# Evaluation of Postoperative Follow-ups of Children Having the Glenn Procedure

## Authors

- Mehmet Nur Talay ([ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7361-3823)) — Mardin Artuklu Üniversitesi Nur Mh Diyarbakır Yolu Yenişehir Yerleşkesi, 47200 Artuklu/Mardin
- Onur Doyurgan ([ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4198-3504)) — S.B.U. Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital

## Article information

- **Journal:** The Ulutas Medical Journal (Ulutas Med J), ISSN 2149-388X
- **Issue:** Volume 9, Issue 3 (2023), pages 137–144
- **Article type:** Original Article
- **Published online:** 2023-09-13
- **DOI:** [10.5455/umj.20230712015152](https://doi.org/10.5455/umj.20230712015152)
- **Licence:** [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
- **Article page:** https://www.ulutasmedicaljournal.com/?mno=160874
- **PDF:** https://www.ulutasmedicaljournal.com/pdf/160874.pdf

## Abstract

Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the treatment results, complications, and the factors affecting mortality in cases who were followed up postoperatively in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) after the Glenn shunt procedure. Materials and Methods: The duration of the patients on the pump during surgery, transition times to feeding, blood gas and other laboratory parameters, complications developed during follow-up in the intensive care unit, and exitus rates were evaluated retrospectively. Results: BDG was performed due to tricuspid atresia, the most common diagnosis (30.2%). In the evaluation of the relationship between postoperative patient findings and exitus, a positive correlation was found between the duration of inotropic support, early extubation, and the duration of HFNC therapy in all patients (p

## Keywords

Pediatric intensive care unit; Glenn shunt surgery; Factors affecting mortality

## How to cite

Talay MN, Doyurgan O. Evaluation of Postoperative Follow-ups of Children Having the Glenn Procedure. Ulutas Med J. 2023;9(3):137-144. doi:10.5455/umj.20230712015152

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