Blalock-Taussig Shunt
In surgery, the Blalock-Taussig shunt is a procedure to treat Blue baby syndrome.
One branch of the subclavian artery (Arteria subclavia) or
carotid artery (Arteria carotis) is separated and connected with the
pulmonary artery (Arteria pulmonalis). The lung gets more blood with low oxygenation from the body. The first area of application was the Tetralogy of Fallot. Usually the left arm of the baby grows normally after that procedure.
It is named for Alfred B. Blalock, surgeon, Baltimore,
(1899-1964) and Helen B. Taussig, cardiologist, Baltimore/Boston,
(1898-1986) who, along with technician Vivien Thomas, developed the
procedure.
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