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- Ryan L Kobayashi
- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Sperotto F, Alexander PMA, MacLaren G. Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Children With Primary Noncardiac Diagnoses: Untangling a Complex Intervention. Crit Care Med 2024; 52:663-665. [PMID: 38483222 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000006204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Francesca Sperotto
- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Kobayashi RL, Gauvreau K, Alexander PMA, Teele SA, Fynn-Thompson F, Lasa JJ, Bembea M, Thiagarajan RR. Higher Survival With the Use of Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Compared With Conventional Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Children Following Cardiac Surgery: Results of an Analysis of the Get With The Guidelines-Resuscitation Registry. Crit Care Med 2024; 52:563-573. [PMID: 37938044 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000006103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to support cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is increasingly used in children suffering cardiac arrest after cardiac surgery. However, its efficacy in promoting survival has not been evaluated. We compared survival of pediatric cardiac surgery patients suffering in-hospital cardiac arrest who were resuscitated with extracorporeal CPR (E-CPR) to those resuscitated with conventional CPR (C-CPR) using propensity matching. DESIGN Retrospective study using multicenter data from the American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines-Resuscitation registry (2008-2020). SETTING Multicenter cardiac arrest database containing cardiac arrest and CPR data from U.S. hospitals. PATIENTS Cardiac surgical patients younger than 18 years old who suffered in-hospital cardiac arrest and received greater than or equal to 10 minutes of CPR. INTERVENTIONS None. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Among 1223 patients, 741 (60.6%) received C-CPR and 482 (39.4%) received E-CPR. E-CPR utilization increased over the study period ( p < 0.001). Duration of CPR was longer in E-CPR compared with C-CPR recipients (42 vs. 26 min; p < 0.001). In a propensity score matched cohort (382 E-CPR recipients, 382 C-CPR recipients), E-CPR recipients had survival to discharge (odds ratio [OR], 2.22; 95% CI, 1.7-2.9; p < 0.001). E-CPR survival was only higher when CPR duration was greater than 18 minutes. Propensity matched analysis using patients from institutions contributing at least one E-CPR case ( n = 35 centers; 353 E-CPR recipients, 353 C-CPR recipients) similarly demonstrated improved survival in E-CPR recipients compared with those who received C-CPR alone (OR, 2.08; 95% CI, 1.6-2.8; p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS E-CPR compared with C-CPR improved survival in children suffering cardiac arrest after cardiac surgery requiring CPR greater than or equal to 10 minutes.
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- Ryan L Kobayashi
- Departments of Cardiology & Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Departments of Cardiology & Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Departments of Cardiology & Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Departments of Cardiology & Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Divisions of Pediatric Cardiology and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
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- Department of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Departments of Cardiology & Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Siegel B, Taylor LS, Alizadeh F, Barreto JA, Daniel D, Alexander PMA, Lipsitz S, Moynihan K. Formal Ethics Consultation in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Patients: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort of a Quaternary Pediatric Hospital. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2024; 25:301-311. [PMID: 38193777 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000003422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To examine characteristics associated with formal ethics consultation (EC) referral in pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) cases, and document ethical issues presented. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study using mixed methods. SETTING Single-center quaternary pediatric hospital. PATIENTS Patients supported on ECMO (January 2012 to December 2021). INTERVENTIONS We compared clinical variables among ECMO patients according to the presence of EC. We defined optimal cutoffs for EC based on run duration, ICU length of stay (LOS), and sum of procedures or complications. To identify independent explanatory variables for EC, we used a forward stepwise selection multivariable logistic regression model. EC records were thematically characterized into ethical issues. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Of 601 ECMO patients and 225 patients with EC in 10 years, 27 ECMO patients received EC (4.5% of ECMO patients, 12% of all ECs). On univariate analysis, use of EC vs. not was associated with multiple ECMO runs, more complications/procedures, longer ICU LOS and ECMO duration, cardiac admissions, decannulation outcome, and higher mortality. Cutoffs for EC were ICU LOS >52 days, run duration >160 hours, and >6 complications/procedures. Independent associations with EC included these three cutoffs and older age. The model showed good discrimination (area under the curve 0.88 [0.83, 0.93]) and fit. The most common primary ethical issues were related to end-of-life, ECMO discontinuation, and treatment decision-making. Moral distress was cited in 22 of 27 cases (82%). CONCLUSION EC was used in 4.5% of our pediatric ECMO cases, with most ethical issues related to end-of-life care or ECMO discontinuation. Older age, longer ICU LOS, prolonged runs, and multiple procedures/complications were associated with greater odds for EC requests. These data highlight our single-center experience of ECMO-associated ethical dilemmas. Historical referral patterns may guide a supported decision-making framework. Future work will need to include quality improvement projects for timely EC, with evaluation of impacts on relevant endpoints.
