Post-operative care is very similar to the palliative care received, with the exception that the patient no longer requires PGE or the surgical palliation procedures. Additionally, the patient is kept on a cooling blanket for a period of time to prevent fever, which could cause brain damage. The sternum is not closed immediately which allows extra space in the thoracic cavity, preventing excess pressure on the heart, which swells considerably following the surgery; the sternum and incision are closed after a few days, when swelling is sufficiently reduced.
Transposition of the great vessels post-operative care
Post-operative care for levo-transposition of the great arteries
Dextro-transposition of the great arteries follow up
Tricuspid atresia medical therapy
Transposition of the great vessels palliative care
Heart transplantation surgical procedure
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome surgery
Tetralogy of fallot surgical techniques