The Norwood procedure remains one of the highest-risk operations in congenital heart
surgery. A significant contributor to this risk is thought to be the diastolic run-off into the …

OBJECTIVE:: Perioperative mortality, prolonged postoperative recovery after the Norwood
procedure, and mortality between stage I and stage II might be related to shunt physiology. A …

The initial Norwood procedure remains the highest risk operation for the staged repair of
univentricular congenital malformations with associated systemic outflow obstruction. The …

Introduction: A recent modification to the Norwood procedure involving a shunt placed
directly from the right ventricle to the pulmonary arteries may improve postoperative …

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to compare hemodynamic status, in particular
systemic oxygen delivery, in patients undergoing a Norwood procedure with a right ventricle …

BACKGROUND: A modification to the Norwood procedure involving a right ventricle-to-
pulmonary artery (RV-PA) shunt may improve early postoperative outcomes. Concerns …

BACKGROUND: Inadequate pulmonary blood flow through a right ventricle-to-pulmonary
artery (RV-PA) shunt early after the Norwood operation can be remedied by adding a …

Neonatal palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome re-quires relief of systemic outflow
obstruction, provision of unobstructed coronary blood flow, creation of a nonrestrictive atrial …

OBJECTIVE: The initial palliative procedure for patients born with hypoplastic left heart
syndrome and related single right ventricle anomalies, the Norwood procedure, remains …

Evolution of the Norwood procedure has culminated in there currently being three treatment
strategies available for initial management: the 'classical'Norwood (utilizing a Blalock …