Sonia A. Monteiro1, Faridis Serrano1, Rocky Tsang1, Eboni Smith Hollier1, Danielle Guffey2, Lisa Noll1, Robert G. Voigt1, Nancy Ghanayem1, Lara Shekerdemian1
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.14, No.5, pp. 797-802, 2019, DOI:10.1111/chd.12789
Abstract Objective: Neurodevelopmental impairment is common after surgery for congeni‐
tal heart disease (CHD) in infancy. While neurodevelopmental follow‐up of high‐risk
patients has increased, the referral patterns for ancillary services following initial
evaluation have not been reported. The aim of this study is to describe the rates and
patterns of referral at the initial visit to our outcomes clinic of patients who under‐
went surgery for CHD during infancy.
Outcomes Measures: The Cardiac Developmental Outcomes Program clinic at Texas
Children’s Hospital provides routine longitudinal follow‐up with developmental pedi‐
atricians and child psychologists for children who required surgery for… More >
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