My 11 day old baby, has tetralogy of fallot, a heart defect, will this require open heart surgery?

Yes: Tetralogy of fallot is a serious congenital heart defect. There are four related abnormalities in typical tetralogy of fallot: ventricular septal defect, overriding aorta, subpulmonic stenosis, and right ventricular hypertrophy. Successful therapy always requires at least one heart surgery. At surgery, the vsd will be closed and the obstruction to pulmonary blood flow will be relieved.

Definitely: Total correction will be advised. Need to go to cleveland or columbus. Your pediatric cardiac surgeon and pediatric cardiologist will advise about timing and if staging necessary. Depending on the severity of the right ventricular obstruction and pulmonary artery and valve status, timing of procedure will be advised.