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- Bryan Siegel
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Office of Ethics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Children's Hospital at Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Rali AS, Abbasi A, Alexander PMA, Anders MM, Arachchillage DJ, Barbaro RP, Fox AD, Friedman ML, Malfertheiner MV, Ramanathan K, Riera J, Rycus P, Schellongowski P, Shekar K, Tonna JE, Zaaqoq AM. Adult Highlights From the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry: 2017-2022. ASAIO J 2024; 70:1-7. [PMID: 37755405 DOI: 10.1097/mat.0000000000002038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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The Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) registry captures clinical data and outcomes on patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support across the globe at participating centers. It provides a very unique opportunity to benchmark outcomes and analyze the clinical course to help identify ways of improving patient outcomes. In this review, we summarize select adult ECMO articles published using the ELSO registry over the past 5 years. These articles highlight innovative utilization of the registry data in generating hypotheses for future clinical trials. Members of the ELSO Scientific Oversight Committee can be found here: https://www.elso.org/registry/socmembers.aspx .
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- Aniket S Rali
- From the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep, Department of Medicine, Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas
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- Center for Haematology, Department of Immunology and Inflammation, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and Child Health Evaluation and Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Pneumology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany
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- Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit, National University Heart Center, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Critical Care, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
- SODIR, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- ICU 13i2, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Adult Intensive Care Services, Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Division of Critical Care, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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Sperotto F, Gearhart A, Hoskote A, Alexander PMA, Barreto JA, Habet V, Valencia E, Thiagarajan RR. Cardiac arrest and cardiopulmonary resuscitation in pediatric patients with cardiac disease: a narrative review. Eur J Pediatr 2023; 182:4289-4308. [PMID: 37336847 PMCID: PMC10909121 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-023-05055-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Revised: 05/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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Children with cardiac disease are at a higher risk of cardiac arrest as compared to healthy children. Delivering adequate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can be challenging due to anatomic characteristics, risk profiles, and physiologies. We aimed to review the physiological aspects of resuscitation in different cardiac physiologies, summarize the current recommendations, provide un update of current literature, and highlight knowledge gaps to guide research efforts. We specifically reviewed current knowledge on resuscitation strategies for high-risk categories of patients including patients with single-ventricle physiology, right-sided lesions, right ventricle restrictive physiology, left-sided lesions, myocarditis, cardiomyopathy, pulmonary arterial hypertension, and arrhythmias. Cardiac arrest occurs in about 1% of hospitalized children with cardiac disease, and in 5% of those admitted to an intensive care unit. Mortality after cardiac arrest in this population remains high, ranging from 30 to 65%. The neurologic outcome varies widely among studies, with a favorable neurologic outcome at discharge observed in 64%-95% of the survivors. Risk factors for cardiac arrest and associated mortality include younger age, lower weight, prematurity, genetic syndrome, single-ventricle physiology, arrhythmias, pulmonary arterial hypertension, comorbidities, mechanical ventilation preceding cardiac arrest, surgical complexity, higher vasoactive-inotropic score, and factors related to resources and institutional characteristics. Recent data suggest that Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation CPR (ECPR) may be a valid strategy in centers with expertise. Overall, knowledge on resuscitation strategies based on physiology remains limited, with a crucial need for further research in this field. Collaborative and interprofessional studies are highly needed to improve care and outcomes for this high-risk population. What is Known: • Children with cardiac disease are at high risk of cardiac arrest, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation may be challenging due to unique characteristics and different physiologies. • Mortality after cardiac arrest remains high and neurologic outcomes suboptimal. What is New: • We reviewed the unique resuscitation challenges, current knowledge, and recommendations for different cardiac physiologies. • We highlighted knowledge gaps to guide research efforts aimed to improve care and outcomes in this high-risk population.
