Table 9.
Surgical backup availability requirements.
| Procedure | Surgical availability |
|
|---|---|---|
| Acceptable | Ideal | |
| Diagnostic procedures | No backup | Rescue |
| Biopsy with coronary angiography | No backup | Rescue |
| Standard septostomy | No backup | Rescue |
| Other atrial septal intervention | Rescue | Rescue |
| Aortic/pulmonary valvuloplasty (not critical) | No backup | Rescue |
| Aortic/pulmonary valvuloplasty (on prostin) | Rescue | Rescue |
| RF perforation of the pulmonary valve | Rescue | Rescue |
| Stent or balloon: patent ductus arteriosus shunt | Rescue | Rescue |
| Device or coil closure | Deferred, consider no backup in selected cases | Rescue |
| Balloon angioplasty and/or stent | ||
| Pulmonary artery/RVOT | Rescue | Rescue |
| Aorta | Rescue | Rescue |
| Vein | Deferred | Rescue |
| Other artery | Rescue | Rescue |
| TPVI | Rescue | Rescue |
RF, radiofrequency; RVOT, right ventricular outflow tract; TPVI, transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation.