Mingjie Zhang1, Wenyi Luo1, Liping Wang1, Xi Chen1, Nan Bao2,*, Zhuoming Xu1,*
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.15, No.5, pp. 377-386, 2020, DOI:10.32604/CHD.2020.011983
- 23 September 2020
Abstract Background: This retrospective cohort study aimed to explore
the causes of death in children with congenital heart disease (CHD) after cardiac
surgery in one of the biggest cardiac centers for children with CHD in China.
Methods: A total of 26,856 children undergoing cardiac surgery from January
1, 2012 to December 31, 2019 were included. Based on the clinical data, the
causes of death were divided into ten categories and further compared among different periods, types of CHD and surgical procedures. Results: Of all patients,
513 (1.9%) died (median age 162 d, median weight 5.6 kg). The mortality… More >
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