Janet M. Simsic, Christina Phelps, Kristin Kirchner, Kirby‐Rose Carpenito, Robin Allen, Holly Miller‐Tate, Karen Texter, Mark Galantowicz
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.13, No.5, pp. 757-763, 2018, DOI:10.1111/chd.12649
Abstract Objective: Interstage readmissions are common in infants with single ventricle congenital
heart disease undergoing staged surgical palliation. We retrospectively examined readmissions
during the interstage period.
Design: Retrospective analysis.
Setting: The Heart Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, Ohio.
Patients: Newborns undergoing hybrid stage 1 palliation from January 2012 to December 2016
who survived to hospital discharge and were followed at our institution.
Interventions: All patients underwent hybrid stage 1 palliation.
Outcome Measures: Outcomes included (1) reason for interstage readmission; (2) feeding modality during interstage period; (3) major interstage adverse events; and (4) interstage
mortality.
Results: Study group comprised 57 patients. Five patients only… More >
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