The<unk><unk> Thomas–Taussig shunt (commonly called the<unk>  is a surgical procedure used to increase blood flow to the lungs in some forms of congenital heart disease. These conditions, in which a child is born with an abnormal heart include pulmonary atresia and Tetralogy of Fallot and are common causes of blue baby syndrome. The procedure involves connecting a branch of the subclavian artery or carotid artery to the pulmonary artery. In modern practice, this procedure is temporarily used to direct blood flow to the lungs and relieve cyanosis while the infant is waiting for corrective or definitive surgery. The<unk><unk> Thomas-Taussig shunt is used in the first step of the three stage palliation (The Norwood Procedure). __TOC__
Blalock–Taussig shunt
Pulmonary artery banding
Mitrofanoff procedure
Arterial switch operation
Aortopulmonary window
Atriocaval shunt
Bentall procedure
Pulmonary shunt