Multicenter Analysis of Early Childhood Outcomes After Repair of Truncus Arteriosus.

CONCLUSIONS: In a multicenter dataset DiGeorge syndrome and need for tracheostomy postoperatively were found to be independent risk factors for late mortality after repair of truncus arteriosus, whereas risk of conduit reintervention was independently influenced by both initial conduit type and size. PMID: 30696549 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - January 31, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Buckley JR, Amula V, Sassalos P, Costello JM, Smerling AJ, Iliopoulos L, Jennings A, Riley CM, Cashen K, Suguna Narasimhulu S, Gowda KMN, Bakar AM, Wilhelm M, Badheka A, Moser EAS, Mastropietro CW, Collaborative Research in Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Car Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research