Children born with univentricular heart will go through step surgery and end up with a Fontan circulation. A circulation with cause problems with body fluid balance.This project will evaluate changes in interstitial colloid osmotic pressure in patients 10 year after completion of a three step Fontan surgery. This project will evaluate whether increased micro vascular leakage and change in interstitial colloid osmotic pressure are present in patients after ten years with a Fontan circulation.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
12
Routine catheterization during follow up.
Oslo University Hospital
Oslo, Norway
Interstitial colloid osmotic pressure
Time frame: Ten years after completed Fontan surgery
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