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- Francesca Sperotto
- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Heart and Lung Directorate, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Alexander PMA, Aslakson RA, Barreto EF, Lee JH, Meissen H, Morrow BM, Nazer L, Branson RD, Mayer KP, Napolitano N, Lane-Fall MB, Sikora A, John PR, Dellinger RP, Parker M, Argent A, Boateng A, Green TP, Kudchadkar SR, Maslove DM, Rech MA, Sorce LR, Tasker RC, Buchman TG, Checchia PA. The Reviewer Academy of the Society of Critical Care Medicine: Key Principles and Strategic Plan. Crit Care Med 2023; 51:1111-1123. [PMID: 37341529 PMCID: PMC10542545 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000005962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/22/2023]
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The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Reviewer Academy seeks to train and establish a community of trusted, reliable, and skilled peer reviewers with diverse backgrounds and interests to promote high-quality reviews for each of the SCCM journals. Goals of the Academy include building accessible resources to highlight qualities of excellent manuscript reviews; educating and mentoring a diverse group of healthcare professionals; and establishing and upholding standards for insightful and informative reviews. This manuscript will map the mission of the Reviewer Academy with a succinct summary of the importance of peer review, process of reviewing a manuscript, and the expected ethical standards of reviewers. We will equip readers to target concise, thoughtful feedback as peer reviewers, advance their understanding of the editorial process and inspire readers to integrate medical journalism into diverse professional careers.
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- Peta M A Alexander
- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Departments of Pharmacy and Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
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- Emory Critical Care Center, Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, GA
- Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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- Department of Paediatrics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Pharmacy Department, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical, Cincinnati, Ohio Center, OH
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- Physical Therapy Department, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
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- Respiratory Therapy Department, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
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- Pharmacy Department, University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, North Augusta, SC
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- Department of Surgery, Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System and University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Pediatrics, Stony Brook Children's Hospital, Stony Brook, NY
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Cape Town and Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Stanford Health Care, Stanford, CA
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pharmacy, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
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Alexander PMA, Habet V, Barbaro RP. Realizing Potential: Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Needs Common Adverse Event Definitions to Improve Outcomes. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2023; 24:528-530. [PMID: 37260339 PMCID: PMC10236131 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000003270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Peta M A Alexander
- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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Koshel CK, Alexander PMA, Rycus P, Alibrahim O. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Pediatric Toxin Exposures: Review of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry. ASAIO J 2022; 68:844-849. [PMID: 34380950 DOI: 10.1097/mat.0000000000001550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Evidence for the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in children with refractory respiratory failure or shock following ingestion or toxin exposure, has been confined to single-center experiences, individual case reports, and extrapolated from adult cohorts; no pediatric multicenter cohorts exist. The objective of this retrospective review of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization registry is to describe pediatric ECMO use following ingestion or toxin exposure, and define factors associated with mortality. Twenty-eight children between the ages of 30 days and 18 years met inclusion criteria between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2017. The primary outcome measure was mortality before hospital discharge, which occurred in 32% of patients. Factors associated with in-hospital mortality included pre-ECMO use of inhaled nitric oxide (44.4% vs. 5.3%, p = 0.026), lower pre-ECMO arterial blood gas pH (6.97 [6.80-7.17] vs. 7.20 [7.15-7.32], p = 0.034), and higher pre-ECMO PaCO2 (79 [57-85] vs. 49 [38-63], p = 0.014). Receipt of inotropic support during ECMO was more common in nonsurvivors (66.7% vs. 21.1%, p = 0.035). Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation should be considered in the most severe pediatric toxin exposures as a bridge to recovery, providing time for both toxin elimination and end-organ recovery.
