correction, patients cannot tolerate extubation after the operation. Major aortopulmonary collaterals (MAPCAs) are one of the rare causes of prolonged mechanical vent...