Norwood procedure

It is sometimes used as the first step in a Norwood procedure.

The Norwood Procedure is a surgery performed on the heart.

The first step is the Norwood procedure.

The goal of the Norwood procedure is to connect the single ventricle to the systemic circulation.

"Dr. Brenner, what do you know about the Norwood procedure?"

But with the Norwood procedure and the second-stage surgery, if things don't go well, some kids would be better off if they'd died."

Entry to the body cavity for the Norwood Procedure is gained by a vertical incision above the sternum.

He had come to the OR reluctantly to assist Dr. Delaney on a Norwood procedure.

The three stage Norwood procedure only increases the life span of the heart as HLHS cannot be cured.

Anna was the first child to undergo the Norwood procedure (the surgery offered to Amy) at Children's Hospital in Oakland, Calif.

That is, the pulmonary arteries are disconnected from their existing blood supply (e.g. a shunt created during a Norwood procedure, a patent ductus arteriosus, etc.).

Later, surgical options include the Damus-Kaye-Stansel Procedure, the Fontan procedure, and the Norwood procedure.

Children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome have a single effective ventricle supplying blood to the lungs and the body (either from birth or after an initial surgery e.g. Norwood procedure).

The Norwood Procedure is generally performed within a week of birth, the second stage at 3-6 months of age, and the Fontan at 18 months to four years of age.