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- Christine K Koshel
- From the Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, Florida
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, John R. Oishei Children's Hospital, Buffalo, New York
- Department of Pediatrics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
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Ankola AA, Bailly DK, Reeder RW, Cashen K, Dalton HJ, Dolgner SJ, Federman M, Ghassemzadeh R, Himebauch AS, Kamerkar A, Koch J, Kohne J, Lewen M, Srivastava N, Willett R, Alexander PMA. Risk Factors Associated With Bleeding in Children With Cardiac Disease Receiving Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Multi-Center Data Linkage Analysis. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 8:812881. [PMID: 35097029 PMCID: PMC8792849 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2021.812881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background: Bleeding is a common complication of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for pediatric cardiac patients. We aimed to identify anticoagulation practices, cardiac diagnoses, and surgical variables associated with bleeding during pediatric cardiac ECMO by combining two established databases, the Collaborative Pediatric Critical Care Research Network (CPCCRN) Bleeding and Thrombosis in ECMO (BATE) and the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) Registry. Methods: All children (<19 years) with a primary cardiac diagnosis managed on ECMO included in BATE from six centers were analyzed. ELSO Registry criteria for bleeding events included pulmonary or intracranial bleeding, or red blood cell transfusion >80 ml/kg on any ECMO day. Bleeding odds were assessed on ECMO Day 1 and from ECMO Day 2 onwards with multivariable logistic regression. Results: There were 187 children with 114 (61%) bleeding events in the study cohort. Biventricular congenital heart disease (94/187, 50%) and cardiac medical diagnoses (75/187, 40%) were most common, and 48 (26%) patients were cannulated directly from cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Bleeding events were not associated with achieving pre-specified therapeutic ranges of activated clotting time (ACT) or platelet levels. In multivariable analysis, elevated INR and fibrinogen were associated with bleeding events (OR 1.1, CI 1.0–1.3, p = 0.02; OR 0.77, CI 0.6–0.9, p = 0.004). Bleeding events were also associated with clinical site (OR 4.8, CI 2.0–11.1, p < 0.001) and central cannulation (OR 1.75, CI 1.0–3.1, p = 0.05) but not with cardiac diagnosis, surgical complexity, or cannulation from CPB. Bleeding odds on ECMO day 1 were increased in patients with central cannulation (OR 2.82, 95% CI 1.15–7.08, p = 0.023) and those cannulated directly from CPB (OR 3.32, 95% CI 1.02–11.61, p = 0.047). Conclusions: Bleeding events in children with cardiac diagnoses supported on ECMO were associated with central cannulation strategy and coagulopathy, but were not modulated by achieving pre-specified therapeutic ranges of monitoring assays.
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- Ashish A. Ankola
- Department of Pediatrics, Divisions of Critical Care and Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
- *Correspondence: Ashish A. Ankola
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics and Heart and Vascular Institute, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Fall Church, VA, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, United States
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
- Department of Pediatrics and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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Decision-making surrounding extracorporeal membrane oxygenation initiation and decannulation has become a key challenge in critical care. Nuanced communication skills and transparent discussions about prognosis are imperative during this lifesaving, yet high-risk and burdensome intervention. Serious illness conversation guides are proving beneficial for patients, families and staff to communicate uncertainty and facilitate shared decision-making toward goal-concordant care. While the literature emphasizes the imperative to provide guidance for clinicians, no practical guide exists for communicating serious illness and prognostic uncertainty when managing children supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and their families. To address this gap, we propose a structured conversation guide for critical early timepoints during pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support relevant for all cannulations and subsequent iterative discussions toward decannulation. The overarching approach defines extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge or temporary support device, part of a larger therapeutic effort toward a specific goal or goals. The Day 0 talk at extracorporeal membrane oxygenation initiation is brief, disclosing the serious nature of needing this level of support, and sets clear expectations toward a goal. The Day 1 talk provides further details about benefits and burdens of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, cultivates prognostic awareness about potential outcomes and elicits families' goals of care with iterative discussions about how extracorporeal membrane oxygenation may promote these goals. If extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is no longer effective to achieve the intended goal, recommendations are provided for discontinuation of support. When death is anticipated or possible, end-of-life planning, contingencies, and escalation limits should be discussed. The communication framework presented can be adapted to unique institutional and clinical settings. Future research is required to investigate utility and potential barriers to implementation. We anticipate that structured conversations during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support will facilitate clear expectations toward a common treatment goal, foster therapeutic relationships, ensure clinician alignment and consistent language, mitigate communication gaps, support bereavement, and minimize conflict.
