This case study describes the repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) in a 50-day-old baby. TAPVC is a congenital heart defect where the pulmonary veins do not connect normally to the left atrium. The baby underwent surgery to reroute the pulmonary veins and close an atrial septal defect. In the postoperative period, the baby developed pulmonary arterial hypertension crisis, which was treated with reintubation, vasoactive drugs, and sildenafil infusion through a pulmonary artery catheter. The baby's condition gradually improved and was extubated again after 48 hours of ventilation support.
3. PATIENT PROFILE
• 50 DAY OLD BABY
• FIRST CHILD ,FULL TERM NORMAL DELIVERY
• BIRTH WEIGHT -2.7 Kg
• H/o bronchopneumonia at the age of 1 month
• Based on investigations and clinical symptoms detected to have
SUPRACARDIAC TAPVC
• Underwent TAPVC rerouting
4.
5. TAPVC
TOTAL ANOMALOUS PULMORAY
VENOUS CONNECTION
NO DIRECT CONNECTION BETWEEN ANY
PULMOARY VEIN AND LEFT ATRIUM
ALL THE PULMONARY VEINS CONNECT
TO RIGHT ATRIUM OR ONE OF ITS
TRIBUTARIES
7. SUPRACARDIAC TAPVC
PULMONARY VEINS
CONVERGE
BEHIND THE LEFT
ATRIUM
COMMON
ANOMALOUS
VERTICAL
VEIN
LEFT INNOMINATE
VEIN
8.
9. CARDIAC TAPVC
The pulmonary
venous confluence
drains into the
coronary sinus
10. INFRACARDIAC TAPVC
The pulmonary
venous confluence
drains into a
descending vertical
vein through the
diaphragm into the
portal vein or
ductus venosus.
11. MIXED TAPVC
It can involve any
or all components
of the previous
three types.
12. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
• COMPLETE LA PV
DISCONNECTION
• PV BLOOD GOING INTO RA
• AN INTRAATRIAL
COMMUNICATION USUALLY ASD
OR PFO
• DEGREE OF CYANOSIS DEPEND
ON AMOUNT OF PULMONARY
BLOOD FLOW
14. OBSTRUCTION TO PULMONARY
VENOUS DRAINAGE
SUPRACARDIAC 65%
CARDIAC 17-20%
INFRACARDAIC 100%
SUPRACARDIAC
STENOSIS OF THE LEFT
VERTICAL VEIN
COMPRESSION OF
VERTICAL VEIN BETWEEN
PULMONARY ARTERY AND
LEFT MAIN BRONCHUS
ANATOMIC VISE
15. OBSTRUCTED TAPVC …
AT THE JUNCTION
WHERE THE
COMMON VEIN
JOINS THE
CORONARY
SINUS
AT THE ORIFICE
OF THE
CORONARY
SINUS
16. OBSTRUCTED TAPVC …
STENOSIS WHERE
IT ENTERS PORTAL
OR HEPATIC VEIN
OR DUCTUS
VENOSUS
COMPRESSION
PASSING
THROUGH THE
DIAPHRAGM
HIGH RESISTANCE
PATHWAYS
IMPOSED BY FLOW
THROUGH HEPATIC
MICROVESSELS
17. CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS
UNOBSTRUCTED
TYPE
ASYMPTAMATIC
ONLY MILD
CYANOSIS
FAILURE TO
THRIVE
DYSPHONIA
SLIGHT
HEPATOMEGALY
CARDIOMEGALY
SYSTOLIC
EJECTION
MURMUR
SNOWMAN
SIGN IN C-XRAY
18. OBSTRUCTED TYPE
SYMPTAMATIC WITHIN FEW
HOURS AFTER BIRTH
• MARKED RESPIRATORY
DISTRESS WITH CYANOSIS
• FEATURES OF PULMONARY
OEDEMA
• PROGRESS TO CARDIOGENIC
SHOCK
• XRAY SHOWS MARKED VENOUS
CONGESTION WITH A GROUND
GLASS APPEARANCE AND NO
CARDIOMEGALY
19. Medical management
UNOBSTRUCTED TYPE
• COMPENSATING RIGHT
HEART FAILURE
– INOTROPIC SUPPORT
– DIURESIS
• OBSTRUCTED TYPE
LIMITED ROLE
INTUBATION AND
HYPERVENTILATION
CORRECTION OF
ACIDOSIS
OBSTRUCTED TAPVC IS A TRUE SURGICAL
EMERGENCY!!!!!!!!!
20. Interrupt the
connections
with the
systemic
venous
circulation
An unobstructed
communication
between the
pulmonary venous
confluence and the
left atrium
close the
atrial
septal
defect
SURGERY
24. KEY POINTS IN POSTOPERATIVE CARE
Maintain adequate
cardiac output
Keep the left atrial
pressure as low as
possible
Prevention and
management of PAH
crises
25. PA PRESSURE MONITORING
• PAP should be than less
than 2/3 rd of the
systemic pressure
• In PAH CRISIS, PAP
becomes
suprasystemic.
26. Rapid increase in
PVR
PAP exceeds
systemic blood
pressure (BP).
Decrease in
pulmonary blood
flow
Decreased cardiac
output, hypoxia,
PAH CRISIS
27. RECOGNITION OF PAH CRISIS
TACHYCARDIA
High PAP
ABRUPT DESATURATION
HYPOTENSION
BRADYCARDIA
28. Correct
metabolic
acidosis.
PREVENTI
ON
Hyperventilate
sedation
Attenuate
noxious
stimuli
Support
cardiac
output.
100%
oxygen.
pulmonary
vasodilators.
29. POSTOPERATIVE COURSE
• SURGERY: Primary sutureless repair by right
lateral approach.
• Received in ICU with stented sternum and PA line
in situ.
• On ventilator with FiO2 80%
– SIMV 32/TV-30/PEEP-4
– Ph-7.45 / Pao2-99.4 / Paco2-34.4 Lactate-0.9
• Stable hemodynamic
– ABP:109/71 PAP:35/23(29) CVP:7
• Sedated with Morphine
• Milrinone 0.5mcg/kg/mt
30. POSTOPERATIVE COURSE Contd…
• Lasix infusion 2mg/kg/day
• Sternum closed after 24 hours
• Extubated next day and put on NIV
• Post extubation maintained stable hemodynamics and PAP within
normal range
• Milrinone tapered off
• On th 4th POD ,PAP :69/38(50) ABP:54/32(41)
– Spo2-93% ABG:7.35/ 68/44
– Lactate: 2.1
– PERIPHERAL TEMP: 28.6 ,Urine Output –Nil for 3 hours
• Management:
– Reintubated
– Noradrenaline and Dopamine infusion started
– Sildenafil infusion started in PA Line
– PD started
31. • Improved clinically
– ABP Improved
– PAP:24/20(22)
– Spo2 :100%
– Urine output 10ml/hr
• PD discontinued after 48 hours
• Supports were tapered off.
• Extubated again 48 hours of ventilation
• Put on NIV and O2 mask alternatively..
• Improving clinically
Infracardiac TAPVC: The common pulmonary vein drains through the diaphragm into the portal vein or ductus venosus. Reprinted with permission from Ref. [12].