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Shibbani K, Randall JT, Mohammad Nijres B, Aldoss O. Medium-Term Outcomes in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization Early After Congenital Cardiac Surgery. Pediatr Cardiol 2023; 44:1808-1814. [PMID: 37129601 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-023-03171-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Safety and acute outcomes for patients who need catheterization shortly after congenital cardiac surgery has been established; literature on mid-term outcomes is lacking. We sought to evaluate the mid-term outcomes of patients who undergo early postoperative cardiac catheterization. This is a retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent cardiac catheterization within 6 weeks of congenital cardiac surgery with longitudinal follow-up and assessment of mid-term outcomes. Multivariable analysis was utilized to relate variables of interest to outcomes. 99 patients underwent cardiac catheterizations within 6 weeks of cardiac surgery between January 2008 and September 2016. Forty-six (45.5%) interventional procedures were performed at a median age of 41 days (IQR 21-192) and a median weight of 3.9 kg (3.3-6.6). During a median follow-up duration of 4.24 years (1.6-5.6) in study survivors, 61% of patients remained free from the primary endpoint (death and/or transplant). Sixty-nine patients (69.7%) underwent an unplanned surgical or catheter procedure. Renal failure at catheterization (OR 280.5, p 0.0199), inotropic medication at catheterization (OR 14.8, p 0.002), and younger age were all significantly associated with meeting the primary endpoint. Patients requiring surgical intervention as an initial additional intervention underwent more unplanned re-interventions, while patients who survived to hospital discharge demonstrated favorable mortality, though with frequent need for re-intervention. In patients requiring early postoperative cardiac catheterization, renal failure, younger age, and need for inotropic support at catheterization are significantly associated with meeting the primary endpoint.
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- Kamel Shibbani
- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Stead Family Children's Hospital, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Albany Medical Center, 22 New Scotland, Albany, NY, 12208, USA.
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Stead Family Children's Hospital, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Stead Family Children's Hospital, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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Yeh MJ, Gauvreau K, Armstrong AK, Batlivala SP, Callahan R, Gudausky TM, Hainstock MR, Hasan B, Nicholson GT, O'Byrne ML, Shahanavaz S, Trucco S, Zampi JD, Bergersen L. Early Postoperative Congenital Cardiac Catheterization Outcomes: A Multicenter Study. Ann Thorac Surg 2022:S0003-4975(22)01528-4. [PMID: 36481325 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Early postoperative catheterizations (EPOCs) within 6 weeks after a congenital heart surgical procedure can treat residual lesions and provide important clinical information. However, EPOCs are often assumed to impose additional risk on a vulnerable patient population. This study aimed to describe the EPOC population, evaluate procedural safety, compare EPOC patients with procedure-matched non-EPOC patients, and determine risk factors for poor outcomes using data from the Congenital Cardiac Catheterization Project on Outcomes registry. METHODS In a retrospective cohort, demographic, clinical, and procedural characteristics were analyzed for diagnostic and interventional catheterizations performed in 13 participating institutions from January 2014 to December 2017, excluding patients after heart transplant. The primary outcome was a high-severity adverse event (AE). Three distinct analyses included (1) describing the full cohort and EPOC patients, (2) comparing EPOC patients with and without a high-severity AE, and (3) comparing EPOC patients with controls matched on case type. RESULTS This study included 17,776 catheterizations, with 1399 EPOCs. The high-severity AE rate was 6.4% overall, 8.9% in the EPOC cohort, and 8.4% in matched controls (P = .74). The association between EPOC status and high-severity AE was not significant in a multivariable model (P = .17). In EPOCs with a high-severity AE, median procedure duration was 30 minutes longer (P < .001), and median time from surgical procedure to catheterization was 3 days longer (P = .05). CONCLUSIONS EPOC was not associated with additional risk. Individual patient characteristics of size and hemodynamic vulnerability may serve as informative predictors. Timely catheterization may preempt further clinical deterioration, and intraprocedure duration optimization may correlate with improved outcomes.