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Affiliation(s)
- Katie M Moynihan
- Department of Cardiology, Division of Cardiovascular Critical Care, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC
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- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Department of Cardiology, Division of Cardiovascular Critical Care, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC
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Alexander PMA, Muszynski JA. Ongoing Variability in Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Anticoagulation Practices-Could Consensus Change the Next Survey Results? Pediatr Crit Care Med 2021; 22:581-584. [PMID: 34078845 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000002762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Peta M A Alexander
- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
- Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH
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Brown G, Moynihan KM, Deatrick KB, Hoskote A, Sandhu HS, Aganga D, Deshpande SR, Menon AP, Rozen T, Raman L, Alexander PMA. Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO): Guidelines for Pediatric Cardiac Failure. ASAIO J 2021; 67:463-475. [PMID: 33788796 DOI: 10.1097/mat.0000000000001431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
Abstract
These guidelines are applicable to neonates and children with cardiac failure as indication for extracorporeal life support. These guidelines address patient selection, management during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, and pathways for weaning support or bridging to other therapies. Equally important issues, such as personnel, training, credentialing, resources, follow-up, reporting, and quality assurance, are addressed in other Extracorporeal Life Support Organization documents or are center-specific.
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- Georgia Brown
- From the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Cardiorespiratory and Critical Care Division, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pediatrics, Critical Care Division, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Pediatric Cardiology Division, Heart Transplant and Advanced Cardiac Therapies Program, Children's National Heart Institute, Washington, D.C
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- Children's Intensive Care Unit, Department of Paediatric Subspecialties, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
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- From the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Critical Care, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Texas
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Elia EG, Ge S, Bergersen L, Thiagarajan RR, Thornton J, Sleeper LA, Fynn-Thompson F, Mathieu D, Alexander PMA. A Monte Carlo Simulation Approach to Optimizing Capacity in a High-Volume Congenital Heart Pediatric Surgical Center. Front Health Serv 2021; 1:787358. [PMID: 36926489 PMCID: PMC10012657 DOI: 10.3389/frhs.2021.787358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
Abstract
Importance Elective surgeries are primarily scheduled according to surgeon availability with less consideration of patients' postoperative cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) length of stay. Furthermore, the CICU census can exhibit a high rate of variation in which the CICU is operating at over-capacity, resulting in admission delays and cancellations; or under-capacity, resulting in underutilized labor and overhead expenditures. Objective To identify strategies to reduce variation in CICU occupancy levels and avoid late patient surgery cancellation. Design Monte Carlo simulation study of the daily and weekly CICU census at Boston Children's Hospital Heart Center. Data on all surgical admissions to and discharges from the CICU at Boston Children's Hospital between September 1, 2009 and November 2019 were included to obtain the distribution of length of stay for the simulation study. The available data allows us to model realistic length of stay samples that include short and extended lengths of stay. Main Outcomes Annual number of patient surgical cancellations and change in average daily census. Results We demonstrate that the models of strategic scheduling would result in up to 57% reduction in patient surgical cancellations, increase the historically low Monday census and decrease the historically higher late-mid-week (Wednesday and Thursday) censuses in our center. Conclusions and Relevance Use of strategic scheduling may improve surgical capacity and reduce the number of annual cancellations. The reduction of peaks and valleys in the weekly census corresponds to a reduction of underutilization and overutilization of the system.
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- Eleni G Elia
- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.,Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.,Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States
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Tonna JE, Barbaro RP, Rycus PT, Wall N, Raman L, Nasr VG, Paden ML, Thiagarajan RR, Dalton H, Conrad SA, Bartlett RH, Toomasian JM, Alexander PMA. On the Academic Value of 30 Years of the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Registry. ASAIO J 2021; 67:1-3. [PMID: 33196480 PMCID: PMC7748999 DOI: 10.1097/mat.0000000000001318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Joseph E Tonna
- From the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Child Health Evaluation and Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Extracorporeal Life Support Organization, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Division of Cardiac Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Departments of Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana; and
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Alexander PMA, Thiagarajan RR. Pediatric oncology-The final frontier for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in children? Pediatr Blood Cancer 2020; 67:e28521. [PMID: 32785993 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.28521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Peta M A Alexander
- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Zimpfer D, Alexander PMA, Davies RR, Dipchand AI, Feingold B, Joong A, Lord K, Kirk R, Scales A, Shih R, Miera O. Pediatric donor management to optimize donor heart utilization. Pediatr Transplant 2020; 24:e13679. [PMID: 32198844 DOI: 10.1111/petr.13679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Revised: 01/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Optimal management of pediatric cardiac donors is essential in order to maximize donor heart utilization and minimize the rate of discarded organs. This review was performed after a systematic literature review and gives a detailed overview on current practices and guidelines. The review focuses on optimal monitoring of pediatric donors, donor workup, hormonal replacement, and obliterating the adverse effects of brain death. The current evidence on catecholamine support and thyroid hormone replacement is also discussed. Recognizing and addressing this shall help in a standardized approach toward donor management and optimal utilization of pediatric heart donors organs.
