Boy’s chest left open for five days after heart operation

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A British boy aged three has had his chest left open for five days in a world first operation.

While his heart was open for those 5 days his beating heart was on view after surgeons had to flip his heart around during a complex operation.

Surgeons left his heart open so that the swelling would go down.

Carson Ayre, was born with his heart back to front which is an extremely rare condition, known as transposition of the great arteries. without the operation the boy would have died.

Remarkably, it was the third open heart operation Carson has undergone. He went under the knife just weeks after he was born and had a pacemaker fitted when he was nine months.

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Shem Banbury - Kiwi Kids News Editor

Shem Banbury is the Editor of Kiwi Kids News and is the Deputy Principal at Mount Maunganui Intermediate. In his spare time, he likes to train and compete in triathlons, play cricket and spend time with his family.

20 Responses

Seth says:

May 27, 2014 at 11:30 am

That’s sad hope he gets better
Banana says:

May 27, 2014 at 5:57 pm

That is really sad but he is lucky
Hungry Giunea-pigs says:

May 28, 2014 at 9:23 am

He’s gone through a lot that boy, three open heart operations is a lot for someone that is only three years old.
HOT DOG says:

May 28, 2014 at 10:16 am

hope he gets better soon
Crazy says:

May 28, 2014 at 1:42 pm

Sad stuff but he is lucky …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Swag says:

May 28, 2014 at 4:32 pm

Hope he gets better
foxtonbeach says:

May 28, 2014 at 6:37 pm

What is his condition called?
I hope this makes him better and hope the condition goes away.
minisimiria says:

May 28, 2014 at 6:59 pm

So sad! 🙁
mokoia says:

May 29, 2014 at 5:22 pm

I hope he gets better soon and recovers well
mhps says:

May 29, 2014 at 8:06 pm

so sad
your name says:

May 31, 2014 at 9:38 am

good luck to him!
Sophie says:

June 10, 2014 at 6:32 pm

so sad
PROF. DIAMOND says:

July 25, 2014 at 1:43 pm

so sad
༼༺StarGirl༻༽ says:

August 20, 2014 at 9:41 am

I wonder what the condition is called and good luck for him!
'FAME GIRL'! says:

November 19, 2014 at 8:27 pm

NASTY
Louise says:

December 4, 2014 at 10:32 am

I think that it is a very sad thing I do not want to eat not healthy I don’t want to go to the doc
georgiamccaul says:

February 23, 2015 at 11:42 am

THIS IS SO SAD !! A BLACK HEART
Anonymous says:

April 21, 2015 at 10:39 am

why would they do that
Cheyann hill says:

March 16, 2016 at 7:10 pm

So Horrible!!??
Fancy says:

April 16, 2016 at 11:09 am

I really hope that he gets better soon. Going through three heart operations is tough for a three yea old boy.