Abstract

A physiological method has been devised to evaluate the degree of intraoperative pulmonary artery constriction during operations for the palliation of infants with severe congestive heart failure. This approach depends on precisely determining the degree of shunting between the right and left sides of the heart by serial determinations of arterial oxygen saturation. Two patients are cited who illustrate the advantages of this technique.

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