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- Daniel Zimpfer
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Heart Center Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Boston Children's Hospital Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Children's Medical Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Labatt Family Heart Centre, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Medical Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Paediatric and Neonatal Donation and Transplantation, Organ Donation and Transplantation, NHS Blood and Transplant, London, UK
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- Congenital Heart Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Congenital Heart Disease/Pediatric Cardiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum, Berlin, Germany
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Moynihan KM, Alexander PMA, Schlapbach LJ, Millar J, Jacobe S, Ravindranathan H, Croston EJ, Staffa SJ, Burns JP, Gelbart B. Epidemiology of childhood death in Australian and New Zealand intensive care units. Intensive Care Med 2019; 45:1262-1271. [DOI: 10.1007/s00134-019-05675-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2019] [Accepted: 06/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Alexander PMA, Nugent AW, Daubeney PEF, Lee KJ, Sleeper LA, Schuster T, Turner C, Davis AM, Semsarian C, Colan SD, Robertson T, Ramsay J, Justo R, Sholler GF, King I, Weintraub RG. Long-Term Outcomes of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Diagnosed During Childhood: Results From a National Population-Based Study. Circulation 2018; 138:29-36. [PMID: 29490994 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.117.028895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 02/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Late survival and symptomatic status of children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy have not been well defined. We examined long-term outcomes for pediatric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. METHODS The National Australian Childhood Cardiomyopathy Study is a longitudinal population-based cohort study of children (0-10 years of age) diagnosed with cardiomyopathy between 1987 and 1996. The primary study end point was time to death or cardiac transplantation. RESULTS There were 80 patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, with a median age at diagnosis of 0.48 (interquartile range, 0.1, 2.5) years. Freedom from death/transplantation was 86% (95% confidence interval [CI], 77.0-92.0) 1 year after presentation, 80% (95% CI, 69.0-87.0) at 10 years, and 78% (95% CI, 67.0-86.0) at 20 years. From multivariable analyses, risk factors for death/transplantation included symmetrical left ventricular hypertrophy at the time of diagnosis (hazard ratio, 4.20; 95% CI, 1.60-11.05; P=0.004), Noonan syndrome (hazard ratio, 2.88; 95% CI, 1.02-8.08; P=0.045), higher posterior wall thickness z score (hazard ratio, 1.45; 95% CI, 1.22-1.73; P<0.001), and lower fractional shortening z score (hazard ratio, 0.84; 95% CI, 0.74-0.95; P=0.005) during follow-up. Nineteen (23%) subjects underwent left ventricular myectomy. At a median of 15.7 years of follow-up, 27 (42%) of 63 survivors were treated with β-blocker, and 13 (21%) had an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. CONCLUSIONS The highest risk of death or transplantation for children with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is within 1 year after diagnosis, with low attrition rates thereafter. Many subjects receive medical, surgical, or device therapy.
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MESH Headings
- Adrenergic beta-Antagonists/adverse effects
- Adrenergic beta-Antagonists/therapeutic use
- Age Factors
- Australia/epidemiology
- Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic/diagnosis
- Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic/mortality
- Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic/physiopathology
- Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic/therapy
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Death, Sudden, Cardiac/epidemiology
- Death, Sudden, Cardiac/prevention & control
- Defibrillators, Implantable
- Disease Progression
- Electric Countershock/adverse effects
- Electric Countershock/instrumentation
- Electric Countershock/mortality
- Female
- Health Status
- Heart Transplantation/adverse effects
- Heart Transplantation/mortality
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Longitudinal Studies
- Male
- Progression-Free Survival
- Retrospective Studies
- Risk Factors
- Time Factors
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Affiliation(s)
- Peta M A Alexander
- Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia (P.M.A.A., A.M.D., R.G.W.)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia (P.M.A.A., K.J.L., T.S., A.M.D., I.K., R.G.W.)
