Tetralogy of Fallot
Treatment Of Cyanotic Spells
- knee-chest position
- Morphine sulfate 0.1-0.2 mg/kg/SC or IM
- NaHCO2 + O2
- Vasoconstrictors (Neo-synephrine)
- Propranolol
Treatment of Anemia : Iron (As TOF is prone to Cardiovascular Accidents)
Palliation
- Blalock-Taussig
- Waterston shunt
- Pott's operation
- Gore-Tex shunt
Palliative procedures that can be used in patients with cyanotic cardiac defects with decreased pulmonary blood flow.
The Glen procedure (anastomosis between the Superior Vena Cava and the right PA) may be performed in older infants with hypoplastic RV, such as is seen with tricuspid atresia.
Corrective surgery: At 1-5 years of age
N C Joshi
Tetralogy of Fallot
Tetralogy of Fallot
01/08/2001
01/08/2001
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N C Joshi
Consultant Pediatrician, Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai, India
First Created: 01/08/2001