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- Mary J Yeh
- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Herma Heart Institute, Children's Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Virginia Children's Heart Center, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Department of Pediatric and Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Division of Cardiology and Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Department of Pediatrics, The Perelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Quandt D, Callegari A, Niesse O, Meinhold A, Dave H, Knirsch W, Kretschmar O. Balloon angioplasty and stent implantation within 30 days postcongenital heart surgery (CHS) in children. J Card Surg 2022; 37:4606-4611. [PMID: 36273426 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.17057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 09/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study aims to assess balloon angioplasty (BAP) and stent implantation (SI) procedures early after congenital heart surgery (CHS) in children. BACKGROUND These interventions are considered potential high-risk procedures and often avoided or postponed. METHODS This is a retrospective, single centre study of all BAP and SI procedures within 30 days after CHS (01/2001 until 01/2021). RESULTS A total of 127 (96 SI, 31 BAP) procedures were performed in 104 patients at median 6.5 days (interquartile range: 1-15) after CHS. Balloon-to-stenosis ratio and balloon-to-reference vessel ratio were significantly smaller compared to stent-to-stenosis ratio and stent-to-reference vessel ratio (p < .001 and p = .005). There was a greater rise in absolute vessel diameter, greater rise in vessel diameter in relation to the stenosis and vessel diameter in relation to the reference vessel with SI (p < .001, p = .01, and p < .001). Up to 94% SIs fulfilled both success criteria (increase of vessel diameter ≥50% of minimal vessel diameter or achievement ≥75% of the reference vessel diameter). Major adverse events were more frequent in the BAP group (p = .05). Intraprocedural complications were 5/31 (16%) in the BAP group and 13/96 (13%) in the SI group (p = .77). CONCLUSION BAP and SI procedures within 30 days post-CHS can be performed safely, with a greater stent-to-stenosis ratio and a greater rise in vessel diameter with stent implantation.
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- Daniel Quandt
- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Heart Centre, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Children's Research Centre, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Heart Centre, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Children's Research Centre, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Heart Centre, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Children's Research Centre, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Children's Research Centre, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Children's Research Centre, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Congenital Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Heart Centre, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Children's Research Centre, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Heart Centre, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Children's Research Centre, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.,University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Haddad RN, Lange JM, Raisky O, Gaudin R, Barbanti C, Bonnet D, Malekzadeh-Milani S. Indications and outcomes of cardiac catheterization following congenital heart surgery in children. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2022; 61:1056-1065. [PMID: 35076064 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezac026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Our goal was to evaluate the indications for postoperative cardiac catheterizations after paediatric cardiac surgeries and their impact on outcomes. METHODS Non-planned cardiac catheterizations performed after congenital heart surgeries and before discharge between January 2013 and July 2019 were reviewed. Hybrid procedures were excluded. Heart defects, illness course, surgeries and catheter procedures were classified. Indications and findings were comprehensively regrouped. Outcomes were analysed. RESULTS Cardiac catheterizations were performed on 192 patients (median age 2.3 months, weight 4.2 kg) on median postoperative day 7 (interquartile range, 2-17 days). Patients had defects of great complexity (79.9%), high disease severity index (46.4%), high Aristotle level of surgical complexity (75%) and a high Catheterization RISk Score for Pediatrics category of catheterizations (61%). Catheterizations confirmed 66% of suspected diagnoses. Confirmed diagnoses were more likely to be haemodynamic anomalies than anatomical lesions (81.3% > 53.7%, P < 0.001). Confirmed anatomical lesions were more likely to be residual than new lesions created by surgery (88.5% > 40.4%, P < 0.001). New diagnoses were identified in 36.5% of patients. Catheterization findings led to catheter-based or surgical interventions in 120 (62.5%) patients. Transcatheter interventions were successful (97.7%), immediate (89.5%) and performed across fresh suture lines (27.8%). Repeat catheterizations (76% interventional) were necessary in 25 (13%) patients. A high index of disease severity [odds ratio (OR): 16.26, 95% confidence interval (CI): 3.72-71.17], extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support (OR: 10.35, 95% CI: 2.78-38.56), delayed sternal closure (OR: 4.66, 95% CI: 1.25-17.32) and surgically acquired lesions (OR: 3.70, 95% CI: 1.22-11.16) were significant risk factors of 12-month mortality. CONCLUSIONS Postoperative cardiac catheterizations answer both anatomical and haemodynamic questions in high-risk patients with complicated courses and guide subsequent treatment with satisfactory outcomes.