- Boston Children's Hospital, MA (P.M.A.A., L.A.S., S.D.C.)
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (P.M.A.A., L.A.S., S.D.C.)
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (A.W.N.)
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- Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom (P.E.F.D.)
- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, United Kingdom (P.E.F.D.)
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia (P.M.A.A., K.J.L., T.S., A.M.D., I.K., R.G.W.)
- University of Melbourne, Australia (K.J.L., A.M.D., R.G.W.)
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- Boston Children's Hospital, MA (P.M.A.A., L.A.S., S.D.C.)
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (P.M.A.A., L.A.S., S.D.C.)
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia (P.M.A.A., K.J.L., T.S., A.M.D., I.K., R.G.W.)
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- Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia (C.T., G.F.S.)
- University of Sydney, Australia (C.T., G.F.S.)
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- Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia (P.M.A.A., A.M.D., R.G.W.)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia (P.M.A.A., K.J.L., T.S., A.M.D., I.K., R.G.W.)
- University of Melbourne, Australia (K.J.L., A.M.D., R.G.W.)
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- Agnes Ginges Centre for Molecular Cardiology, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Australia (C.S.)
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- Boston Children's Hospital, MA (P.M.A.A., L.A.S., S.D.C.)
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (P.M.A.A., L.A.S., S.D.C.)
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- Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth, Australia (J.R.)
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- University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia (R.J.)
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- Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia (C.T., G.F.S.)
- University of Sydney, Australia (C.T., G.F.S.)
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia (P.M.A.A., K.J.L., T.S., A.M.D., I.K., R.G.W.)
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- Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia (P.M.A.A., A.M.D., R.G.W.)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia (P.M.A.A., K.J.L., T.S., A.M.D., I.K., R.G.W.)
- University of Melbourne, Australia (K.J.L., A.M.D., R.G.W.)
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Alexander PMA, Eastaugh L, Royle J, Daley AJ, Shekerdemian LS, Penny DJ. Respiratory syncytial virus immunoprophylaxis in high-risk infants with heart disease. J Paediatr Child Health 2012; 48:395-401. [PMID: 22720323 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02219.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM Passive immunisation with palivizumab is recommended in many countries for children with haemodynamically significant cardiac disease. We trialled respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) immunoprophylaxis in such infants during 2008–2009. METHODS We identified all RSV admissions between 2005–2009 and examined all patients with significant cardiac disease who received palivizumab in 2008–2009. RESULTS Infants with symptomatic cardiac disease had a more complicated course of RSV bronchiolitis with longer hospital stay, more frequent intensive care admission, longer intensive care stay and were more likely to receive respiratory support (all P < 0.05). One hundred seventeen infants with symptomatic cardiac disease received palivizumab. Of these, two (1.7%) required admission for RSV bronchiolitis. Overall, there was a reduction in admission of infants with symptomatic cardiac disease with RSV bronchiolitis in 2008–2009 (2% per year) compared with 2005–2007 (5–9% per year; P < 0.03). The number of patients with symptomatic cardiac disease who required intensive care for RSV bronchiolitis in the same period was unchanged, as a number presented to our service with RSV infection prior to commencing immunoprophylaxis or having had their cardiac diagnosis made in other centres. CONCLUSIONS Compared with other infants, those with haemodynamically significant cardiac disease have a more complicated course of illness with RSV bronchiolitis. In these infants, palivizumab reduced the number of hospitalisations because of RSV. Cohorting patients for maximal palivizumab use reduced overall cost. To significantly impact on intensive care admissions overall, immunoprophylaxis should be considered at a regional level.
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- Peta M A Alexander
- Department of Cardiology, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Pham NMH, Alexander PMA, Chow CW, Jones BO, d'Udekem Y, Konstantinov IE. Anterior mediastinal lymphangioma in an infant: diagnosis and surgical management. Heart Lung Circ 2012; 21:289-91. [PMID: 22436289 DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2012.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2011] [Accepted: 02/19/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Cystic lymphangioma is a rare lesion of the mediastinum. We present a patient with an antenatally detected mediastinal mass that appeared to regress during foetal life and was not demonstrated on early postnatal imaging. Acute severe respiratory distress at two months of age precipitated surgery with subsequent diagnosis of lymphangioma.
