Conditions: Congenital Heart Defect
Keywords: Fontan
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Enrollment: 21
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
Pleural effusions continue to be a post-operative complication seen after Fontan operation. This study will examine the use inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) given for 54 hours after Fontan operation to improve fluid balance. The study hypothesis is that inhaled nitric oxide after Fontan operation will improve fluid balance, thus decreasing the incidence of pleural effusions and shortening hospital stay.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: historical controls group of patients who did not receive iNO. arm 2: Prospective group who received iNO.

Interventions: intervention 1: inhaled nitric oxide (iNO)
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Inhaled nitric oxide 40ppm for 48 hours followed by a 6-hour wean.

Protocol document: