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The First Stage Norwood Operation, in Brazil – The Bar Was Raised

Walter Villela de Andrade Vicente

Outcomes of the first stage Norwood operation in Brazil have been scarcely reported. Countrywide dismal results, contrasting to those from the developed world, possibly explain this finding.

Contrariwise to this scenario, in this issue of The Braz J Cardiol, da Silva´s group presents their single-center experience comprising the largest series of the first-stage Norwood operation with adjuvant postoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support in our country. Their 30-day 91.3% survival, an outstanding surgical result, is on par with those from just a few international elite institutions where ECMO is also available.

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  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
  • Heart Defects, Congenital
  • Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / surgery
  • Norwood Procedures/surgery
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05/08/2022 DOI: 10.36660/abc.20220420

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Vicente WVA. The First Stage Norwood Operation, in Brazil – The Bar Was Raised. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia 2022;119(2):292-3.

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Vicente, Walter Villela de Andrade. The First Stage Norwood Operation, in Brazil – The Bar Was Raised. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, v. 119, n. 2, p. 292-293, Aug. 2022.

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Vicente, W. V. A. (2022). The First Stage Norwood Operation, in Brazil – The Bar Was Raised. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 119(2), 292-293.

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Vicente, Walter Villela de Andrade. The First Stage Norwood Operation, in Brazil – The Bar Was Raised. Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia [online]. 2022, vol. 119, n. 2, [cited 2026-10-14], pp. 292-293. Available from: <https://journals.cardiol.br/en/article/the-first-stage-norwood-operation-in-brazil-the-bar-was-raised/>. ISSN 0066-782X

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