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- Nhut M H Pham
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
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Purevjav E, Arimura T, Augustin S, Huby AC, Takagi K, Nunoda S, Kearney DL, Taylor MD, Terasaki F, Bos JM, Ommen SR, Shibata H, Takahashi M, Itoh-Satoh M, McKenna WJ, Murphy RT, Labeit S, Yamanaka Y, Machida N, Park JE, Alexander PMA, Weintraub RG, Kitaura Y, Ackerman MJ, Kimura A, Towbin JA. Molecular basis for clinical heterogeneity in inherited cardiomyopathies due to myopalladin mutations. Hum Mol Genet 2012; 21:2039-53. [PMID: 22286171 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/dds022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Abnormalities in Z-disc proteins cause hypertrophic (HCM), dilated (DCM) and/or restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM), but disease-causing mechanisms are not fully understood. Myopalladin (MYPN) is a Z-disc protein expressed in striated muscle and functions as a structural, signaling and gene expression regulating molecule in response to muscle stress. MYPN was genetically screened in 900 patients with HCM, DCM and RCM, and disease-causing mechanisms were investigated using comparative immunohistochemical analysis of the patient myocardium and neonatal rat cardiomyocytes expressing mutant MYPN. Cardiac-restricted transgenic (Tg) mice were generated and protein-protein interactions were evaluated. Two nonsense and 13 missense MYPN variants were identified in subjects with DCM, HCM and RCM with the average cardiomyopathy prevalence of 1.66%. Functional studies were performed on two variants (Q529X and Y20C) associated with variable clinical phenotypes. Humans carrying the Y20C-MYPN variant developed HCM or DCM, whereas Q529X-MYPN was found in familial RCM. Disturbed myofibrillogenesis with disruption of α-actinin2, desmin and cardiac ankyrin repeat protein (CARP) was evident in rat cardiomyocytes expressing MYPN(Q529X). Cardiac-restricted MYPN(Y20C) Tg mice developed HCM and disrupted intercalated discs, with disturbed expression of desmin, desmoplakin, connexin43 and vinculin being evident. Failed nuclear translocation and reduced binding of Y20C-MYPN to CARP were demonstrated using in vitro and in vivo systems. MYPN mutations cause various forms of cardiomyopathy via different protein-protein interactions. Q529X-MYPN causes RCM via disturbed myofibrillogenesis, whereas Y20C-MYPN perturbs MYPN nuclear shuttling and leads to abnormal assembly of terminal Z-disc within the cardiac transitional junction and intercalated disc.
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- Enkhsaikhan Purevjav
- The Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA
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Breeze ACG, Alexander PMA, Murdoch EM, Missfelder-Lobos HH, Hackett GA, Lees CC. Obstetric and neonatal outcomes in severe fetal ventriculomegaly. Prenat Diagn 2007; 27:124-9. [PMID: 17152115 DOI: 10.1002/pd.1624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To determine the early outcome and the incidence of associated structural anomalies in pregnancies complicated by severe fetal ventriculomegaly (VM). METHODS A review of cases of severe fetal VM (posterior horn of lateral ventricle > 15 mm at referral or during prenatal follow-up) referred to a fetal medicine centre in Eastern England over 4 years from 2001 was made. Results of specialist prenatal investigations including ultrasound (US), karyotype, antiplatelet antibodies and congenital infection screen were noted. Neonatal clinical and cranial US findings, autopsy findings and neurodevelopmental follow-up at 4 months were obtained. RESULTS Twenty cases of severe VM were identified, including 3 with spina bifida. Median gestation at diagnosis was 28 weeks (range 16-36 weeks). Twelve cases had additional intra-cranial abnormalities and two had abnormalities outside the central nervous system. One case was complicated by toxoplasmosis. There was one case of trisomy 21. Ten pregnancies were terminated. Ten babies were live born, all of whom had VM confirmed, and two of these babies died within 4 months. Of the remaining eight, seven have abnormal neurodevelopment. CONCLUSIONS Severe VM is often diagnosed after the threshold of viability. Termination of pregnancy was requested in about half the cases owing to the risk of long-term neurodisability, and in all cases diagnosed before 24 weeks. In those live born, there was abnormal outcome in all but one.
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Affiliation(s)
- Andrew C G Breeze
- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Box 228, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK
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