Preoperative versus postoperative survival in patients with univentricular heart: a nationwide, retrospective study of patients born in 1990-2015

Conclusions
Surgery was refrained in one quarter of the patients, among whom almost all died shortly after birth. Long-term prognosis was largely determined during the first 2 years. There was a strong concordance between preoperative and postoperative survival. HLHS survival was improved, but non-HLHS survival did not change significantly. This study demonstrates the complications and outcomes encountering newborns with UVH at all major stages of preoperative and operative treatment.

Source: BMJ Open - July 25, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Erikssen, G., Liestol, K., Aboulhosn, J., Wik, G., Holmstrom, H., Dohlen, G., Gjesdal, O., Birkeland, S., Hoel, T. N., Saatvedt, K. J., Seem, E., Thaulow, E., Estensen, M. E., Lindberg, H. L. Tags: Open access, Cardiovascular medicine Source Type: research