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- Raymond N Haddad
- Department of Congenital and Pediatric Cardiology, M3C-Necker, Necker-Enfants malades University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
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- Department of Congenital and Pediatric Cardiology, M3C-Necker, Necker-Enfants malades University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Necker-Enfants malades University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France.,University of Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Necker-Enfants malades University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia, Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Necker-Enfants malades University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
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- Department of Congenital and Pediatric Cardiology, M3C-Necker, Necker-Enfants malades University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France.,University of Paris, Paris, France
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- Department of Congenital and Pediatric Cardiology, M3C-Necker, Necker-Enfants malades University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
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OUP accepted manuscript. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2022; 61:1066-1067. [DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezac108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory: A Report From the American Heart Association's Get With the Guidelines-Resuscitation Registry. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2019; 20:1040-1047. [PMID: 31232852 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000002038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Hospitalized children with underlying heart disease are at high risk for cardiac arrest, particularly when they undergo invasive catheterization procedures for diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. Outcomes for children experiencing cardiac arrest in the cardiac catheterization laboratory remain under-reported with few studies reporting survival beyond the catheterization laboratory. We aim to describe survival outcomes after cardiac arrest in the cardiac catheterization laboratory while identifying risk factors associated with hospital mortality after these events. DESIGN Retrospective observational study of data from a multicenter cardiac arrest registry from November 2005 to November 2016. Cardiac arrest in the cardiac catheterization laboratory was defined as the need for chest compressions greater than or equal to 1 minute in the cardiac catheterization laboratory. Primary outcome was survival to discharge. Variables analyzed using generalized estimating equations for association with survival included age, illness category (surgical cardiac, medical cardiac), preexisting conditions, pharmacologic interventions, and event duration. SETTING American Heart Association's Get With the Guidelines-Resuscitation registry of in-hospital cardiac arrest. PATIENTS Consecutive patients less than 18 years old experiencing an index (i.e., first) cardiac arrest event reported to the Get With the Guidelines-Resuscitation. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS A total of 203 patients met definition of index cardiac arrest in the cardiac catheterization laboratory composed primarily of surgical and medical cardiac patients (54% and 41%, respectively). Children less than 1 year old comprised the majority of patients, 58% (117/203). Overall survival to hospital discharge was 69% (141/203). No differences in survival were observed between surgical and medical cardiac patients (p = 0.15). The majority of deaths (69%, 43/62) occurred in patients less than 1 year old. Bradycardia (with pulse) followed by pulseless electrical activity/asystole were the most common first documented rhythms observed (50% and 27%, respectively). Preexisting metabolic/electrolyte abnormalities (p = 0.02), need for vasoactive infusions (p = 0.03) prior to arrest, and use of calcium products (p = 0.005) were found to be significantly associated with lower rates of survival to discharge on multivariable regression. CONCLUSIONS The majority of children experiencing cardiac arrest in the cardiac catheterization laboratory in this large multicenter registry analysis survived to hospital discharge, with no observable difference in outcomes between surgical and medical cardiac patients. Future investigations that focus on stratifying medical complexity in addition to procedural characteristics at the time of catheterization are needed to better identify risks for mortality after cardiac arrest in the cardiac catheterization laboratory.
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Thibault D, Wallace AS, Jacobs ML, Hornik CP, Costello JM, Fleming GF, Jacobs JP, Jaquiss RDB, Goldstein BH, Chamberlain RC, Hill KD. Postoperative Transcatheter Interventions in Children Undergoing Congenital Heart Surgery. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2019; 12:e007853. [PMID: 31159564 DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.119.007853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background Postoperative transcatheter interventions (TCIs) are performed after congenital heart surgery to treat residual or recurrent anatomic lesions. We used the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Congenital Heart Surgery Database to evaluate rates of postoperative TCIs, center variability, and to determine whether center approaches to postoperative TCI might be associated with outcomes. Methods and Results Patients <18 years undergoing an index operation (2010-2016) were included. We determined predischarge postoperative TCI rates and used multivariable modeling, adjusting for patient factors and case complexity, to evaluate the association between center risk-adjusted postoperative TCI rates and risk-adjusted outcomes (operative mortality, post-TCI mortality, and failure-to-rescue). Postoperative TCI was performed after 2615/105 742 (2.5%) index operations and after 1443/25 416 (5.7%) highest complexity operations (STAT [Society of Thoracic Surgeons-European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Mortality Score] Mortality Category 4 and 5). Median (interquartile range) age of patients undergoing TCI was 2.7 (0.2-8.0) months with 43% performed in neonates. There was a wide center variability across the 107 included centers with risk-adjusted rates of postoperative TCI ranging from 0.0% to 8.0% overall and 0.0% to 20.7% for STAT 4 and 5 cases. Postoperative TCI was associated with higher risk-adjusted odds of operative mortality (odds ratio, 4.06; 95% CI, 3.60-4.58). Centers with higher postoperative TCI rates had higher overall operative mortality ( R2=0.23; P=0.02) but did not have higher post-TCI mortality ( P=0.10). There was no correlation between center TCI rates and failure-to-rescue ( P=0.19). Conclusions Patients undergoing postoperative TCI represent a high-risk cohort. Wide center variability suggests the potential for improving outcomes, but further study is necessary to better understand optimal approaches.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dylan Thibault
- The Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC (D.T., C.P.H., K.D.H.)
