A healthcare provider caring for a client with hypoplastic left heart syndrome has provided the client's family with information regarding which surgical repair necessary for this condition?
A) Glenn procedure.
B) Jatene procedure.
C) Fontan procedure.
D) Damus-Kaye-Stansel procedure.
Answer: A
The Glenn procedure is used to surgically repair hypoplastic left heart syndrome. The Jatene procedure and the Damus-Kaye-Stansel procedure surgically repairs the Transportation of Great Arteries. The Fontan procedure surgically repairs tricuspid atresia, pulmonary atresia, and hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
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