Alain J. Poncelet1,*, Maureen Peers de Nieuwburgh2, Stéphane Moniotte2, Geoffroy de Beco1, Karlien Carbonez2, Jean E. Rubay1, Thierry Detaille3, Laurent Houtekie3, Mona Momeni4
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.18, No.2, pp. 151-168, 2023, DOI:10.32604/chd.2023.022636
- 15 March 2023
Abstract Background: Most outcome studies in congenital cardiac surgery for “low weight” neonates include patients undergoing surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). The primary objective of our study was to identify risk factors for in-hospital mortality in neonates weighing less than 3 Kg and undergoing surgery with CPB. In addition, we compared the effect of early surgery with CPB (before 37W-gestational age (GA)) for congenital heart disease to delayed surgery until a corrected GA of 37 weeks in an attempt to promote weight gain. Methods: Retrospective single-center study including all patients operated between 1997 and 2017. Uni- and… More >