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- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (A.S.W.)
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Durham, NC (M.L.J.)
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- The Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC (D.T., C.P.H., K.D.H.).,Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (C.P.H., G.F.F.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston (J.M.C.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (C.P.H., G.F.F.)
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- Department of Surgery, All Children's Hospital and John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (J.P.J.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern (R.D.B.J.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, OH (B.H.G.)
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- The Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC (D.T., C.P.H., K.D.H.)
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Catheterization Performed in the Early Postoperative Period After Congenital Heart Surgery in Children. Pediatr Cardiol 2019; 40:827-833. [PMID: 30830282 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-019-02078-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2018] [Accepted: 02/23/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The aim of this study was to describe pediatric patients who underwent early postoperative cardiac catheterization after congenital heart surgery, their clinical indications, findings, interventions, and complications in a cardiovascular center. A descriptive retrospective study was performed. All catheterizations performed within 6 weeks after congenital heart surgery between January 2004 and December 2014 were reviewed. We analyzed 101 early postoperative catheterizations. They were performed on median postoperative day five (IQR: 0-39); the median age was 64 days (IQR: 22-240). The most common diagnoses were single ventricle (53%), left heart obstruction (12%), and tetralogy of fallot or pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect (11%). Most common indications were persistent cyanosis (53%), low cardiac output (24%), and residual defect on echocardiogram (20%). Most frequent findings during the catheterization were pulmonary artery stenosis (29%), surgical conduit obstruction (12%), and coarctation or hypoplasia of the aorta (11%). Forty-six (45%) procedures involved intervention. Most frequent interventions were pulmonary artery, aorta, and Blalock-Taussig fistula angioplasty with or without stent implantation. There were adverse effects in 11 cases (11%), and 30-day mortality was 28% (28 patients) with the majority unrelated to the catheterization directly. Although early postoperative catheterizations are high-risk procedures, they are currently a very good option to solve acute problems in critically ill patients. This study provides relevant information for a better understanding and approach to this complex group of patients.
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Johnson EA, Zubair MM, Armsby LR, Burch GH, Good MK, Lasarev MR, Hohimer AR, Muralidaran A, Langley SM. Surgical Quality Predicts Length of Stay in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease. Pediatr Cardiol 2016; 37:593-600. [PMID: 26739006 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-015-1319-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2015] [Accepted: 12/07/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Historically, the primary marker of quality for congenital cardiac surgery has been postoperative mortality. The purpose of this study was to determine whether additional markers (10 surgical metrics) independently predict length of stay (LOS), thereby providing specific targets for quality improvement. Ten metrics (unplanned ECMO, unplanned cardiac catheterization, revision of primary repair, delayed closure, mediastinitis, reexploration for bleeding, complete heart block, vocal cord paralysis, diaphragm paralysis, and change in preoperative diagnosis) were defined in 2008 and subsequently collected from 1024 consecutive index congenital cardiac cases, yielding 990 cases. Four patient characteristics and 22 case characteristics were used for risk adjustment. Univariate and multivariable analyses were used to determine independent associations between each metric and postoperative LOS. Increased LOS was independently associated with revision of the primary repair (p = 0.014), postoperative complete heart block requiring a permanent pacemaker (p = 0.001), diaphragm paralysis requiring plication (p < 0.001), and unplanned postoperative cardiac catheterization (p < 0.001). Compared with patients without each metric, LOS was 1.6 (95 % CI 1.1-2.2, p = 0.014), 1.7 (95 % CI 1.2-2.3, p = 0.001), 1.8 (95 % CI 1.4-2.3, p < 0.001), and 2.0 (95 % CI 1.7-2.4, p < 0.001) times as long, respectively. These effects equated to an additional 4.5-7.8 days in hospital, depending on the metric. The other 6 metrics were not independently associated with increased LOS. The quality of surgery during repair of congenital heart disease affects outcomes. Reducing the incidence of these 4 specific surgical metrics may significantly decrease LOS in this population.
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- Eric A Johnson
- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- Division of Perinatology, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), 3181 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Rd., Portland, OR, 97239, USA
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