[Correction on congenital heart defects under conditions of hypothermia without perfusion and non-inhalation anesthesia].

The clinical and pathophysiological indices were determined in the operative and immediate postoperative periods in 221 patients with various congenital heart diseases, with consideration for the degree of preoperative disorders of hemodynamics. The operations were conducted under conditions of non-inhalation anesthesia and various-level hypothermal protection without perfusion, with exclusion of the heart from circulation for up to 52 minutes. The main complications developing in the operative and postoperative periods were determined. It is proved that the processes of metabolism and blood oxygen-transport function are interlinked in operations conducted under these conditions. It is also proved that the operations are safe and effective.